MU5166 BeijingPEK · 21:30 ShanghaiSHA · 23:25
MU5166 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Beijing (PEK) to Shanghai (SHA) for the Tue, Sep 15 departure.
departs PEK · on schedule
board checked 25m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ MU5166 typically leaves +17 and lands +7. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival +7 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PEK and SHA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Beijing to Shanghai flights today
same route · China Eastern AirlinesIf MU5166 is cancelled, these are the other China Eastern Airlines nonstop flights from Beijing to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PEK local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How MU5166 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU5166 across the PEK and SHA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min late. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 8/9 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MU5166 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as PEK and SHA published them.
Planning around MU5166? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.
Pro Flight Search — MU5166 Beijing to Shanghai on-time performance, measured from the PEK and SHA airport boards.
https://proflightsearch.com/flight/MU5166
.