MU551China Eastern Airlines · PVG → LHR
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Route confirmed China Eastern Airlines

MU551 ShanghaiPVG · 12:50 LondonLHR · 17:30

MU551 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Shanghai (PVG) to London (LHR) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowEn route to London · off blocks 13:55 · 65 min late
17:59

estimated arrival at LHR · local time · ~8h 26m from now

En routeMU551 · position estimated
PVGShanghaiLHRLondon
Estimated from the boardsarr 17:59

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 13:55. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ MU551 typically leaves +22 and lands −19. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+22 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~41 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-05
+65 gate · +29 arrival
11-04
+20 gate · −48 arrival
11-03
+19 gate · −24 arrival
11-02
+27 gate · −2 arrival
11-01
+36 gate · −8 arrival
10-31
+29 gate · −7 arrival
10-30
+37 gate · −11 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −19 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PVGShanghaiModerate riskPVG delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
PVG→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
27%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
-2 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LHR (London), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at Shanghai

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 20°C to 22°C
Low14°Clikely 12°C to 15°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at London

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 12°C
Low7°Clikely 4°C to 9°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How MU551 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU551 across the PVG and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~21 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 12/12 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 MU551 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-05PVG 12:50 13:55 (+65)LHR 17:30 17:59 (+29)
11-04PVG 12:50 13:10 (+20)LHR 17:30 16:42 (−48)
11-03PVG 12:50 13:09 (+19)LHR 17:30 17:06 (−24)
11-02PVG 12:50 13:17 (+27)LHR 17:30 17:28 (−2)
11-01PVG 12:50 13:26 (+36)LHR 17:30 17:22 (−8)
10-31PVG 12:50 13:19 (+29)LHR 17:30 17:23 (−7)
10-30PVG 12:50 13:27 (+37)LHR 17:30 17:19 (−11)
10-29PVG 12:50 13:20 (+30)LHR 17:30 17:18 (−12)
10-28PVG 12:50 13:12 (+22)LHR 17:30 17:04 (−26)
10-27PVG 12:50 13:03 (+13)LHR 17:30 17:11 (−19)
10-26PVG 12:50 13:08 (+18)LHR 17:30 17:05 (−25)
10-25PVG 12:50 13:10 (+20)LHR 17:30 16:57 (−33)
10-24PVG 13:15 13:34 (+19)LHR 18:40 18:15 (−25)

Board clocks recorded as PVG and LHR published them.

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