MU6873China Eastern Airlines · PKX → SHA
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Route confirmed China Eastern Airlines

MU6873 BeijingPKX · 08:15 ShanghaiSHA · 10:15

MU6873 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Beijing (PKX) to Shanghai (SHA) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 10:03
08:15

departs PKX · on schedule

Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 12 operations
Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
−15 arrival
09-06
−16 arrival
09-05
−8 arrival
09-04
−16 arrival
09-03
−21 arrival
09-02
−5 arrival
09-01
−8 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PKXBeijingHigh riskPKX delay board →
SHAShanghaiOn-time likelySHA delay board →
PKX→SHAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
19%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+3 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at PKX 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

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

Other Beijing to Shanghai flights today

same route · China Eastern Airlines
MU5138departs 07:00
MU5184departs 15:00
MU8229departs 16:30
MU9192departs 20:45

If MU6873 is cancelled, these are the other China Eastern Airlines nonstop flights from Beijing to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PKX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How MU6873 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU6873 across the PKX and SHA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 12/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MU6873 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-07PKX 08:15SHA 10:15 10:00 (−15)
09-06PKX 08:15SHA 10:15 09:59 (−16)
09-05PKX 08:15SHA 10:15 10:07 (−8)
09-04PKX 08:15SHA 10:15 09:59 (−16)
09-03PKX 08:15SHA 10:15 09:54 (−21)
09-02PKX 08:15SHA 10:15 10:10 (−5)
09-01PKX 08:15SHA 10:15 10:07 (−8)
08-31PKX 08:15SHA 10:15 (+0)
08-30PKX 08:15SHA 10:15 10:09 (−6)
08-29PKX 08:15SHA 10:15 10:04 (−11)
08-28PKX 08:15SHA 10:15 10:13 (−2)
08-27PKX 08:15SHA 10:15 09:59 (−16)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-1861, B-8855, B-8856, B-6585.

Board clocks recorded as PKX and SHA published them.

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