MU709China Eastern Airlines · PVG → MAD
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Route confirmed China Eastern Airlines

MU709 ShanghaiPVG · 00:45 MadridMAD · 08:40

MU709 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Madrid (MAD) for the Sun, Aug 23 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today
00:45

departs PVG · on schedule

Typical gate push+24 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−38 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~62 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-22
+20 gate · −38 arrival
08-21
+30 gate · −16 arrival
08-20
+24 gate · −30 arrival
08-19
+24 gate · −53 arrival
08-18
+25 gate · −66 arrival
08-17
−48 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 −38 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PVGShanghaiModerate riskPVG delay board →
MADMadridOn-time likelyMAD delay board →
PVG→MADevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+18 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by PVG (Shanghai), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How MU709 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU709 across the PVG and MAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~38 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 MU709 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
08-22PVG 00:45 01:05 (+20)MAD 08:40 08:02 (−38)
08-21PVG 00:45 01:15 (+30)MAD 08:40 08:24 (−16)
08-20PVG 00:45 01:09 (+24)MAD 08:40 08:10 (−30)
08-19PVG 00:45 01:09 (+24)MAD 08:40 07:47 (−53)
08-18PVG 00:45 01:10 (+25)MAD 08:40 07:34 (−66)
08-17PVG MAD 08:40 07:52 (−48)

Board clocks recorded as PVG and MAD published them.

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