MU737China Eastern Airlines · PVG → MEL
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Route confirmed China Eastern Airlines

MU737 ShanghaiPVG · 20:30 MelbourneMEL · 09:00

MU737 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Mon, Sep 21 departure.

Right nowScheduled · today · as of 04:18
20:30

departs PVG · on schedule

⚖ MU737 typically leaves +13 and lands −23. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−23 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~36 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-20
+22 gate · −43 arrival
09-19
+13 gate · −23 arrival
09-18
+12 gate · −23 arrival
09-17
+10 gate · −21 arrival
09-16
+25 gate · −26 arrival
09-15
+12 gate · −56 arrival
09-14
+16 gate · −37 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 −23 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PVGShanghaiModerate riskPVG delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
PVG→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), 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.

Other Shanghai to Melbourne flights today

same route · China Eastern Airlines
MU739departs 00:15

If MU737 is cancelled, this is the other China Eastern Airlines nonstop flight from Shanghai to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PVG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How MU737 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU737 across the PVG and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 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 MU737 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
09-20PVG 20:30 20:52 (+22)MEL 09:00 08:17 (−43)
09-19PVG 20:30 20:43 (+13)MEL 09:00 08:37 (−23)
09-18PVG 20:30 20:42 (+12)MEL 09:00 08:37 (−23)
09-17PVG 20:30 20:40 (+10)MEL 09:00 08:39 (−21)
09-16PVG 20:30 20:55 (+25)MEL 09:00 08:34 (−26)
09-15PVG 20:30 20:42 (+12)MEL 09:00 08:04 (−56)
09-14PVG 20:30 20:46 (+16)MEL 09:00 08:23 (−37)
09-13PVG 20:30 20:45 (+15)MEL 09:00 08:49 (−11)
09-12PVG 20:30 20:42 (+12)MEL 09:00 08:54 (−6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-1113, B-208X, B-20AJ, B-1112.

Board clocks recorded as PVG and MEL published them.

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