EY79Etihad Airways · AUH → MXP
live · 6m ago
Route confirmed Etihad Airways

EY79 Abu DhabiAUH · 14:20 MilanMXP · 18:25

EY79 by Etihad Airways flies from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Milan (MXP) for the Mon, Oct 26 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Milan · off blocks 14:20 · on schedule
19:18

estimated arrival at MXP · local time · ~7h 26m from now

LivePosition · updated 6m ago
MXP2,908 mi · ~7h 26m leftAUH
7,800 ftAltitudeclimbing
392 mphSpeed341 kt
318°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 8 min

⚖ EY79 typically leaves +0 and lands −12. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~12 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
10-26
+0 gate
10-25
+0 gate · −33 arrival
10-23
+0 gate · −12 arrival
10-22
+0 gate · −12 arrival
10-21
+0 gate · −27 arrival
10-18
+0 gate · −29 arrival
10-16
+0 gate · −55 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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
AUHAbu DhabiOn-time likelyAUH delay board →
MXPMilanOn-time likelyMXP delay board →
AUH→MXPevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Abu Dhabi to Milan flights today

same route · Etihad Airways
EY81departs 03:15

If EY79 is cancelled, this is the other Etihad Airways nonstop flight from Abu Dhabi to Milan on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AUH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How EY79 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EY79 across the AUH and MXP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 7/8 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 EY79 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
10-26AUH 14:20 (+0)MXP 18:25
10-25AUH 14:20 (+0)MXP 18:25 17:52 (−33)
10-23AUH 15:10 (+0)MXP 19:55 19:43 (−12)
10-22AUH 15:10 (+0)MXP 19:55 19:43 (−12)
10-21AUH 15:10 (+0)MXP 19:55 19:28 (−27)
10-18AUH 15:10 (+0)MXP 19:55 19:26 (−29)
10-16AUH 15:10 (+0)MXP 19:55 19:00 (−55)
10-15AUH 15:10 (+0)MXP 19:55 20:19 (+24)
10-14AUH 15:10 (+0)MXP 19:55 19:45 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: A6LRD, A6-LRD, A6BME, A6-BME.

Board clocks recorded as AUH and MXP published them.

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