MU243China Eastern Airlines · PVG → MXP
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Route confirmed China Eastern Airlines

MU243 ShanghaiPVG · 01:20 MilanMXP · 07:00

MU243 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Milan (MXP) for the Sun, Oct 25 departure.

Right nowEn route to Milan · off blocks 01:21 · 1 min late
En route

en route from PVG to MXP

En routeMU243 · position estimated
PVGShanghaiMXPMilan
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 01:21. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ MU243 typically leaves +15 and lands −18. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~33 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
10-25
+1 gate · −45 arrival
10-24
+15 gate · −18 arrival
10-23
+19 gate · −31 arrival
10-22
+3 gate · −44 arrival
10-21
+17 gate · −5 arrival
10-20
+22 gate · −15 arrival
10-19
+2 gate · −42 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PVGShanghaiModerate riskPVG delay board →
MXPMilanOn-time likelyMXP delay board →
PVG→MXPevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+3 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at PVG 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.

How MU243 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU243 across the PVG and MXP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 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 MU243 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
10-25PVG 01:20 01:21 (+1)MXP 07:00 06:15 (−45)
10-24PVG 01:45 02:00 (+15)MXP 08:00 07:42 (−18)
10-23PVG 01:45 02:04 (+19)MXP 08:00 07:29 (−31)
10-22PVG 01:45 01:48 (+3)MXP 08:00 07:16 (−44)
10-21PVG 01:45 02:02 (+17)MXP 08:00 07:55 (−5)
10-20PVG 01:45 02:07 (+22)MXP 08:00 07:45 (−15)
10-19PVG 01:45 01:47 (+2)MXP 08:00 07:18 (−42)
10-18PVG 01:45 02:06 (+21)MXP 08:00 (+0)
10-17PVG 01:45 01:59 (+14)MXP 08:00 08:03 (+3)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B30FM, B308E, B32DJ, B32D0.

Board clocks recorded as PVG and MXP published them.

Planning around MU243? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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