MU501China Eastern Airlines · PVG → HKG
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MU501 ShanghaiPVG Hong KongHKG

MU501 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Shanghai (PVG) to Hong Kong (HKG).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
09:00

scheduled from PVG

The route today

live boards
PVGShanghaiModerate riskPVG delay board →
HKGHong KongOn-time likelyHKG delay board →
PVG→HKGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
30%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+1 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at PVG and HKG are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Shanghai to Hong Kong with China Eastern Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
5.7%0.7× usual

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 6 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

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 Hong Kong flights today

same route · China Eastern Airlines
MU7365departs 06:20
MU595departs 09:00
MU507departs 11:10
MU509departs 12:55
MU505departs 16:20
MU723departs 18:25

If MU501 is cancelled, these are the other China Eastern Airlines nonstop flights from Shanghai to Hong Kong on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PVG local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How MU501 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU501 across the PVG and HKG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 33.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at PVG and HKG.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MU501 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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