MU5026China Eastern Airlines · IST → XIY
live · 11m ago
Route confirmed China Eastern Airlines

MU5026 IstanbulIST · 11:00 Xi'anXIY · 01:25

MU5026 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Istanbul (IST) to Xi'an (XIY).

Right nowNext departure today Operates Mon Tue Thu
11:00

scheduled from IST

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-27
+0 gate
10-26
CANCELLED
10-24
CANCELLED
10-22
+0 gate
10-19
+0 gate

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

2 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ISTIstanbulHigh riskIST delay board →
XIYXi'anModerate riskXIY delay board →
IST→XIYevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Early read, sample still building
28%Chance of 15+ min delay
10%Chance of cancellation
+13 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by IST (Istanbul), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Istanbul to Xi'an with China Eastern Airlines · Tue 3 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
4.5%1.1× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
2.2%1.6× usual

Forecast weather: 93% chance of rain at Istanbul

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Fewer than one departure a day on this route with this airline, so read it as a rough guide. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How MU5026 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU5026 across the IST and XIY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: departed +0 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MU5026 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
10-27IST 11:00 (+0)XIY
10-26CANCELLED
10-24CANCELLED
10-22IST 11:00 (+0)XIY
10-19IST 11:00 (+0)XIY 01:25

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-5908.

Board clocks recorded as IST and XIY published them.

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