MU5120China Eastern Airlines · PEK → SHA
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Route confirmed China Eastern Airlines

MU5120 BeijingPEK · 17:00 ShanghaiSHA · 19:15

MU5120 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Beijing (PEK) to Shanghai (SHA) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 09:13
17:00

departs PEK · on schedule

⚖ MU5120 typically leaves +14 and lands −19. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+14 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~33 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
+30 gate · −5 arrival
11-01
+15 gate · −13 arrival
10-31
+9 gate · −30 arrival
10-30
+15 gate · −23 arrival
10-29
+6 gate · −38 arrival
10-28
+9 gate · −29 arrival
10-27
+9 gate · −21 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 −19 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PEKBeijingOn-time likelyPEK delay board →
SHAShanghaiModerate riskSHA delay board →
PEK→SHAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
21%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
-7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at PEK and SHA 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 at Beijing

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High14°Clikely 12°C to 16°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 6°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Shanghai

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 17°C to 22°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 18°C
  • 97% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · 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 Beijing to Shanghai flights today

same route · China Eastern Airlines
MU5102departs 08:00
MU5104departs 09:00
MU5106departs 10:00
MU5108departs 11:00
MU5110departs 12:00
MU5112departs 13:00

If MU5120 is cancelled, these are the other China Eastern Airlines nonstop flights from Beijing to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PEK 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 MU5120 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU5120 across the PEK and SHA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~19 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 10/10 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 MU5120 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-02PEK 17:00 17:30 (+30)SHA 19:15 19:10 (−5)
11-01PEK 17:00 17:15 (+15)SHA 19:15 19:02 (−13)
10-31PEK 17:00 17:09 (+9)SHA 19:15 18:45 (−30)
10-30PEK 17:00 17:15 (+15)SHA 19:15 18:52 (−23)
10-29PEK 17:00 17:06 (+6)SHA 19:15 18:37 (−38)
10-28PEK 17:00 17:09 (+9)SHA 19:15 18:46 (−29)
10-27PEK 17:00 17:09 (+9)SHA 19:15 18:54 (−21)
10-26PEK 17:00 17:15 (+15)SHA 19:15 19:02 (−13)
10-25PEK 17:00 17:12 (+12)SHA 19:15 18:57 (−18)
10-24PEK 17:00 18:23 (+83)SHA 20:25 20:08 (−17)

Board clocks recorded as PEK and SHA published them.

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