MU8229China Eastern Airlines · PKX → SHA
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Route confirmed China Eastern Airlines

MU8229 BeijingPKX ShanghaiSHA

MU8229 by China Eastern Airlines flies from Beijing (PKX) to Shanghai (SHA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:30

scheduled from PKX

The route today

live boards
PKXBeijingHigh riskPKX delay board →
SHAShanghaiOn-time likelySHA delay board →
PKX→SHAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
12%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.3%Chance of cancellation
-6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at PKX and SHA 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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

Tomorrow at Beijing

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 8°C

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · 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

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High23°Clikely 22°C to 25°C
Low15°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.5%usually 6.0%

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

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 380 departures a day. · 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
MU5138departs 07:00
MU5168departs 08:05
MU6873departs 08:15
MU6123departs 13:50
MU5184departs 15:00
MU9192departs 20:45

If MU8229 is cancelled, these are the other China Eastern Airlines nonstop flights from Beijing to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PKX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How MU8229 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MU8229 across the PKX and SHA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 58.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at PKX and SHA.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MU8229 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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