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MU246 China Eastern Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about China Eastern Airlines flight MU246, which currently operates between the airports of Dubai - Dubai International Airport (Airport Code DXB) and Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

MU246 On Time performance:
71
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

MU246 China Eastern Airlines from Dubai

Airline information

China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines

Departure

Dubai (DXB)
January 11, 2026
Dubai International Airport

Arrival

Shanghai (PVG)
January 12, 2026
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- SV6833 - Saudia

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight MU246?
The flight MU246 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight MU246?
The distance between the two airports is 6450 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight MU246?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 07:45 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 08:11 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Dubai: 2026-01-14 05:16:54
Current Time in Shanghai: 2026-01-14 09:16:54

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Dubai and Shanghai:

Emirates
- Flight Number: EK302. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: EK304. (On Time performance: 54 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU266. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 41 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 11, 2025 to January 10, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 59
On Time: 42 ( 71 % )
Moderate Delay: 11 ( 19 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 5 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 5 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 19 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 11, 2025 to January 10, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 02, 2025 to December 30, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights MU246

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
13 January
21:08
Dubai (DXB)
08:54
Shanghai (PVG)
07h 46min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Monday
12 January
21:16
Dubai (DXB)
08:46
Shanghai (PVG)
07h 30min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
10 January
21:16
Dubai (DXB)
09:06
Shanghai (PVG)
07h 50min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
08 January
21:16
Dubai (DXB)
08:56
Shanghai (PVG)
07h 40min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
06 January
21:36
Dubai (DXB)
09:34
Shanghai (PVG)
07h 58min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Monday
05 January
21:13
Dubai (DXB)
09:08
Shanghai (PVG)
07h 55min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
03 January
21:19
Dubai (DXB)
08:48
Shanghai (PVG)
07h 29min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
30 December
21:14
Dubai (DXB)
08:38
Shanghai (PVG)
07h 24min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Monday
29 December
21:19
Dubai (DXB)
08:40
Shanghai (PVG)
07h 21min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
27 December
21:11
Dubai (DXB)
08:41
Shanghai (PVG)
07h 30min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time