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MU739 China Eastern Airlines - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight QF4036 from Qantas (QF) is a codeshare flight operated by China Eastern Airlines (MU) under the flight number MU739. Check this page for details about flight MU739.

Below, you can find details about China Eastern Airlines flight MU739, which currently operates between the airports of Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

MU739 On Time performance:
78
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

MU739 China Eastern Airlines from Shanghai

Landed - On-time
Delay: 2 minutes
Flight Status for Wednesday October 29, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 28, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (October 30, 2025). See it here

Airline information

China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Shanghai (PVG)
October 29, 2025
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Departed at:
00:21
Terminal:
S1
Gate:
G137
Scheduled Departure Time: 00:15

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
October 29, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Arrived at:
14:07
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 14:05
Baggage: 2
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AF5256 - Air France

- QF4036 - Qantas

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight MU739?
The flight MU739 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight MU739?
The distance between the two airports is 8020 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight MU739?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 10:50 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 09:27 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 Shanghai: 2025-10-29 20:37:57
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-10-29 23:37:57

Alternative Flights

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

Juneyao Air
- Flight Number: HO1655. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)

China Eastern Airlines
- Flight Number: MU737. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 24 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 July 24, 2025 to October 23, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 41
On Time: 32 ( 78 % )
Moderate Delay: 7 ( 17 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 5 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 8 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 24, 2025 to October 23, 2025. 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 October 03, 2024 to September 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 MU739

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
28 October
00:06
Shanghai (PVG)
13:32
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 26min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Sunday
26 October
00:16
Shanghai (PVG)
13:28
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 12min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
25 October
00:09
Shanghai (PVG)
13:18
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 09min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
23 October
00:14
Shanghai (PVG)
13:22
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 08min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
18 October
00:10
Shanghai (PVG)
13:43
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 33min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
16 October
00:11
Shanghai (PVG)
13:30
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 19min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
14 October
00:08
Shanghai (PVG)
13:24
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 16min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
11 October
00:09
Shanghai (PVG)
13:22
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 13min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 October
00:23
Shanghai (PVG)
13:45
Melbourne (MEL)
10h 22min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
04 October
00:13
Shanghai (PVG)
12:59
Melbourne (MEL)
09h 46min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed