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MU249 China Eastern Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about China Eastern Airlines flight MU249, which currently operates between the airports of Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG) and Barcelona - Barcelona-El Prat Airport (Airport Code BCN).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, October 16, 2025.

MU249 On Time performance:
88
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

MU249 China Eastern Airlines from Shanghai

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Thursday October 16, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 14, 2025). See it here

Airline information

China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Departure

Shanghai (PVG)
October 16, 2025
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
00:40
Terminal:
S1
Gate:
G117
Scheduled Departure Time: 00:40

Arrival

Barcelona (BCN)
October 16, 2025
Barcelona-El Prat Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
08:05
Terminal:
1 - T1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 08:05
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight MU249?
The flight MU249 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight MU249?
The distance between the two airports is 9867 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight MU249?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 13:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 12:48 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: 2025-10-15 14:44:25
Current Time in Barcelona: 2025-10-15 08:44:25

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Shanghai and Barcelona:
Air China - Flight Number: CA839. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 15 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 September 26, 2025 to October 09, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 8
On Time: 7 ( 88 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 13 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 4 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights MU249

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
14 October
00:40
Shanghai (PVG)
07:28
Barcelona (BCN)
12h 48min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 October
00:31
Shanghai (PVG)
07:22
Barcelona (BCN)
12h 51min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 October
00:32
Shanghai (PVG)
07:31
Barcelona (BCN)
12h 59min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Thursday
09 October
00:36
Shanghai (PVG)
07:30
Barcelona (BCN)
12h 54min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 October
00:33
Shanghai (PVG)
07:12
Barcelona (BCN)
12h 39min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Sunday
05 October
00:34
Shanghai (PVG)
07:45
Barcelona (BCN)
13h 11min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Friday
03 October
00:37
Shanghai (PVG)
07:50
Barcelona (BCN)
13h 13min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Thursday
02 October
00:34
Shanghai (PVG)
07:15
Barcelona (BCN)
12h 41min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
30 September
00:42
Shanghai (PVG)
07:19
Barcelona (BCN)
12h 37min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - On-time
Sunday
28 September
01:57
Shanghai (PVG)
08:34
Barcelona (BCN)
12h 37min
Airbus A350-90
Airbus A350-90
Landed - Delayed