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MU791 China Eastern Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about China Eastern Airlines flight MU791, which currently operates between the airports of Nanjing - Nanjing Lukou International Airport (Airport Code NKG) and Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, August 02, 2025.

MU791 On Time performance:
82
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

MU791 China Eastern Airlines from Nanjing

Airline information

China Eastern Airlines
China Eastern Airlines

Departure

Nanjing (NKG)
July 29, 2025
Nanjing Lukou International Airport

Arrival

Sydney (SYD)
July 30, 2025
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
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Codeshare Flights

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

- LA8914 - LATAM Airlines

- QF4013 - Qantas

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight MU791?
The flight MU791 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight MU791?
The distance between the two airports is 8050 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight MU791?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 10:45 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 10:38 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 Nanjing: 2025-08-02 10:03:30
Current Time in Sydney: 2025-08-02 12:03:30

Alternative Flights

China Eastern Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Nanjing to Sydney.

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 April 25, 2025 to July 23, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 39
On Time: 32 ( 82 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 5 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 5 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 8 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 14 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from January 26, 2025 to July 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 July 03, 2024 to June 29, 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 MU791

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
01 August
19:52
Nanjing (NKG)
08:31
Sydney (SYD)
10h 39min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
30 July
19:28
Nanjing (NKG)
08:05
Sydney (SYD)
10h 37min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Sunday
27 July
19:23
Nanjing (NKG)
08:20
Sydney (SYD)
10h 57min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Friday
25 July
19:07
Nanjing (NKG)
08:02
Sydney (SYD)
10h 55min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
23 July
20:10
Nanjing (NKG)
08:49
Sydney (SYD)
10h 39min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
20 July
19:05
Nanjing (NKG)
08:09
Sydney (SYD)
11h 04min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Friday
18 July
19:17
Nanjing (NKG)
08:05
Sydney (SYD)
10h 48min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
16 July
19:29
Nanjing (NKG)
08:16
Sydney (SYD)
10h 47min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
13 July
19:06
Nanjing (NKG)
08:16
Sydney (SYD)
11h 10min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed
Friday
11 July
21:10
Nanjing (NKG)
10:19
Sydney (SYD)
11h 09min
Airbus A330-20
Airbus A330-20
Landed - Delayed