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China Eastern Airlines is the second largest airline in China, and in the top ten of the largest airlines in the world. The airline has four hubs – two in Shanghai (SHA and PVG), one in Kunming and one in Xi’an. China Eastern Airlines has a strong domestic presence, and besides the Asian market they also offer flights to some countries in North America, Europe and Oceania. They are a part of the airline alliance SkyTeam.

CALLSIGN: CHINA EASTERN. IATA Code: MU. ICAO Code: CES

Website: http://www.flychinaeastern.com/

China Eastern market distribution on each continent.

China Eastern Airlines 30 days of scheduled flights

The graph shows thenumber of scheduled flights per day. The bars are divided between domestic and international flights.

China Eastern airports

Number of routes on some of the biggest China Eastern Airlines airports.
Routes re-launching soonRE-LAUNCH

Flights with China Eastern Airlines that are seasonal or re-launching again.

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Apr 1 PVG Shanghai Weihai WEH »
Updated 2023-12-05.
New China Eastern Airlines routesNEW

Recently added routes to our site. This usually means the flight route is new.

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PVG Shanghai Hanoi HAN Active  »
PVG Shanghai Istanbul IST Active  »
PVG Shanghai Jiayuguan JGN Active  »
PVG Shanghai Kuala Lumpur KUL Active  »
PVG Shanghai Lhasa/Lasa LXA Active  »
PVG Shanghai Manzhouli NZH Active  »
KWL Guilin Dongsheng DSN Active  »
DNH Dunhuang Jinchang JIC Active  »
DOY Dongying Hohhot HET Active  »
DSN Dongsheng Dayong DYG Active  »
DSN Dongsheng Shenyang SHE Active  »
DSN Dongsheng Xuzhou XUZ Active  »
WUH Wuhan Hohhot HET Active  »
WUH Wuhan Jinchang JIC Active  »
PKX Beijing Dunhuang DNH Active  »
PKX Beijing Korla KRL Active  »
PKX Beijing Guiyang KWE Active  »
PKX Beijing Lijiang LJG Active  »
PKX Beijing Macau MFM Active  »
PKX Beijing Singapore SIN Active  »
The list of new routes is usually updated every third month.
Most popular flight routesPOPULAR

China Eastern Airlines operates over 1470 flight routes. Here are the most popular.

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SHA Shanghai Beijing PEK  »
SHA Shanghai Shenzhen SZX  »
CAN Guangzhou Shanghai SHA  »
PKX Beijing Xian XIY  »
XIY Xian Shanghai SHA  »
KMG Kunming Shanghai SHA  »
KMG Kunming Mangshi LUM  »
SHA Shanghai Chongqing CKG  »
CAN Guangzhou Kunming KMG  »
SHA Shanghai Chengdu CTU  »
PKX Beijing Hangzhou HGH  »
WUH Wuhan Chengdu TFU  »
KMG Kunming Shanghai PVG  »
PKX Beijing Kunming KMG  »
XIY Xian Shanghai PVG  »
SHA Shanghai Qingdao TAO  »
XIY Xian Kunming KMG  »
PKX Beijing Guangzhou CAN  »
XIY Xian Hangzhou HGH  »
Based on the number of flight departures in January 2024.
China Eastern Airlines Aircrafts

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with China Eastern Airlines.

Aircraft model Flights
Airbus A320 37935
Boeing 737 Passenger 9703
Airbus A321 9194
Boeing 737-500 (winglets) Passenger 6258
Airbus A319 4393
Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2 3348
Airbus A330-200 2662
Airbus A330-300 2347
Comac ARJ21-700 806
Boeing 737-800 Passenger 620
Boeing 777-300ER 540
Airbus A350-900 381
Boeing 787-9 283
Boeing 737-300 Passenger 266
919 124

China Eastern Airlines airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub CN China Eastern at PVG route map
#1 Shanghai (PVG)
6,692 flights
Hub CN China Eastern at KMG route map
#2 Kunming (KMG)
6,320 flights
Hub CN China Eastern at XIY route map
#3 Xian (XIY)
4,889 flights
Hub CN China Eastern at SHA route map
#4 Shanghai (SHA)
4,854 flights
Secondary hub CN China Eastern at PKX route map
#5 Beijing (PKX)
3,299 flights
Secondary hub CN China Eastern at NKG route map
#6 Nanjing (NKG)
3,020 flights
Secondary hub CN China Eastern at WUH route map
#7 Wuhan (WUH)
2,298 flights
Secondary hub CN China Eastern at TAO route map
#8 Qingdao (TAO)
2,112 flights
Secondary hub CN China Eastern at CAN route map
#9 Guangzhou (CAN)
1,949 flights
CN China Eastern at TFU route map
#10 Chengdu (TFU)
1,926 flights
Focus city CN China Eastern at TYN route map
#11 Taiyuan (TYN)
1,616 flights
Secondary hub CN China Eastern at HGH route map
#12 Hangzhou (HGH)
1,523 flights

An airline hub is an airport where the airline has a heavy presence and normally some kind of headquarters. On the other hand, a focus city is a destination where the airline operates limited point-to-point routes. In these cities, the airline doesn’t necessarily need to have an office (even though this sometimes is the case). Many low-cost airlines don't use the definition 'hub' but instead define their main airports of operations as an operating base.