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China Eastern Airlines

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.

Start From     To  
Feb 23 XIY Xian Nantong NTG »
Feb 23 KMG Kunming Nantong NTG »
Mar 30 INC Yinchuan Hohhot HET »
Mar 30 NGB Ningbo Nanning NNG »
Mar 30 CAN Guangzhou Shenyang SHE »
Mar 30 HRB Harbin Jinan TNA »
Mar 30 XIY Xian Guilin KWL »
Mar 30 HRB Harbin Weihai WEH »
Mar 30 TYN Taiyuan Changsha CSX »
Mar 30 WNZ Wenzhou Zhengzhou CGO »
Mar 30 LJG Lijiang Chengdu TFU »
Mar 30 NNG Nanning Wenzhou WNZ »
Mar 30 FOC Fuzhou Changsha CSX »
Mar 30 TFU Chengdu Sanya SYX »
Mar 30 YNJ Yanji Seoul ICN »
Mar 30 HGH Hangzhou Shenyang SHE »
Mar 30 BSD Baoshan Chengdu TFU »
Mar 30 PKX Beijing Luoyang LYA »
Mar 30 SZX Shenzhen Nanchang KHN »
Mar 30 LHW Lanzhou Guiyang KWE »
Mar 30 WUH Wuhan Urumqi URC »
Mar 30 PVG Shanghai Changsha CSX »
Mar 30 TFU Chengdu Zhuhai ZUH »
Updated 2025-01-12.
New China Eastern Airlines routesNEW

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

From     To Start  
YNT Yantai Jieyang SWA Active  »
SHA Shanghai Yibin YBP Active  »
NGB Ningbo Huizhou HUZ Active  »
NKG Nanjing Baishan NBS Active  »
HFE Hefei Hotan HTN Active  »
HRB Harbin Seoul ICN Active  »
NBS Baishan Wuxi WUX Active  »
HRB Harbin Tokyo NRT Active  »
HRB Harbin Wuxi WUX Active  »
NKG Nanjing Ho Chi Minh City SGN Active  »
NKG Nanjing Yanji YNJ Active  »
CAN Guangzhou Harbin HRB Active  »
CZX Changzhou Qionghai BAR Active  »
YNT Yantai Fukuoka FUK Active  »
TYN Taiyuan Hotan HTN Active  »
HYN Taizhou Enshi ENH Active  »
KMG Kunming Harbin HRB Active  »
XIY Xian Phu Quoc PQC Active  »
The list of new routes is usually updated every third month.
Most popular flight routesPOPULAR

China Eastern Airlines operates over 1610 flight routes. Here are the most popular.

From     To  
SHA Shanghai Beijing PEK  »
CAN Guangzhou Shanghai SHA  »
XIY Xian Shanghai SHA  »
XIY Xian Beijing PKX  »
SZX Shenzhen Shanghai SHA  »
PKX Beijing Kunming KMG  »
XIY Xian Nanjing NKG  »
HGH Hangzhou Kunming KMG  »
WUH Wuhan Shanghai SHA  »
WUH Wuhan Chengdu TFU  »
HKG Hong Kong Shanghai PVG  »
KMG Kunming Shanghai SHA  »
SHA Shanghai Qingdao TAO  »
XIY Xian Yulin UYN  »
KMG Kunming Shanghai PVG  »
NKG Nanjing Chongqing CKG  »
SHA Shanghai Chongqing CKG  »
NKG Nanjing Kunming KMG  »
CTU Chengdu Shanghai SHA  »
Based on the number of flight departures in February 2025.
China Eastern Airlines Aircrafts

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with China Eastern Airlines.

Aircraft model Flights
Airbus A320 36220
Boeing 737-500 (winglets) Passenger 9738
Airbus A321 8091
Boeing 737 Passenger 5534
Airbus A319 4359
Boeing 737-200 Mixed Configuration 3542
Airbus A330-200 2086
Airbus A330-300 1909
Comac ARJ21-700 1682
Airbus A350-900 1288
919 1054
Boeing 777-300ER 943
A320neo 529
Boeing 737-800 Passenger 456
Boeing 787-9 451
Boeing 737 Mixed Configuration 372
Boeing 737-300 Passenger 354

China Eastern Airlines airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub CN China Eastern at PVG route map
#1 Shanghai (PVG)
6,650 flights
Hub CN China Eastern at KMG route map
#2 Kunming (KMG)
6,398 flights
Hub CN China Eastern at XIY route map
#3 Xian (XIY)
4,956 flights
Hub CN China Eastern at SHA route map
#4 Shanghai (SHA)
4,690 flights
Secondary hub CN China Eastern at PKX route map
#5 Beijing (PKX)
3,144 flights
Secondary hub CN China Eastern at NKG route map
#6 Nanjing (NKG)
3,056 flights
Secondary hub CN China Eastern at WUH route map
#7 Wuhan (WUH)
2,529 flights
CN China Eastern at TFU route map
#8 Chengdu (TFU)
2,004 flights
Secondary hub CN China Eastern at CAN route map
#9 Guangzhou (CAN)
1,921 flights
Secondary hub CN China Eastern at TAO route map
#10 Qingdao (TAO)
1,915 flights
Focus city CN China Eastern at TYN route map
#11 Taiyuan (TYN)
1,710 flights
Focus city CN China Eastern at HFE route map
#12 Hefei (HFE)
1,618 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.