China Eastern Airlines· Callsign CES522

MU522 from Tokyo to Shanghai, tracked live

China Eastern Airlines between Tokyo and Shanghai: 1,796 km west, medium-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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NRT
Tokyo
Narita International Airport
1,796 km · 1,116 mi
Non-stop
PVG
Shanghai
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Aircraft
Airbus A330-300
typical equipment
Distance
1,796 km
970 nautical miles
Heading
259°
tracks west
Clock change
-1 h
on arrival
Range used
15%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#242
of 303 tracked routes

Follow MU522 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

MU522 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

MU522 at a glance

  • The trip: 1,796 km (1,116 miles) from Tokyo to Shanghai, flying west.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 1 hour back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A330-300. This route uses about 15% of how far it can fly.

MU522 route overview: NRT to PVG

MU522 distance and great-circle path

MU522 covers 1,796 km, or 1,116 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 303 routes we track, it ranks 242 by distance.

Tokyo to Shanghai is 1,796 km (1,116 miles) on an initial heading of 259°, which is broadly west. Watches move 1 hour back between the two gates. It links Japan with China.

Our guide explains how the NRT-PVG route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Airbus A330-300 comfortably fly MU522?

Not at all. At roughly 15% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A330-300. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A330-300.

What to know about MU522

  • Time change: you land 1 hour behind the time you left.

What we know about MU522

What flying NRT to PVG takes

It is a medium-haul sector, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. China Eastern Airlines needs a narrowbody on the longer variants, or a widebody where demand justifies it: at this distance the choice is usually about seat count rather than range. In daylight the sun sits on the left (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign CES522 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 12 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-02. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

MU522 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of MU522 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-02. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was NRT-PVG (7 records).

The median recorded visibility was 122 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-02 NRT → PVG 08:21 UTC 10:09 UTC 1h 48m
2026-10-01 NRT → PVG 07:52 UTC 10:09 UTC 2h 17m
2026-09-30 NRT → PVG 08:26 UTC 10:00 UTC 1h 34m
2026-09-29 NRT → PVG 09:36 UTC 10:10 UTC 0h 35m
2026-09-28 NRT → PVG 09:02 UTC 11:06 UTC 2h 4m
2026-09-27 NRT → PVG 08:55 UTC 11:11 UTC 2h 16m
2026-09-26 NRT → PVG 08:08 UTC 10:10 UTC 2h 2m

“First/last tracked” are when MU522 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on MU522

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including China Eastern Airlines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

NRT Narita International Airport Tokyo, Japan · live radar →
PVG Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai, China · live radar →
A333 Airbus A330-300 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does MU522 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A330-300, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown1,796 km
AircraftAirbus A330-300
Fuel burn rate6.25 kg per km
Fuel burned11,218 kg
CO2, whole flight35.4 tonnes
Seats, typical layout277
Passengers carried230 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger154 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 154 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy227 seats, 188 flown
112 kg CO2 per seat
Business42 seats, 35 flown
324 kg CO2 per seat
First8 seats, 7 flown
447 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, MU522 emits what 591 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 907 km, or 4,404 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 5,556 km and 10,275 km, all longer than this route, so the closest is held flat and the real figure is likely a little higher. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put MU522 against another flight.

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Guides relevant to MU522

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

How airlines plan routes This medium-haul sector shows how aircraft size and local demand shape a network.
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Airline alliances explained China Eastern Airlines belongs to SkyTeam, which affects connections and codeshares.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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MU522 frequently asked questions

How long is the MU522 flight?

Tokyo to Shanghai is 1,796 km (1,116 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates MU522?

Typically an Airbus A330-300 (full specifications), using roughly 15% of that type's published range.

Does MU522 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track MU522 live?

Yes. Whenever MU522 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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