China Eastern Airlines· Callsign CES777 ·Daily

MU777 from Shanghai to Sydney, tracked live

A key Oceania route serving the large flows of trade, tourism, and students between China and Australia.

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PVG
Shanghai
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
20:30 CST (UTC+8)
10h 15m
7,865 km · 4,887 mi
Non-stop
SYD
Sydney
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
08:45 AEDT (UTC+11)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Airbus A350-900
typical equipment
Distance
7,865 km
4,247 nautical miles
Heading
154°
tracks south-east
Clock change
+3 h
on arrival
Block speed
767 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
52%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#141
of 439 tracked routes

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

MU777 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 20:30 at PVG. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

MU777 at a glance

  • The trip: 7,865 km (4,887 miles) from Shanghai to Sydney, flying south-east.
  • How long: 10h 15m gate to gate. That is about 767 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 3 hours forward on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A350-900. This route uses about 52% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of PVG in late evening, into SYD in early morning. It is an overnight, so most of the cabin will try to sleep.

MU777 route overview: PVG to SYD

MU777 distance and great-circle path

MU777 covers 7,865 km, or 4,887 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 141 by distance.

The plane leaves Shanghai heading south-east. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the PVG-SYD route appears on a tracker map.

Why MU777 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 10.2 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 767 km/h. An Airbus A350-900 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See how timing changes the trip in our red-eye flight guide.

Can the Airbus A350-900 comfortably fly MU777?

Not at all. At roughly 52% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A350-900. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A350-900.

What to know about MU777

  • Time change: you land 3 hours ahead of the time you left.
  • Crosses the equator: you swap seasons between takeoff and landing.

MU777 activity in the past 7 days

No stored observation has been recorded in this seven-day window. The published schedule and route above remain reference data, not evidence that the flight operated.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
No tracked activity recorded yet for the past 7 days. Activity is logged every time this flight appears on the live map.

“First/last tracked” are when MU777 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on MU777

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

PVG Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai, China · live radar →
SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport Sydney, Australia · live radar →
A359 Airbus A350-900 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does MU777 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A350-900, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown7,865 km
AircraftAirbus A350-900
Fuel burn rate6.03 kg per km
Fuel burned47,426 kg
CO2, whole flight149.9 tonnes
Seats, typical layout300
Passengers carried249 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger602 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 602 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy246 seats, 204 flown
442 kg CO2 per seat
Business45 seats, 37 flown
1,281 kg CO2 per seat
First9 seats, 7 flown
1,767 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, MU777 emits what 2,498 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 3,540 km, or 17,196 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 9,208 km, 10,249 km and 12,116 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 MU777 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Shanghai

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
MU522Tokyo (NRT) → Shanghai (PVG) Airbus A330-300MU522 flight tracker →
MU587Shanghai (PVG) → New York (JFK) Boeing 777-300ERMU587 flight tracker →
MU551Shanghai (PVG) → London (LHR) Airbus A350-900MU551 flight tracker →
UA857San Francisco (SFO) → Shanghai (PVG) Boeing 777-300ERUA857 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to MU777

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

Red-eye flights explained This schedule runs overnight, so cabin timing and sleep strategy matter.
Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it.

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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MU777 frequently asked questions

How long is the MU777 flight?

Shanghai to Sydney is 7,865 km (4,887 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 10.2 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates MU777?

Typically an Airbus A350-900 (full specifications), using roughly 52% of that type's published range.

Does MU777 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 20:30 local from PVG. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track MU777 live?

Yes. Whenever MU777 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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MU587 Shanghai (PVG) → New York (JFK) Boeing 777-300ER MU587 flight tracker →
MU551 Shanghai (PVG) → London (LHR) Airbus A350-900 MU551 flight tracker →
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