CES5256

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Departure · Guangzhou (CAN)

Terminal T3 · Gate B918 · Check-in E

Scheduled 29 Sep 12:00 · Departed 29 Sep 12:21 · +21 min

Board status: Next Staion

Board data from guangzhou, updated 4639 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Incomplete (signal lost)

Departure

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) — Guangzhou, China

Scheduled departure

2026-09-29 04:00 UTC

Departed

2026-09-29 04:21 UTC (airport board)

Arrival

Liuting Airport (TAO) — Qingdao, China (scheduled)

Also flies as

MU5256

Distance flown

1487 km

Straight-line distance

1585 km

Aircraft

Registration

B-8568

Type

Airbus A321

Seats

182 total (170 Economy, 12 Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

21,700 ft

Max ground speed

437 kt

Tracked

5h 34m · 1,529 km

Altitude (ft, max 21,700)

Ground speed (kt, max 437)

Altitude (ft, max 21,700)

Ground speed (kt, max 437)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airlines

Air China (CCA)

China Eastern Airlines (CES)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-09-29 04:21 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-8568	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2004 km est. (1487 km recorded)
2026-09-28 04:15 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-8978	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1955 km est. (841 km recorded)
2026-09-22 05:13 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-8559	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1811 km est. (545 km recorded)
2026-09-21 06:24 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-9975	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~317 km est. (18 km recorded)
2026-09-19 04:18 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-8406	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1634 km est. (84 km recorded)
2026-09-17 02:10 UTC	CES5256	CAN → ? Guangzhou → ?	B-8559	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	1048 km
2026-09-15 04:24 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-8978	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1654 km est. (75 km recorded)
2026-09-14 05:06 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-8648	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1553 km est. (562 km recorded)
2026-09-12 04:56 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-8276	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1626 km est. (52 km recorded)
2026-09-10 04:43 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-307J	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1594 km est. (56 km recorded)
2026-09-08 04:25 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-8559	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	1608 km
2026-09-07 04:25 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-8276	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1548 km est. (1023 km recorded)
2026-09-05 04:19 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-6586	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1662 km est. (122 km recorded)
2026-09-03 04:38 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-8559	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1692 km est. (157 km recorded)
2026-08-29 04:11 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-8648	Airbus A321	Completed	~1672 km est. (1188 km recorded)
2026-08-27 05:16 UTC	CES5256	CAN → TAO Guangzhou → Qingdao	B-8648	Airbus A321	Completed	~1929 km est. (869 km recorded)
2026-08-21 16:02 UTC	CES5256	XIY → ? Xi'an → ?	B-8559	Airbus A321	Completed	2612 km
2026-08-18 06:43 UTC	CES5256	? → ?	B-8648	Airbus A321	Completed	2138 km
2026-08-17 05:43 UTC	CES5256	? → ?	B-8559	Airbus A321	Completed	308 km