CES851

For travellers

Arrival · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T2 · Gate 4 · Baggage belt 5

Scheduled 10:00 · Estimated 09:59

Board status: Estimated

In the air, ~8h 47m to go (19% of the route flown)

Board data from mel, updated 19 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) — Xi'an, China

Departed

2026-10-02 10:36 UTC

Arrival

Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 00:00 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 23:59 UTC

Progress

19% · ~8h 47m remaining

Also flies as

MU851

Distance flown

1748 km

Straight-line distance

8843 km

Aircraft

Registration

B-6545

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201

Seats

33 total (30 Business, 3 Economy)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

419.0 t (1449 kg/pax Economy, 2950 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

36,100 ft

Max ground speed

500 kt

Tracked

4h 30m · 1,748 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 36,100)

Ground speed (kt, max 500)

Altitude (ft, max 36,100)

Ground speed (kt, max 500)

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)

Ruili Airlines (RLH)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 10:36 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-6545	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	In progress	~8843 km est.
2026-09-30 22:49 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5938	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	1009 km
2026-09-30 09:53 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5938	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~9522 km est. (6387 km recorded)
2026-09-27 09:37 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5938	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9447 km
2026-09-25 09:38 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5938	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9603 km
2026-09-23 09:40 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5952	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9452 km
2026-09-20 09:47 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5942	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9580 km
2026-09-18 09:49 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5942	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9602 km
2026-09-16 14:41 UTC	CES851	? → MEL ? → Melbourne	B-5937	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	7952 km
2026-09-16 09:40 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5937	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Incomplete (signal lost)	~9201 km est. (946 km recorded)
2026-09-13 14:46 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5952	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	7930 km
2026-09-13 09:42 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5952	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Incomplete (signal lost)	~9199 km est. (941 km recorded)
2026-09-11 15:26 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5941	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	7811 km
2026-09-11 09:36 UTC	CES851	XIY → ? Xi'an → ?	B-5941	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Incomplete (signal lost)	1006 km
2026-09-09 09:57 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5941	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9492 km
2026-09-04 09:47 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5938	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9478 km
2026-08-30 09:47 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5949	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9413 km
2026-08-28 09:47 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5941	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9578 km
2026-08-26 10:02 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5936	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9645 km
2026-08-23 11:00 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5921	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9493 km
2026-08-21 10:12 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5942	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	10034 km
2026-08-19 10:08 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5968	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9948 km
2026-08-16 09:46 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5942	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9917 km
2026-08-14 09:39 UTC	CES851	XIY → MEL Xi'an → Melbourne	B-5941	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	~18307 km est. (10048 km recorded)
2026-08-12 20:52 UTC	CES851	? → MEL ? → Melbourne	B-5941	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	3166 km