MU791

For travellers

Arrival · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T1

Scheduled 09:00 · Estimated 08:23 · early

Board status: On Time

In the air, ~6h 55m to go (36% of the route flown)

Board data from syd, updated 52 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

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

Departed

2026-10-03 07:11 UTC

Arrival

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) — Sydney, Australia (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 22:00 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 21:23 UTC

Progress

36% · ~6h 55m remaining

Distance flown

3362 km

Straight-line distance

8795 km

Aircraft

Registration

B-5937

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201

Seats

33 total (30 Business, 3 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

37,025 ft

Max ground speed

488 kt

Tracked

6h 56m · 3,362 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 37,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 488)

Altitude (ft, max 37,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 488)

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
2026-10-03 07:11 UTC	CES791	XIY → SYD Xi'an → Sydney	B-5937	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	In progress	~8795 km est.
2026-10-01 07:15 UTC	CES791	XIY → SYD Xi'an → Sydney	B-5942	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~9488 km est. (3398 km recorded)
2026-09-29 07:23 UTC	CES791	XIY → SYD Xi'an → Sydney	B-6545	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~9472 km est. (3325 km recorded)
2026-09-26 07:12 UTC	CES791	XIY → SYD Xi'an → Sydney	B-5942	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~9534 km est. (3430 km recorded)
2026-09-24 07:18 UTC	CES791	XIY → SYD Xi'an → Sydney	B-6545	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~9411 km est. (3323 km recorded)
2026-09-22 08:36 UTC	CES791	XIY → SYD Xi'an → Sydney	B-5938	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9757 km
2026-09-19 07:15 UTC	CES791	XIY → SYD Xi'an → Sydney	B-6545	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9602 km
2026-09-17 07:19 UTC	CES791	XIY → SYD Xi'an → Sydney	B-5938	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9670 km
2026-09-15 07:20 UTC	CES791	XIY → SYD Xi'an → Sydney	B-5942	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9818 km
2026-09-12 07:18 UTC	CES791	XIY → SYD Xi'an → Sydney	B-5942	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9606 km
2026-09-10 07:13 UTC	CES791	XIY → SYD Xi'an → Sydney	B-5938	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 201	Completed	9712 km