China Eastern Airlines (MU)
An at-a-glance profile of China Eastern Airlines, the active carrier registered in China under IATA code MU. Includes its callsign, ICAO identifier, and a sample of routes filed under this code.
Carrier facts
- Legal/common name: China Eastern Airlines
- Country of registration: China
- ATC callsign: CHINA EASTERN
- ICAO code: CES
China Eastern Airlines is one of 983 active airlines indexed in this directory. The route sample below comes straight from the OpenFlights routes table. Treat it as a snapshot rather than a complete schedule. It still gives a clear picture of where the carrier flies and which airports it concentrates on.
Route sample
Up to 60 routes filed under MU. Each row links to both endpoints' airport pages and to a dedicated route page.
| From | To | Route | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACX | Xingyi, China | NAY | Beijing, China | ACX→NAY |
| ACX | Xingyi, China | PVG | Shanghai, China | ACX→PVG |
| AKL | Auckland, New Zealand | MEL | Melbourne, Australia | AKL→MEL |
| AKL | Auckland, New Zealand | SYD | Sydney, Australia | AKL→SYD |
| AMS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | BCN | Barcelona, Spain | AMS→BCN |
| AMS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | BLQ | Bologna, Italy | AMS→BLQ |
| AMS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | CDG | Paris, France | AMS→CDG |
| AMS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | CPH | Copenhagen, Denmark | AMS→CPH |
| AMS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | FCO | Rome, Italy | AMS→FCO |
| AMS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | FRA | Frankfurt, Germany | AMS→FRA |
| AMS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | LHR | London, United Kingdom | AMS→LHR |
| AMS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | MAD | Madrid, Spain | AMS→MAD |
| AMS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | PVG | Shanghai, China | AMS→PVG |
| AOG | Anshan, China | PVG | Shanghai, China | AOG→PVG |
| AQG | Anqing, China | SHA | Shanghai, China | AQG→SHA |
| AQG | Anqing, China | WUH | Wuhan, China | AQG→WUH |
| AVA | Anshun, China | NAY | Beijing, China | AVA→NAY |
| BAV | Baotou, China | NAY | Beijing, China | BAV→NAY |
| BAV | Baotou, China | NKG | Nanjing, China | BAV→NKG |
| BAV | Baotou, China | SHA | Shanghai, China | BAV→SHA |
| BAV | Baotou, China | SJW | Shijiazhuang, China | BAV→SJW |
| BCN | Barcelona, Spain | AMS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | BCN→AMS |
| BFJ | Bijie, China | NAY | Beijing, China | BFJ→NAY |
| BHY | Beihai, China | KMG | Kunming, China | BHY→KMG |
| BHY | Beihai, China | PVG | Shanghai, China | BHY→PVG |
| BKK | Bangkok, Thailand | CTU | Chengdu, China | BKK→CTU |
| BKK | Bangkok, Thailand | KMG | Kunming, China | BKK→KMG |
| BKK | Bangkok, Thailand | NGB | Ninbo, China | BKK→NGB |
| BKK | Bangkok, Thailand | PVG | Shanghai, China | BKK→PVG |
| BLQ | Bologna, Italy | AMS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | BLQ→AMS |
| BNE | Brisbane, Australia | SIN | Singapore, Singapore | BNE→SIN |
| BSD | Baoshan, China | KMG | Kunming, China | BSD→KMG |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | HFE | Hefei, China | CAN→HFE |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | HGH | Hangzhou, China | CAN→HGH |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | HIA | Huai An, China | CAN→HIA |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | HYN | Huangyan, China | CAN→HYN |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | KHN | Nanchang, China | CAN→KHN |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | KMG | Kunming, China | CAN→KMG |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | LHW | Lanzhou, China | CAN→LHW |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | LJG | Lijiang, China | CAN→LJG |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | LUM | Luxi, China | CAN→LUM |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | NAY | Beijing, China | CAN→NAY |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | NGB | Ninbo, China | CAN→NGB |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | NKG | Nanjing, China | CAN→NKG |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | NRT | Tokyo, Japan | CAN→NRT |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | PVG | Shanghai, China | CAN→PVG |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | SHA | Shanghai, China | CAN→SHA |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | TAO | Qingdao, China | CAN→TAO |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | TNA | Jinan, China | CAN→TNA |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | TYN | Taiyuan, China | CAN→TYN |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | WNZ | Wenzhou, China | CAN→WNZ |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | WUH | Wuhan, China | CAN→WUH |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | WUX | Wuxi, China | CAN→WUX |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | XIY | Xi'an, China | CAN→XIY |
| CAN | Guangzhou, China | XMN | Xiamen, China | CAN→XMN |
| CCU | Kolkata, India | KMG | Kunming, China | CCU→KMG |
| CDG | Paris, France | AMS | Amsterdam, Netherlands | CDG→AMS |
| CDG | Paris, France | PEK | Beijing, China | CDG→PEK |
| CDG | Paris, France | PVG | Shanghai, China | CDG→PVG |
| CEI | Chiang Rai, Thailand | KMG | Kunming, China | CEI→KMG |
Top destinations in the sample
| IATA | Airport | City | Country | Sample frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVG | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Shanghai | China | 7 |
| KMG | Kunming Changshui International Airport | Kunming | China | 6 |
| NAY | Beijing Nanyuan Airport | Beijing | China | 5 |
| SHA | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | Shanghai | China | 3 |
| AMS | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 3 |
| WUH | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport | Wuhan | China | 2 |
| NKG | Nanjing Lukou Airport | Nanjing | China | 2 |
| NGB | Ningbo Lishe International Airport | Ninbo | China | 2 |
| MEL | Melbourne International Airport | Melbourne | Australia | 1 |
| SYD | Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport | Sydney | Australia | 1 |
| BCN | Barcelona International Airport | Barcelona | Spain | 1 |
| BLQ | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport | Bologna | Italy | 1 |
| CDG | Charles de Gaulle International Airport | Paris | France | 1 |
| CPH | Copenhagen Kastrup Airport | Copenhagen | Denmark | 1 |
| FCO | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Rome | Italy | 1 |
| FRA | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | Germany | 1 |
| LHR | London Heathrow Airport | London | United Kingdom | 1 |
| MAD | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | Spain | 1 |
| SJW | Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport | Shijiazhuang | China | 1 |
| CTU | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | Chengdu | China | 1 |
| SIN | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | Singapore | 1 |
| HFE | Hefei Luogang International Airport | Hefei | China | 1 |
| HGH | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport | Hangzhou | China | 1 |
| HIA | Lianshui Airport | Huai An | China | 1 |
| HYN | Huangyan Luqiao Airport | Huangyan | China | 1 |
Reading an airline page
An airline's IATA code is the two-character identifier you see on tickets and flight numbers. The ICAO code is the three-letter identifier used in air traffic control and on flight plans. The callsign is the spoken name controllers use on the radio. Together they uniquely fingerprint the carrier across regulatory and operational systems, which is handy when you have a flight number from one source and want to confirm the operator from another.
Route samples here come from a community-maintained snapshot. They aren't a substitute for the airline's official schedule, but they reflect which markets the carrier has historically flown. They're also a fast way to spot a carrier's hubs, since hub airports turn up at the top of both the destination and origin lists.