--- title: "China Eastern Airlines seat maps: the aircraft MU flies" description: "MU flies 12 aircraft types across 230 airports, including the Airbus A320 and Airbus A320neo. Pick yours to see the routes it flies and open the live seat map." canonical: "https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu" url: "https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu.md" date_modified: "2026-09-20T02:14:56Z" --- # China Eastern Airlines seat maps: which aircraft MU actually flies China Eastern Airlines (MU) operates 12 distinct aircraft types across 230 airports in 2LNR's schedule data, including Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo, and Airbus A321. A fleet this varied is exactly why a seat number means different things on different departures of the same route: the cabin you get depends on which airframe is assigned. Every aircraft below carries the routes MU actually flies it on, how far those routes run, and the cabin configuration MU records for it where there is one. Updated September 20, 2026. [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login) [See the MU route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/mu.md) 12 Aircraft types 230 Airports served Per flight How the live map reads Free To get started ## The China Eastern Airlines fleet, as actually flown Aircraft types MU currently schedules on its own metal, each with the nonstop routes it operates, how far those routes run and the cabin configuration MU records for it. Regional flying under the MU brand counts as MU metal; flights MU markets but another airline operates do not. ### [Airbus A320](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a320.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 320 **Nonstop routes**\ 940 **Airports served**\ 122 **Typical route**\ 760 mi Longest route: [Kashi (KHG) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/khg-pvg.md), about 2,620 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Guangzhou (CAN) to Shanghai (SHA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/can-sha.md) - [Shenyang (SHE) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/she-pvg.md) - [Beijing (PKX) to Nanchang (KHN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pkx-khn.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Shenyang (SHE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-she.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Dalian (DLC)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-dlc.md) - [Nanjing (NKG) to Lanzhou (Yongdeng) (LHW)](https://2lnr.com/routes/nkg-lhw.md) [All 940 routes on the Airbus A320](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a320.md) ### [Airbus A320neo](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a320neo.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 32N **Nonstop routes**\ 822 **Airports served**\ 130 **Typical route**\ 850 mi Longest route: [Beijing (PKX) to Singapore (SIN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pkx-sin.md), about 2,750 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Dalian (DLC) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/dlc-pvg.md) - [Nanjing (NKG) to Ürümqi (URC)](https://2lnr.com/routes/nkg-urc.md) - [Nanjing (NKG) to Dalian (DLC)](https://2lnr.com/routes/nkg-dlc.md) - [Beijing (PKX) to Xi'an (XIY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pkx-xiy.md) - [Qingdao (TAO) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/tao-pvg.md) - [Nanjing (NKG) to Chongqing (CKG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/nkg-ckg.md) [All 822 routes on the Airbus A320neo](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a320neo.md) ### [Airbus A321](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a321.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 321 **Nonstop routes**\ 429 **Airports served**\ 83 **Typical route**\ 780 mi Longest route: [Kashi (KHG) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/khg-pvg.md), about 2,620 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Xi'an (XIY) to Beijing (PKX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/xiy-pkx.md) - [Beijing (PKX) to Xi'an (XIY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pkx-xiy.md) - [Shanghai (SHA) to Chengdu (CTU)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sha-ctu.md) - [Beijing (PKX) to Hangzhou (HGH)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pkx-hgh.md) - [Hangzhou (HGH) to Xi'an (XIY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hgh-xiy.md) - [Hangzhou (HGH) to Beijing (PKX)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hgh-pkx.md) [All 429 routes on the Airbus A321](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a321.md) ### [Boeing 737-800](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/737-800.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 738 **Nonstop routes**\ 415 **Airports served**\ 93 **Typical route**\ 740 mi Longest route: [Singapore (SIN) to Wuhan (WUH)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sin-wuh.md), about 2,140 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Shanghai (SHA) to Wuhan (WUH)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sha-wuh.md) - [Chengdu (TFU) to Wuhan (WUH)](https://2lnr.com/routes/tfu-wuh.md) - [Wuhan (WUH) to Kunming (KMG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/wuh-kmg.md) - [Wuhan (WUH) to Chengdu (TFU)](https://2lnr.com/routes/wuh-tfu.md) - [Wuhan (WUH) to Shanghai (SHA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/wuh-sha.md) - [Kunming (KMG) to Bangkok (BKK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/kmg-bkk.md) [All 415 routes on the Boeing 737-800](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/737-800.md) ### Boeing 737 Narrowbody · Filed as 737 **Nonstop routes**\ 224 **Airports served**\ 68 **Typical route**\ 790 mi Longest route: [Male (MLE) to Kunming (KMG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mle-kmg.md), about 2,430 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Jinghong (JHG) to Kunming (KMG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/jhg-kmg.md) - [Kunming (KMG) to Jinghong (JHG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/kmg-jhg.md) - [Kunming (KMG) to Baoshan (Tengchong) (TCZ)](https://2lnr.com/routes/kmg-tcz.md) - [Dehong (Mangshi) (LUM) to Kunming (KMG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lum-kmg.md) - [Baoshan (Tengchong) (TCZ) to Kunming (KMG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/tcz-kmg.md) - [Kunming (KMG) to Dehong (Mangshi) (LUM)](https://2lnr.com/routes/kmg-lum.md) [The other 218 routes on the MU route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/mu.md) ### [Airbus A319](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a319.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 319 **Nonstop routes**\ 212 **Airports served**\ 83 **Typical route**\ 760 mi Longest route: [Xi'an (XIY) to Kashi (KHG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/xiy-khg.md), about 1,830 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Konggar (LXA) to Xi'an (XIY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lxa-xiy.md) - [Xi'an (XIY) to Fuzhou (FOC)](https://2lnr.com/routes/xiy-foc.md) - [Hohhot (HET) to Xi'an (XIY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/het-xiy.md) - [Fuzhou (FOC) to Xi'an (XIY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/foc-xiy.md) - [Xi'an (XIY) to Yulin (UYN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/xiy-uyn.md) - [Gaozhai (XNN) to Xi'an (XIY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/xnn-xiy.md) [All 212 routes on the Airbus A319](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a319.md) ### C09 Filed as C09 **Nonstop routes**\ 134 **Airports served**\ 40 **Typical route**\ 530 mi Longest route: [Nanchang (KHN) to Lanzhou (Yongdeng) (LHW)](https://2lnr.com/routes/khn-lhw.md), about 890 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Jieyang (Rongcheng) (SWA) to Hefei (HFE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/swa-hfe.md) - [Wuhan (WUH) to Jieyang (Rongcheng) (SWA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/wuh-swa.md) - [Yantai (YNT) to Hefei (HFE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ynt-hfe.md) - [Jieyang (Rongcheng) (SWA) to Wuhan (WUH)](https://2lnr.com/routes/swa-wuh.md) - [Hefei (HFE) to Yantai (YNT)](https://2lnr.com/routes/hfe-ynt.md) - [Ordos (DSN) to Hefei (HFE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/dsn-hfe.md) [The other 128 routes on the MU route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/mu.md) ### [Airbus A330-200](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a330-200.md) Widebody · Filed as 332 **Nonstop routes**\ 125 **Airports served**\ 55 **Typical route**\ 2,670 mi Longest route: [Shanghai (PVG) to Auckland (AKL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-akl.md), about 5,820 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Beijing (PEK) to Shanghai (SHA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-sha.md) - [Shanghai (SHA) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sha-pek.md) - [Singapore (SIN) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sin-pvg.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Singapore (SIN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-sin.md) - [Shenzhen (SZX) to Shanghai (SHA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/szx-sha.md) - [Seoul (ICN) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/icn-pvg.md) [All 125 routes on the Airbus A330-200](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a330-200.md) ### [Airbus A330-300](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a330-300.md) Widebody · Filed as 333 **Nonstop routes**\ 61 **Airports served**\ 30 **Typical route**\ 1,120 mi Longest route: [Shanghai (PVG) to Istanbul (IST)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-ist.md), about 4,990 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Shanghai (SHA) to Guangzhou (CAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sha-can.md) - [Beijing (PEK) to Shanghai (SHA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pek-sha.md) - [Shanghai (SHA) to Beijing (PEK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sha-pek.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Moscow (SVO)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-svo.md) - [Sydney (SYD) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syd-pvg.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Sydney (SYD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-syd.md) [All 61 routes on the Airbus A330-300](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a330-300.md) ### [Airbus A350-900](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a350-900.md) Widebody · Filed as 359 **Nonstop routes**\ 51 **Airports served**\ 24 **Typical route**\ 5,200 mi Longest route: [Madrid (MAD) to Wenzhou (WNZ)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mad-wnz.md), about 6,520 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Shanghai (PVG) to Tokyo (NRT)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-nrt.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Sydney (SYD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-syd.md) - [Madrid (MAD) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mad-pvg.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Rome (FCO)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-fco.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Madrid (MAD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-mad.md) - [Milan (MXP) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mxp-pvg.md) [All 51 routes on the Airbus A350-900](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/a350-900.md) ### [COMAC C919](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/comac-c919.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 919 **Nonstop routes**\ 46 **Airports served**\ 17 **Typical route**\ 770 mi Longest route: [Konggar (LXA) to Shanghai (SHA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lxa-sha.md), about 1,820 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Shanghai (SHA) to Chengdu (TFU)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sha-tfu.md) - [Chengdu (TFU) to Shanghai (SHA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/tfu-sha.md) - [Shanghai (SHA) to Xi'an (XIY)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sha-xiy.md) - [Xi'an (XIY) to Shanghai (SHA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/xiy-sha.md) - [Shanghai (SHA) to Chongqing (CKG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sha-ckg.md) - [Chongqing (CKG) to Shanghai (SHA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ckg-sha.md) [All 46 routes on the COMAC C919](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/comac-c919.md) ### [Boeing 737 MAX 8](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/737-max-8.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 7M8 **Nonstop routes**\ 44 **Airports served**\ 23 **Typical route**\ 1,040 mi Longest route: [Shanghai (PVG) to Kashi (KHG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-khg.md), about 2,620 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Kunming (KMG) to Singapore (SIN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/kmg-sin.md) - [Singapore (SIN) to Kunming (KMG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sin-kmg.md) - [Kunming (KMG) to Shanghai (SHA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/kmg-sha.md) - [Shanghai (SHA) to Kunming (KMG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/sha-kmg.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Kunming (KMG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-kmg.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Singapore (SIN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-sin.md) [All 44 routes on the Boeing 737 MAX 8](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/737-max-8.md) ### [Boeing 777-300ER](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/777-300er.md) Widebody · Filed as 77W **Nonstop routes**\ 39 **Airports served**\ 20 **Typical route**\ 5,620 mi Longest route: [Shanghai (PVG) to New York (JFK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-jfk.md), about 7,380 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Paris (CDG) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/cdg-pvg.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Paris (CDG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-cdg.md) - [Auckland (AKL) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/akl-pvg.md) - [Frankfurt (FRA) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/fra-pvg.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-fra.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to London (LHR)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-lhr.md) [All 39 routes on the Boeing 777-300ER](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/777-300er.md) ### [Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/787-9.md) Widebody · Filed as 789 **Nonstop routes**\ 25 **Airports served**\ 12 **Typical route**\ 1,260 mi Longest route: [Shanghai (PVG) to London (LGW)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-lgw.md), about 5,750 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Shanghai (PVG) to Melbourne (MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-mel.md) - [Melbourne (MEL) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mel-pvg.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Bangkok (BKK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-bkk.md) - [Beijing (PKX) to Kunming (KMG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pkx-kmg.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to London (LGW)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-lgw.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Guangzhou (CAN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-can.md) [All 25 routes on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/mu/787-9.md) ### Boeing 787 Dreamliner Widebody · Filed as 787 **Nonstop routes**\ 12 **Airports served**\ 8 **Typical route**\ 1,060 mi Longest route: [London (LGW) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lgw-pvg.md), about 5,750 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [London (LGW) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/lgw-pvg.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to London (LGW)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-lgw.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Kashi (KHG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-khg.md) - [Chengdu (CTU) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ctu-pvg.md) - [Shanghai (PVG) to Chengdu (CTU)](https://2lnr.com/routes/pvg-ctu.md) - [Kashi (KHG) to Shanghai (PVG)](https://2lnr.com/routes/khg-pvg.md) [The other 6 routes on the MU route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/mu.md) Route counts are distinct directional nonstop city pairs in 2LNR's schedule data. Where an airline files a family code without naming a variant, the card reads as the family: that is what was filed, and guessing the airframe would be worse than saying so. Distances are great-circle miles between the two airports, rounded to the nearest ten, not the track a flight actually files. A longest route is shown only where every one of that aircraft's routes could be measured, and a typical route only where most of them could; where the measurement was too thin, the figure is left out rather than estimated. ## How to see the seat map for your MU flight The useful version of this question is per flight, not per aircraft type. ### Add the flight, then open its live map On Pro, 2LNR reads the seat map for the specific MU flight and date you are looking at, scores the open seats inside your own cabin and marks paid seats as paid. It is read at the moment you ask rather than stored, so an aircraft swap shows up as a different map instead of a wrong one. ### Then let it watch Cabins churn in the last days before departure as blocked rows release and upgrades clear. Seat monitoring re-reads the map on a cadence that tightens as departure approaches and tells you when a better seat opens, or when the seat you hold changes underneath you. More on that in [seat monitoring](https://2lnr.com/lp/seat-monitoring.md). ### If you want a cabin diagram instead 2LNR does not publish stored cabin drawings or per-seat comfort ratings for MU aircraft, and this page will not pretend otherwise. For browsing a layout on an aircraft you have not booked, a maintained diagram library such as [AeroLOPA](https://www.aerolopa.com/) is the right tool. ## More on China Eastern Airlines - [Where MU flies: the China Eastern Airlines route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/mu.md) - [Seat maps by airline and aircraft](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps.md) - [How to read an airline seat map](https://2lnr.com/guides/airline-seat-maps.md) - [An honest SeatGuru alternative](https://2lnr.com/compare/seatguru.md) ## Frequently asked questions about China Eastern Airlines (MU) aircraft **What aircraft does China Eastern Airlines fly?** 12 aircraft types appear on China Eastern Airlines's own metal in 2LNR's schedule data, reaching 230 airports, including Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo, and Airbus A321. The full list is on this page, with the nonstop routes each one operates and the recorded cabin configuration where there is one. Regional flying under the MU brand is counted as MU metal; flights MU markets but another airline operates are not. **Does 2LNR publish MU seat maps by aircraft type?** Not as static diagrams. 2LNR reads the LIVE seat map for a specific MU flight and date, which is a different thing from a stored cabin drawing: an aircraft swap shows up as a different map rather than a wrong one. If you want to browse a cabin layout for an aircraft you have not booked, a maintained seat-map library such as AeroLOPA is the right tool, and this page says so rather than pretending otherwise. **How do I see the seat map for my MU flight?** Add the flight to 2LNR and open it. Pro plans pull that departure's live seat map, score the open seats inside your own cabin, and mark paid seats as paid. 2LNR can then keep watching the map for a better seat, which is the part a static MU cabin diagram was never able to do. **Where does this MU fleet information come from?** From the schedules 2LNR collects continuously and uses to build its own route map: every aircraft listed here is one MU has filed against a nonstop route it operates, and the counts are the routes in that data. It is a picture of what is scheduled, not an aircraft register, so a type MU owns but is not currently scheduling will not appear. Route lengths are great-circle distances between the two airports rather than flown track miles. **What is the longest route China Eastern Airlines flies?** Of the routes in 2LNR's schedule data, the longest MU operates on its own metal is Shanghai (PVG) to New York (JFK), about 7,380 miles great-circle, flown on the Boeing 777-300ER. That is the distance between the two airports rather than the track the flight actually takes, and it is the routing rather than the aircraft that decides it: MU schedules more than one type on many of its routes. ## See the seats on your MU flight Free to start. Pro adds the live per-flight seat map and seat monitoring. [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login) [See pricing](https://2lnr.com/pricing.md)