Flights Shanghai → Munich
PVG → MUC
Route overview
This flight route operates from Shanghai to Munich with a perfect on-time performance rate of 100%, featuring an average arrival six minutes ahead of schedule. The single flight in this dataset is conducted using an Airbus A340-600 aircraft, connecting two well-established airports—one in Shanghai that opened in 1999 and the other in Munich which has been operational since 1992 and serves over forty-one million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Shanghai (PVG) → Munich (MUC) route is operated by Lufthansa Cargo. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.8/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Munich the average ATFM delay is 2.1 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Shanghai the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Munich: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Shanghai (PVG) to Munich (MUC) heads north-west for about 8,778 km, a flight time of roughly 11h 24m.
Departures from Shanghai on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 100% of PVG-MUC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Shanghai the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Munich it is 2.1 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lufthansa Cargo (LH) | 76% | 15 min | 7.1% |
Airlines operating PVG-MUC
Airports
Frequently asked questions about PVG-MUC
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The route is operated by 1 airline: Lufthansa Cargo.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
