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B-8978 - Airbus A321 211SL

B-8978 is a Airbus A321 211SL operated by China Eastern Airlines, Mode-S hex code 7806DC. Track it live, browse its recent flights, or download its full position history.

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RegistrationB-8978

Mode-S hex7806DC

ManufacturerAirbus

ModelA321 211SL

OperatorChina Eastern Airlines

Last seen2026-08-23 16:37 UTC

Last callsignCES5480

Recently active. Last received 2 hours ago, possibly beyond receiver coverage or landed.

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Flight history 32 flights since Sep 2025

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-08-23 (today)	CES5480	?	—	16:28Z	last received 16:37Z
Track received today; the finished segment is added by tonight's history build.
2026-08-20	CES2118	?	?	02:00Z	11:40Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-20	CES2106	?	?	03:53Z	09:34Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-20	CES2103	?	?	02:03Z	02:24Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-18	CES2110	?	?	05:10Z	05:40Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-18	CES2103	?	?	01:55Z	05:10Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-16	CES2106	?	?	02:23Z	09:24Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-12	CES5244	?	?	02:04Z	10:26Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-12	CES2258	?	?	11:21Z	15:44Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

Earlier flights (24) - back to 2025-09-26

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-07-13	CES5480	?	?	01:18Z	14:11Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-20 (partial)	CES560	RKSS	?	16:51 KST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-12 (partial)	CES2044	ZGSZ	?	08:00 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-26 (partial)	CES2044	RKSS	?	09:00 KST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-24	CES5244	ZGSZ	VHSK	10:23 CST	20:52 HKT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-21 (partial)	CES2044	?	?	00:00Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-05	CES6649	ZGSZ	?	09:24 CST	14:04Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-04	CES6650	ZBYN	?	19:24 CST	11:54Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-01 (partial)	CES2041	RCTP	?	11:01 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-30	CES5685	?	?	01:37Z	10:40Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-28 (partial)	CES6712	?	?	03:13Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-22	CES2044	?	?	09:33Z	23:44Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-19	CES5243	?	?	08:11Z	10:16Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-14	CES6712	?	?	03:58Z	04:26Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-29	CES6117	?	?	01:15Z	17:32Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-31	CES5080	RJAA	?	14:44 JST	06:44Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-31	CES5079	?	RJAA	01:54Z	12:56 JST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-21	CES5079	?	RJAH	01:53Z	13:01 JST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-21	CES5080	RJAA	?	14:54 JST	06:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-17	CES5079	?	RJAA	02:04Z	13:13 JST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-17	CES5080	RJAA	?	15:01 JST	07:28Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-01	CES6870	ZGSZ	?	19:16 CST	13:42Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-09-30	CES526	RJOY	RKTY	16:01 JST	17:03 KST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-09-26	CES6550	ZGSZ	?	21:36 CST	16:03Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

Times are local to each airport. Hover for UTC. Tap Map to see the route flown. Partial records have a confirmed departure but no reliable arrival fix.

Data access

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