KAC172

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Departure · Frankfurt am Main (FRA)

Terminal 3 · Gate J8 · Check-in 324-325

Scheduled 27 Sep 15:00

Board status: Gate open

Airborne since 27 Sep 15:21 (ADS-B)

Board data from frankfurt, updated 9854 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) — Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Scheduled departure

2026-09-27 13:00 UTC

Departed

2026-09-27 13:21 UTC

Arrival

Kuwait International Airport (KWI) — Kuwait City, Kuwait

Also flies as

KU172

Distance flown

4353 km

Straight-line distance

4021 km

Approach distance

62 km

Aircraft

Registration

9K-AQA

Type

Airbus A321 Neo

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

97.7 t (371 kg/pax Economy, 762 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

35,050 ft

Max ground speed

489 kt

Tracked

5h 44m · 4,336 km

Altitude (ft, max 35,050)

Ground speed (kt, max 489)

Altitude (ft, max 35,050)

Ground speed (kt, max 489)

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

Cardig Air (CAD)

Himalaya Airlines (HIM)

Kuwait Airways (KAC)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-09-30 13:53 UTC	KAC172	FRA → KWI Frankfurt am Main → Kuwait City	9K-AQA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4343 km
2026-09-27 13:21 UTC	KAC172	FRA → KWI Frankfurt am Main → Kuwait City	9K-AQA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4353 km
2026-09-23 13:19 UTC	KAC172	FRA → KWI Frankfurt am Main → Kuwait City	9K-AQC	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4552 km
2026-09-20 15:50 UTC	KAC172	FRA → KWI Frankfurt am Main → Kuwait City	9K-AQA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4450 km
2026-09-18 13:10 UTC	KAC172	FRA → KWI Frankfurt am Main → Kuwait City	9K-AKP	Airbus A320 Neo	Completed	4424 km
2026-09-16 13:37 UTC	KAC172	FRA → KWI Frankfurt am Main → Kuwait City	9K-AQB	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4511 km
2026-09-13 14:05 UTC	KAC172	FRA → KWI Frankfurt am Main → Kuwait City	9K-AQB	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4594 km
2026-09-11 13:58 UTC	KAC172	FRA → KWI Frankfurt am Main → Kuwait City	9K-AQA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4534 km
2026-09-09 15:35 UTC	KAC172	FRA → KWI Frankfurt am Main → Kuwait City	9K-AQA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4550 km
2026-09-06 14:30 UTC	KAC172	FRA → KWI Frankfurt am Main → Kuwait City	9K-AQC	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	3606 km
2026-09-04 13:18 UTC	KAC172	FRA → ? Frankfurt am Main → ?	9K-APH	AIRBUS A-330-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	4454 km
2026-09-02 19:02 UTC	KAC172	FRA → ? Frankfurt am Main → ?	9K-APG	AIRBUS A-330-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	3577 km