KAL2197

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Departure · Seoul (ICN)

Terminal T2 · Gate 255 · Check-in A, B, C, D

Scheduled 18 Sep 17:10 · Departed 18 Sep 17:29 · +19 min

Board status: Departure

Airborne since 18 Sep 17:13 (ADS-B)

Board data from incheon, updated 21653 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed (landing presumed)

Arrival confirmed via

Inferred (no confirmation)

Departure

Incheon International Airport (ICN) — Seoul, South Korea

Scheduled departure

2026-09-18 08:10 UTC

Est. departure time

2026-09-18 08:04 UTC (approx.)

Arrival

Niigata Airport (KIJ) — Niigata, Japan

Also flies as

KE2197

Codeshares

DL7901, JL5226, OZ9883

Distance flown

1225 km

Straight-line distance

1115 km

Approach distance

52 km

Aircraft

Registration

HL8509

Type

Airbus A321 Neo

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

34.8 t (363 kg/pax Business, 139 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

33,025 ft

Max ground speed

533 kt

Tracked

1h 44m · 1,198 km

Altitude (ft, max 33,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 533)

Altitude (ft, max 33,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 533)

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

Airline

Korean Air (KAL)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 00:46 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8531	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1221 km
2026-10-02 08:32 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8529	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	1260 km
2026-10-01 01:03 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8711	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1256 km
2026-09-30 08:38 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8531	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	1232 km
2026-09-29 00:49 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8713	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	1276 km
2026-09-28 08:25 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8529	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1251 km
2026-09-27 08:28 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8590	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1227 km
2026-09-26 01:01 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8528	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1248 km
2026-09-25 08:17 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8528	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	1241 km
2026-09-24 00:51 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8711	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1246 km
2026-09-23 08:20 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8558	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	1269 km
2026-09-22 01:15 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8589	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1238 km
2026-09-21 08:37 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8558	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1263 km
2026-09-20 08:30 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8505	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1288 km
2026-09-19 01:15 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8589	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	1282 km
2026-09-18 08:13 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8509	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1225 km
2026-09-17 01:02 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8713	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1286 km
2026-09-16 08:32 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8557	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1292 km
2026-09-15 01:22 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8505	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1310 km
2026-09-14 08:36 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8558	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	1354 km
2026-09-13 08:23 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8505	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	1296 km
2026-09-12 01:01 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8532	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	1303 km
2026-09-11 08:41 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8531	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	1348 km
2026-09-10 01:10 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8711	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	1306 km
2026-09-09 08:26 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8713	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1316 km
2026-09-08 01:07 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8249	Boeing 737-900	Completed (landing presumed)	1304 km
2026-09-07 08:22 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8509	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	1313 km
2026-09-06 08:23 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8556	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1311 km
2026-09-05 01:01 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8713	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	1270 km
2026-09-04 08:25 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8711	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	1285 km
2026-09-03 01:15 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8531	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	1284 km
2026-09-02 08:26 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8558	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	1261 km
2026-09-01 00:43 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8505	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	1255 km
2026-08-31 08:21 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8567	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1307 km
2026-08-30 08:32 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8352	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1227 km
2026-08-29 01:06 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8567	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1265 km
2026-08-28 08:30 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8351	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1317 km
2026-08-27 01:18 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8352	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1374 km
2026-08-26 08:34 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8352	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1339 km
2026-08-25 01:00 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8352	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1292 km
2026-08-23 08:25 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8351	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1712 km
2026-08-22 00:55 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → ICN Seoul → Seoul	HL8712	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	~2923 km est. (1748 km recorded)
2026-08-21 08:22 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → ICN Seoul → Seoul	HL8349	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~2924 km est. (1749 km recorded)
2026-08-20 01:01 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → KIJ Seoul → Niigata	HL8591	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	~2137 km est. (1490 km recorded)
2026-08-19 08:28 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → ICN Seoul → Seoul	HL8567	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~2803 km est. (1910 km recorded)
2026-08-17 08:38 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → ICN Seoul → Seoul	HL8352	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~2968 km est. (1819 km recorded)
2026-08-15 00:56 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → ICN Seoul → Seoul	HL8592	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~885 km est. (3 km recorded)
2026-08-12 08:14 UTC	KAL2197	ICN → ICN Seoul → Seoul	HL8567	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~1 km est. (0 km recorded)