KAL260

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Departure · Chicago (ORD)

Scheduled 27 Sep 10:00 · Departed 27 Sep 11:17 · +77 min

Board status: Active

Airborne since 27 Sep 11:16 (ADS-B)

Board data from ord, updated 8199 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) — Chicago, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-09-27 15:00 UTC

Departed

2026-09-27 16:16 UTC

Arrival

Incheon International Airport (ICN) — Seoul, South Korea

Also flies as

KE260

Distance flown

11485 km

Straight-line distance

10519 km

Approach distance

59 km

Aircraft

Registration

HL7639

Type

Boeing 747-800

Seats

368 total (314 Economy, 48 Prestige, 6 First) (typical for type, not this tail)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

927.7 t (5182 kg/pax Business, 5726 kg/pax First, 2052 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

40,025 ft

Max ground speed

489 kt

Tracked

14h 49m · 11,461 km

Altitude (ft, max 40,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 489)

Altitude (ft, max 40,025)

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

Airline

Korean Air (KAL)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-09-27 16:16 UTC	KAL260	ORD → ICN Chicago → Seoul	HL7639	Boeing 747-800	Completed	11485 km
2026-09-20 18:53 UTC	KAL260	ORD → ICN Chicago → Seoul	HL7629	Boeing 747-800	Completed	11358 km
2026-09-13 23:45 UTC	KAL260	ORD → ICN Chicago → Seoul	HL7629	Boeing 747-800	Completed	11579 km
2026-09-06 15:54 UTC	KAL260	ORD → ICN Chicago → Seoul	HL7609	Boeing 747-800	Completed	11614 km
2026-08-31 00:38 UTC	KAL260	ORD → ICN Chicago → Seoul	HL7623	Boeing 747-800	Completed	11552 km
2026-08-23 20:00 UTC	KAL260	ORD → ICN Chicago → Seoul	HL7624	Boeing 747-800	Completed	11774 km
2026-08-16 15:27 UTC	KAL260	ORD → ICN Chicago → Seoul	HL7623	Boeing 747-800	Completed (landing presumed)	13099 km