KAL553

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

Incheon International Airport (ICN) — Seoul, South Korea

Est. departure time

2026-09-16 05:50 UTC (approx.)

Arrival

Kansai International Airport (KIX) — Osaka, Japan

Distance flown

1031 km

Straight-line distance

860 km

Approach distance

94 km

Aircraft

Registration

HL7639

Type

Boeing 747-800

Seats

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

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

33,025 ft

Max ground speed

537 kt

Tracked

1h 26m · 994 km

Altitude (ft, max 33,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 537)

Altitude (ft, max 33,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 537)

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

Air Seoul (ASV)

Korean Air (KAL)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 06:04 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7609	Boeing 747-800	Completed	950 km
2026-10-02 05:13 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7601	Boeing 747-400	Completed	1025 km
2026-10-01 05:18 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7601	Boeing 747-400	Completed	1034 km
2026-09-30 06:07 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7610	Boeing 747-800	Completed	995 km
2026-09-29 07:30 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7601	Boeing 747-400	Completed	990 km
2026-09-26 05:37 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7609	Boeing 747-800	Completed	974 km
2026-09-25 05:20 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7601	Boeing 747-400	Completed	974 km
2026-09-24 05:18 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7609	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1042 km
2026-09-23 05:56 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7610	Boeing 747-800	Completed	984 km
2026-09-23 02:40 UTC	KAL553	NRT → ICN Tokyo / Narita → Seoul	HL7210	Airbus A321	Completed	1407 km
2026-09-19 06:00 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7629	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1016 km
2026-09-18 05:19 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7602	Boeing 747-400	Completed	1017 km
2026-09-17 05:19 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7610	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1005 km
2026-09-16 06:06 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7639	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1031 km
2026-09-15 05:38 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL8226	Boeing 777-200LR	Completed	1027 km
2026-09-12 08:09 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7609	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1025 km
2026-09-11 05:31 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7605	Boeing 747-400	Completed	1025 km
2026-09-10 05:24 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7617	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1053 km
2026-09-09 07:24 UTC	KAL553	? → KIX ? → Osaka	HL7610	Boeing 747-800	Completed	993 km
2026-09-08 09:09 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL8251	Boeing 777-200LR	Completed	1050 km
2026-09-05 08:39 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7609	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1030 km
2026-09-04 05:44 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7605	Boeing 747-400	Completed	1011 km
2026-09-03 05:50 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7609	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1034 km
2026-09-02 06:22 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7617	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1024 km
2026-09-01 05:24 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL8076	Boeing 777-200LR	Completed	1049 km
2026-08-29 05:59 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7603	Boeing 747-400	Completed	1097 km
2026-08-28 05:42 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7605	Boeing 747-400	Completed	1061 km
2026-08-27 05:22 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7623	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1147 km
2026-08-26 05:40 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7609	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1055 km
2026-08-25 05:28 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL8077	Boeing 777-200LR	Completed	1048 km
2026-08-22 05:54 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7617	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1368 km
2026-08-21 05:30 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7609	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1286 km
2026-08-20 05:27 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7601	Boeing 747-400	Completed	1653 km
2026-08-19 06:08 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7629	Boeing 747-800	Completed	1740 km
2026-08-18 05:23 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL8077	Boeing 777-200LR	Completed	1317 km
2026-08-13 05:22 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL8043	Boeing 777-200LR	Completed	~3480 km est. (972 km recorded)
2026-08-12 06:21 UTC	KAL553	ICN → KIX Seoul → Osaka	HL7605	Boeing 747-400	Completed	1451 km