KAL851

Flight

Status

Incomplete (signal lost)

Departure

Incheon International Airport (ICN) — Seoul, South Korea

Departed

2026-09-27 00:39 UTC (first seen)

Distance flown

398 km

Approach distance

4 km

Aircraft

Registration

HL8591

Type

Airbus A321 Neo

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

27,600 ft

Max ground speed

369 kt

Tracked

39m · 398 km

Altitude (ft, max 27,600)

Ground speed (kt, max 369)

Altitude (ft, max 27,600)

Ground speed (kt, max 369)

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 00:28 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8591	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	357 km
2026-10-02 23:30 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8591	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1038 km est. (389 km recorded)
2026-10-02 01:14 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8591	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	13 km
2026-10-01 23:48 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8591	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1037 km est. (399 km recorded)
2026-10-01 00:38 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8509	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	353 km
2026-09-30 23:37 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8509	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1035 km est. (393 km recorded)
2026-09-30 00:33 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8559	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	403 km
2026-09-29 23:41 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8559	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1035 km est. (412 km recorded)
2026-09-29 00:18 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8590	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	424 km
2026-09-28 23:30 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8590	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1032 km est. (400 km recorded)
2026-09-28 00:29 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8559	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	421 km
2026-09-27 23:36 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8559	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1033 km est. (397 km recorded)
2026-09-27 00:39 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8591	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	398 km
2026-09-26 23:43 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8591	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1072 km est. (434 km recorded)
2026-09-26 00:28 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8711	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	403 km
2026-09-25 23:37 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8711	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1060 km est. (421 km recorded)
2026-09-25 00:29 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8559	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	397 km
2026-09-24 23:36 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8559	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1064 km est. (426 km recorded)
2026-09-24 00:26 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8712	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	402 km
2026-09-23 23:38 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8712	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1034 km est. (385 km recorded)
2026-09-23 00:35 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8509	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	311 km
2026-09-22 23:34 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8509	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1073 km est. (439 km recorded)
2026-09-22 00:40 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8559	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	395 km
2026-09-21 23:48 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8559	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1071 km est. (429 km recorded)
2026-09-21 00:27 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8509	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	418 km
2026-09-20 23:37 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8509	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1034 km est. (397 km recorded)
2026-09-20 00:21 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8556	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	429 km
2026-09-19 23:34 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8556	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1039 km est. (390 km recorded)
2026-09-19 00:28 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8531	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	402 km
2026-09-18 23:38 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8531	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1044 km est. (398 km recorded)
2026-09-18 00:27 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8713	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	447 km
2026-09-17 00:31 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8556	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	342 km
2026-09-16 23:35 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8556	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1084 km est. (448 km recorded)
2026-09-16 00:24 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8712	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	400 km
2026-09-15 23:36 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8712	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1055 km est. (379 km recorded)
2026-09-15 00:24 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8529	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	414 km
2026-09-14 23:35 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8529	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1049 km est. (406 km recorded)
2026-09-14 00:14 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8712	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	466 km
2026-09-13 23:27 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8712	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1057 km est. (411 km recorded)
2026-09-13 00:27 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8589	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	423 km
2026-09-12 23:37 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8589	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1041 km est. (410 km recorded)
2026-09-12 00:34 UTC	KAL851	ICN → ? Seoul → ?	HL8528	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	397 km
2026-09-11 23:44 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8528	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1051 km est. (383 km recorded)
2026-09-11 00:31 UTC	KAL851	? → ?	HL8532	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	356 km
2026-09-10 23:36 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8532	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1051 km est. (396 km recorded)
2026-09-10 00:47 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8509	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	454 km
2026-09-09 23:53 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8509	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1038 km est. (383 km recorded)
2026-09-08 00:24 UTC	KAL851	? → PKX ? → Beijing / Langfang	HL8712	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing presumed)	406 km
2026-09-07 23:35 UTC	KAL851	ICN → PEK Seoul → Beijing	HL8712	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1061 km est. (422 km recorded)
2026-09-07 00:24 UTC	KAL851	? → ?	HL8556	Airbus A321 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	369 km