KE479

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Departure · Seoul (ICN)

Terminal T2 · Gate 258 · Check-in A, B, C, D

Scheduled 02 Oct 19:45 · Departed 02 Oct 20:10 · +25 min

Board status: Departure

Airborne since 02 Oct 20:09 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

Scheduled 23:15 · Estimated 23:05 · early

Board status: On-Time

In the air, ~1h 43m to go (60% of the route flown)

Board data from incheon, sgn, updated 17 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Incheon International Airport (ICN) — Seoul, South Korea

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 10:45 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 11:09 UTC

Arrival

Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) — Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 16:15 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 16:05 UTC

Progress

60% · ~1h 43m remaining

Codeshares

AS7809, DL7919, VN3407

Distance flown

2326 km

Straight-line distance

3563 km

Aircraft

Registration

HL8393

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

271 total (247 Economy, 24 Prestige) (typical for type, not this tail)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

157.5 t (503 kg/pax Economy, 1381 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

39,025 ft

Max ground speed

504 kt

Tracked

2h 41m · 2,326 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 39,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 504)

Altitude (ft, max 39,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 504)

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
2026-10-02 11:09 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8393	Boeing 787-9	In progress	~3563 km est.
2026-10-01 11:06 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8390	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3886 km est. (2335 km recorded)
2026-09-30 11:27 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL7209	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3867 km est. (2239 km recorded)
2026-09-29 11:28 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8082	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3899 km est. (2342 km recorded)
2026-09-28 11:15 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL7206	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3880 km est. (2364 km recorded)
2026-09-27 11:28 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8391	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3866 km est. (2304 km recorded)
2026-09-26 11:22 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL7207	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3858 km est. (2321 km recorded)
2026-09-25 11:22 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL7207	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3842 km est. (2375 km recorded)
2026-09-24 11:22 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8393	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3880 km est. (2364 km recorded)
2026-09-23 11:10 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8345	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3882 km est. (2257 km recorded)
2026-09-22 11:19 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL7209	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3877 km est. (2317 km recorded)
2026-09-21 11:27 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8082	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3872 km est. (2297 km recorded)
2026-09-20 10:55 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL7207	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3932 km est. (2283 km recorded)
2026-09-19 11:11 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8393	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3928 km est. (2316 km recorded)
2026-09-18 11:04 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL7209	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3875 km est. (2113 km recorded)
2026-09-17 11:26 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8082	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~3938 km est. (2276 km recorded)
2026-09-16 11:12 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8082	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3910 km est. (2355 km recorded)
2026-09-15 11:31 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8391	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3931 km est. (2356 km recorded)
2026-09-14 11:23 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8393	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3961 km est. (2445 km recorded)
2026-09-13 11:18 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL7207	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3903 km est. (2366 km recorded)
2026-09-12 11:19 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8083	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3937 km est. (2418 km recorded)
2026-09-11 11:26 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8085	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	3462 km
2026-09-10 11:14 UTC	KAL479	ICN → SGN Seoul → Ho Chi Minh City	HL8081	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3916 km est. (2371 km recorded)