KU171

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Departure · Kuwait City (KWI)

Terminal 4

Scheduled 11:55 · Departed 11:45 · early

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 11:56 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Frankfurt am Main (FRA)

Terminal 3 · Gate J04A

Scheduled 17:30 · Estimated 16:38 · early

Board status: Departed

In the air, ~3h 4m to go (39% of the route flown)

Board data from lufthansa, updated 9 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Kuwait International Airport (KWI) — Kuwait City, Kuwait

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 08:55 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 08:56 UTC

Arrival

Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) — Frankfurt am Main, Germany (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 15:30 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 14:38 UTC

Progress

39% · ~3h 4m remaining

Distance flown

1652 km

Straight-line distance

4021 km

Aircraft

Registration

9K-APH

Type

AIRBUS A-330-800

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

206.3 t (565 kg/pax Economy, 1152 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

38,025 ft

Max ground speed

488 kt

Tracked

2h 9m · 1,652 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 38,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 488)

Altitude (ft, max 38,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 488)

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

Cardig Air (CAD)

Himalaya Airlines (HIM)

Kuwait Airways (KAC)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 08:56 UTC	KAC171	KWI → FRA Kuwait City → Frankfurt am Main	9K-APH	AIRBUS A-330-800	In progress	~4021 km est.
2026-10-01 21:29 UTC	KAC171	MUC → KWI Munich → Kuwait City	9K-APG	AIRBUS A-330-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3916 km est. (2731 km recorded)
2026-10-01 16:58 UTC	KAC171	FRA → MUC Frankfurt am Main → Munich	9K-APG	AIRBUS A-330-800	Completed	349 km
2026-10-01 09:36 UTC	KAC171	KWI → FRA Kuwait City → Frankfurt am Main	9K-APG	AIRBUS A-330-800	Completed	4374 km
2026-09-30 06:05 UTC	KAC171	KWI → FRA Kuwait City → Frankfurt am Main	9K-AQA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4432 km
2026-09-27 05:51 UTC	KAC171	KWI → FRA Kuwait City → Frankfurt am Main	9K-AQA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4399 km
2026-09-25 05:53 UTC	KAC171	KWI → FRA Kuwait City → Frankfurt am Main	9K-AQA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4385 km
2026-09-23 05:52 UTC	KAC171	KWI → FRA Kuwait City → Frankfurt am Main	9K-AQC	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4385 km
2026-09-20 08:27 UTC	KAC171	KWI → FRA Kuwait City → Frankfurt am Main	9K-AQA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4523 km
2026-09-18 05:44 UTC	KAC171	KWI → FRA Kuwait City → Frankfurt am Main	9K-AKP	Airbus A320 Neo	Completed	4399 km
2026-09-16 05:49 UTC	KAC171	KWI → FRA Kuwait City → Frankfurt am Main	9K-AQB	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4457 km
2026-09-13 06:00 UTC	KAC171	KWI → FRA Kuwait City → Frankfurt am Main	9K-AQB	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4462 km
2026-09-11 05:57 UTC	KAC171	KWI → FRA Kuwait City → Frankfurt am Main	9K-AQA	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	4463 km