MH496

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Departure · Colombo (CMB)

Gate 08

Scheduled 11:20

Board status: Gate Closed

Airborne since 11:20 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

Terminal KLIA · Gate H002L · Baggage belt B

Scheduled 17:35 · Landed 17:16 · early

Board status: LAST BAG

Landed 17:16 (airport data)

Board data from cmb, mahb_klia, updated 52 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)

Arrival confirmed via

Airport data (confirmed)

Departure

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) — Colombo, Sri Lanka

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 05:50 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 05:50 UTC (approx.)

Arrival

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) — Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 09:35 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 09:35 UTC

Distance flown

215 km

Straight-line distance

2467 km

Aircraft

Registration

9M-MXQ

Type

Boeing 737-800

Seats

160 total (144 Economy, 16 Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

25,925 ft

Max ground speed

411 kt

Tracked

24m · 214 km

Altitude (ft, max 25,925)

Ground speed (kt, max 411)

Altitude (ft, max 25,925)

Ground speed (kt, max 411)

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

Malaysia Airlines (MAS)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 05:50 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MXQ	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	215 km
2026-09-27 08:40 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MXW	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	359 km
2026-09-25 08:53 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MXO	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	436 km
2026-09-23 08:59 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MXU	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	360 km
2026-09-20 09:26 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MLV	Boeing 737-800	Completed	179 km
2026-09-18 09:02 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MXW	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	278 km
2026-09-16 09:08 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MXL	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	345 km
2026-09-13 09:02 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MXQ	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	399 km
2026-09-11 08:50 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MLT	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	397 km
2026-09-09 09:05 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MXM	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	400 km
2026-09-06 09:01 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MXQ	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	395 km
2026-09-04 08:46 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MXX	Boeing 737-800	Completed	445 km
2026-09-02 09:12 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MXN	Boeing 737-800	Completed	251 km
2026-08-30 08:55 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MVG	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	454 km
2026-08-28 08:41 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MVE	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	355 km
2026-08-26 08:52 UTC	MAS496	CMB → KUL Colombo → Kuala Lumpur	9M-MXO	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	381 km