MH497

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Departure · Kuala Lumpur (KUL)

Terminal KLIA · Gate C011

Scheduled 09:10 · Departed 09:23 · +13 min

Board status: DEPARTED

Airborne since 09:25 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Colombo (CMB)

Scheduled 10:05 · Landed 10:00 · early

Board status: Arrived At 10:00

Landed 10:00 (airport data)

Board data from cmb, mahb_klia, updated 20 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)

Arrival confirmed via

Airport data (confirmed)

Departure

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

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 01:10 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 01:25 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 04:35 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 04:30 UTC

Distance flown

232 km

Straight-line distance

2467 km

Aircraft

Registration

9M-MXQ

Type

Boeing 737-800

Seats

160 total (144 Economy, 16 Business)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

64.2 t (373 kg/pax Economy, 648 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

34,000 ft

Max ground speed

471 kt

Tracked

19m · 232 km

Altitude (ft, max 34,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 471)

Altitude (ft, max 34,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 471)

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 01:25 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MXQ	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~2570 km est. (232 km recorded)
2026-09-30 01:16 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MXW	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2582 km est. (369 km recorded)
2026-09-27 01:32 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MXW	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2560 km est. (297 km recorded)
2026-09-25 01:42 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MXO	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2581 km est. (337 km recorded)
2026-09-23 01:40 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MXU	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2562 km est. (326 km recorded)
2026-09-20 01:44 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MLV	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2574 km est. (331 km recorded)
2026-09-18 01:54 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MXW	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2559 km est. (309 km recorded)
2026-09-16 01:59 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MXL	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2578 km est. (313 km recorded)
2026-09-13 01:41 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MXQ	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2549 km est. (324 km recorded)
2026-09-11 01:42 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MLT	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2572 km est. (337 km recorded)
2026-09-09 01:37 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	—	—	From schedule	~2467 km est.
2026-09-04 01:33 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MXX	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2755 km est. (551 km recorded)
2026-09-02 01:37 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MXN	Boeing 737-800	Completed	~2585 km est. (314 km recorded)
2026-08-30 01:38 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MVG	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~2607 km est. (351 km recorded)
2026-08-28 01:34 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MVE	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~2624 km est. (388 km recorded)
2026-08-26 01:31 UTC	MAS497	KUL → CMB Kuala Lumpur → Colombo	9M-MXO	Boeing 737-800	Completed	~2818 km est. (533 km recorded)