KE18Korean Air · LAX → ICN
live · 6m ago
Route confirmed Korean Air

KE18 Los AngelesLAX · 11:37 SeoulICN · 17:35

KE18 by Korean Air flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Seoul (ICN) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowEn route to Seoul · off blocks 11:37 · on schedule
18:05

estimated arrival at ICN · local time · ~7h 31m from now

En routeKE18 · position estimated
LAXLos AngelesICNSeoul
Estimated from the boardsarr 18:05

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 11:37 · typical taxi-out at LAX ≈ 4.5 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ KE18 typically leaves +19 and lands −7. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+34+67+101 min
11-05
+0 gate · +30 arrival
11-04
+20 gate · −28 arrival
11-03
+18 gate · −31 arrival
11-02
+32 gate · −23 arrival
11-01
+101 gate · +17 arrival
10-31
+17 gate · −1 arrival
10-30
+21 gate · +17 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −7 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
ICNSeoulOn-time likelyICN delay board →
LAX→ICNevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Tomorrow at Los Angeles

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High27°Clikely 25°C to 29°C
Low16°Clikely 15°C to 17°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Los Angeles to Seoul flights today

same route · Korean Air
KE12departs 22:00

If KE18 is cancelled, this is the other Korean Air nonstop flight from Los Angeles to Seoul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How KE18 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KE18 across the LAX and ICN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 8/11 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how KE18 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-05LAX 11:37 (+0)ICN 17:35 18:05 (+30)
11-04LAX 11:00 11:20 (+20)ICN 17:35 17:07 (−28)
11-03LAX 11:00 11:18 (+18)ICN 17:35 17:04 (−31)
11-02LAX 11:00 11:32 (+32)ICN 17:35 17:12 (−23)
11-01LAX 11:00 12:41 (+101)ICN 17:35 17:52 (+17)
10-31LAX 12:00 12:17 (+17)ICN 17:35 17:34 (−1)
10-30LAX 12:00 12:21 (+21)ICN 17:35 17:52 (+17)
10-29LAX 12:00 12:17 (+17)ICN 17:35 17:17 (−18)
10-28LAX 12:00 13:44 (+104)ICN 17:35 18:47 (+72)
10-27LAX 12:00 12:10 (+10)ICN 17:35 17:27 (−8)
10-26LAX 12:00 12:17 (+17)ICN 17:35 17:29 (−6)
10-25LAX 12:00 13:19 (+79)ICN 17:50 17:21 (−29)

Aircraft

Recent tails: HL7637, HL7638, HL8046, HL7642.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and ICN published them.

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