KE891KOREAN AIRLINES · ICN → PVG
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Route confirmed KOREAN AIRLINES

KE891 SeoulICN · 18:55 ShanghaiPVG · 20:10

KE891 by KOREAN AIRLINES flies from Seoul (ICN) to Shanghai (PVG) for the Mon, Oct 12 departure.

Right nowDelay · gate 266
19:15

departs ICN · 20 min late

⚖ KE891 typically leaves +41 and lands −5. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+41 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−5 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~46 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-11
+27 gate · −20 arrival
10-10
+25 gate · −25 arrival
10-09
+26 gate · −23 arrival
10-08
+38 gate · −6 arrival
10-07
+50 gate · +3 arrival
10-06
+48 gate · +2 arrival
10-05
+46 gate · +6 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 −5 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ICNSeoulModerate riskICN delay board →
PVGShanghaiOn-time likelyPVG delay board →
ICN→PVGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Early read, sample still building
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.3%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by PVG (Shanghai), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

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

Other Seoul to Shanghai flights today

same route · KOREAN AIRLINES
KE881departs 08:25
KE887departs 11:10

If KE891 is cancelled, these are the other KOREAN AIRLINES nonstop flights from Seoul to Shanghai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ICN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How KE891 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KE891 across the ICN and PVG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 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 KE891 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
10-11ICN 18:55 19:22 (+27)PVG 20:10 19:50 (−20)
10-10ICN 18:55 19:20 (+25)PVG 20:10 19:45 (−25)
10-09ICN 18:55 19:21 (+26)PVG 20:10 19:47 (−23)
10-08ICN 18:55 19:33 (+38)PVG 20:10 20:04 (−6)
10-07ICN 18:55 19:45 (+50)PVG 20:10 20:13 (+3)
10-06ICN 18:55 19:43 (+48)PVG 20:10 20:12 (+2)
10-05ICN 18:55 19:41 (+46)PVG 20:10 20:16 (+6)
10-04ICN 18:55 19:24 (+29)PVG 20:10 19:58 (−12)
10-03ICN 18:55 19:59 (+64)PVG 20:10 20:27 (+17)
10-02ICN 18:55 19:31 (+36)PVG 20:10 20:01 (−9)
10-01ICN 18:55 19:37 (+42)PVG 20:10 20:05 (−5)
09-30ICN 18:55 19:49 (+54)PVG 20:10 20:16 (+6)
09-29ICN 18:55 19:33 (+38)PVG 20:10 19:59 (−11)
09-28ICN 18:55 19:36 (+41)PVG 20:10 20:05 (−5)

Aircraft

Recent tails: HL8081.

Board clocks recorded as ICN and PVG published them.

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