KM491 ZurichZRH · 18:15 VallettaMLA · 20:30
KM491 by KM Malta Airlines flies from Zurich (ZRH) to Valletta (MLA) for the Fri, Sep 18 departure.
departs ZRH · on schedule
board checked 6m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ KM491 typically leaves +13 and lands +6. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +6 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at ZRH and MLA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Zurich to Valletta flights today
same route · KM Malta AirlinesIf KM491 is cancelled, this is the other KM Malta Airlines nonstop flight from Zurich to Valletta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ZRH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How KM491 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KM491 across the ZRH and MLA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min late. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 10/14 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how KM491 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: 9H-NEC, 9HNEC, 9H-NEH, 9HNEH.
Board clocks recorded as ZRH and MLA published them.
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