MH497Malaysia Airlines · KUL → CMB
live · 34m ago
Route confirmed Malaysia Airlines

MH497 Kuala LumpurKUL · 09:10 ColomboCMB

MH497 by Malaysia Airlines flies from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Colombo (CMB) for the Sat, Sep 19 departure.

Right nowEn route to Colombo · off blocks 09:50 · 40 min late
En route

en route from KUL to CMB

En routeMH497 · position estimated
KULKuala LumpurCMBColombo
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 09:50.

Typical gate push+29 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-19
+40 gate
09-18
+40 gate
09-16
+47 gate
09-13
+27 gate
09-11
+29 gate
09-09
+27 gate
09-06
+14 gate

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

0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
KULKuala LumpurModerate riskKUL delay board →
CMBColomboOn-time likelyCMB delay board →
KUL→CMBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

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 Kuala Lumpur to Colombo flights today

same route · Malaysia Airlines
MH179departs 22:00

If MH497 is cancelled, this is the other Malaysia Airlines nonstop flight from Kuala Lumpur to Colombo on the same day, with scheduled departure times in KUL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How MH497 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for MH497 across the KUL and CMB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~29 min late. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 1/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how MH497 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-19KUL 09:10 09:50 (+40)CMB
09-18KUL 09:10 09:50 (+40)CMB
09-16KUL 09:10 09:57 (+47)CMB
09-13KUL 09:10 09:37 (+27)CMB
09-11KUL 09:10 09:39 (+29)CMB
09-09KUL 09:10 09:37 (+27)CMB
09-06KUL 09:10 09:24 (+14)CMB

Board clocks recorded as KUL and CMB published them.

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