KMG → KULKunming to Kuala Lumpur

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Direct flights from Kunming (KMG) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL): 31 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 86% of the last 14 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,489 km, an estimated 3 hours 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kunming and Kuala Lumpur. Updated 2 November 2026 at 16:52 UTC.

Today, KMG → KUL

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 02:30 AK104AirAsia On schedule ·
  2. · OD671BATIK AIR MALAYSIA On schedule KUL 06:35scheduled

Checked KMG board 22:33 · KUL board 00:52

KMG Kunming tracking
KUL Kuala Lumpur smooth · +0
2,489 km · ~3h 41m est.
dep bank 02:30–23:1531x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 31x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 14 tracked KMG → KUL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −2 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 14 arrivals
Flight time~3h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures31x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
AirAsiaBatik Air MalaysiaChina Eastern Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
AirAsiaAK

Flights AK104 02:30 daily · AK102 17:55 daily

Batik Air MalaysiaOD75% on time

Flights OD671 02:35 daily

China Eastern AirlinesMU

Flights MU873 10:35 daily · MU857 23:15 Tu Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02OD671arrived+31
11-01OD671arrived+38
10-31MU857arrived−12
10-31OD671arrived−14
10-30AK104arrived+14
10-30OD671arrived−14
10-29AK104arrived−24
10-29MU857arrived−12
10-29OD671arrived−14
10-28MU873arrived−32
10-28OD671arrived+0
10-27MU873arrived−2
10-27OD671arrived+3
10-26OD671arrived+7

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
KMGKunming tracking 🌤 clear · SW 8 kt Full KMG delay board →
KULKuala Lumpur +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNE 3 kt Full KUL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at KUL: a 8% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Kunming to Kuala Lumpur route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop KMG to KUL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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KMG to KUL questions

Is KMG–KUL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on KMG–KUL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 02:30 and evening departures around 17:55 from KMG. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the KUL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from KMG to KUL?

Great-circle distance is 2,489 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 206–243 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does KMG–KUL fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 31 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.