KUL → MAAKuala Lumpur to Chennai

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Direct flights from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Chennai (MAA): 33 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 73% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 30 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,629 km, an estimated 3 hours 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kuala Lumpur and Chennai. Updated 5 November 2026 at 04:52 UTC.

Today, KUL → MAA

Thu 5 Nov · local times
MH182MalaysiaIn the air, 37 min late

Left KUL at 09:47, 37 min after its 09:10 slot.

Likely landing
about 10:50middle half 10:39 to 11:01 · sched 10:45

Landing estimate from 55,397 tracked flights of 4 to 8 hours that left 30 to 59 min late. The MAA board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track MH182 →
  1. 05:45 6E1032IndiGo Left 06:06 +21 Landed 07:08 +3
  2. 09:10 MH182Malaysia Left 09:47 +37 MAA about 10:50In the air · sched 10:45
  3. 21:40 MH180MALAYSIA AIRLINES BERHAD On scheduleGate H006R ·
  4. · AK11AirAsia On schedule MAA 07:25scheduled

Checked KUL board 12:52 · MAA board 10:03

KUL Kuala Lumpur busy · +15
MAA Chennai smooth · +0
2,629 km · ~3h 52m est.
dep bank 05:45–21:4533x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 33x weekly · nonstop
73% on time

of the last 11 tracked KUL → MAA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +3 min. 0 of 30 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+3 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~3h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures33x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 30

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
AirAsiaIndiGoMalaysia 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
AirAsiaAK57% on time

Flights AK11 06:10 daily · AK13 21:45 daily

IndiGo6E

Flights 6E1032 05:45 daily

Malaysia AirlinesMH

Flights MH182 09:10 Mo We Th Fr Sa Su · MH180 21:40 Tu We Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-056E1032dep +21 → arr+3
11-05MH182departed+37
11-046E1032dep +17 → arr−8
11-04AK11arrived−15
11-04AK13dep +26 → arr+7
11-04MH180departed+26
11-04MH182departed+29
11-036E1032dep +13 → arr−17
11-03AK11arrived+17
11-03AK13arrived+28
11-03MH180departed+72
11-026E1032dep +13 → arr−23
11-02AK11arrived−7
11-02AK13arrived+32
11-02MH182departed+58
11-016E1032departed+23
11-01AK13arrived+12
11-01MH180departed+67
11-01MH182departed+38
10-316E1032departed+13
10-31MH180departed+26
10-31MH182departed+56
10-306E1032departed+42
10-30AK11departed+6
10-30MH180departed+36
10-30MH182departed+38
10-296E1032departed+18
10-29AK11departed+10
10-29MH180departed+48
10-29MH182departed+19

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
KULKuala Lumpur +15 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · 4 kt Full KUL delay board →
MAAChennai +0 min smooth Full MAA 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 Kuala Lumpur to Chennai route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop KUL to MAA 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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KUL to MAA questions

Is KUL–MAA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at KUL is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on KUL–MAA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:45 and evening departures around 21:40 from KUL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MAA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from KUL to MAA?

Great-circle distance is 2,629 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 216–255 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does KUL–MAA fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 33 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.