MNL → BKIManila to Kota Kinabalu

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Direct flights from Manila (MNL) to Kota Kinabalu (BKI): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,097 km, an estimated 1 hour 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Manila and Kota Kinabalu. Updated 21 September 2026 at 14:18 UTC.

MNL Manila smooth · +12
BKI Kota Kinabalu tracking
1,097 km · ~1h 54m est.
departs 23:104x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
84 / 100

route health from live MNL and BKI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+16 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~1h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Philippines AirAsia

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
Philippines AirAsiaZ2

Flights Z2501 23:10 Mo We Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-20Z2501departed+16
09-14Z2501departed+6

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
MNLManila +12 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ENE 5 kt Full MNL delay board →
BKIKota Kinabalu tracking Full BKI delay board →

How the Manila to Kota Kinabalu route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MNL to BKI 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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MNL to BKI questions

Is MNL–BKI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MNL is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MNL to BKI?

Great-circle distance is 1,097 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 107–124 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MNL–BKI fly?

Philippines AirAsia runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at MNL and arrival-side delay at BKI, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.