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Direct flights from Vientiane (VTE) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 1,697 km, an estimated 2 hours 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Vientiane and Kuala Lumpur. Updated 10 October 2026 at 02:52 UTC.
VTE
Vientiane
tracking
KUL
Kuala Lumpur
smooth · +0
1,697 km · ~2h 41m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live VTE and KUL delay boards
Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−7 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~2h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Vientiane to Kuala Lumpur route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop VTE 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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Pro Flight Search — Vientiane (VTE) to Kuala Lumpur (KUL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/VTE-KUL
VTE to KUL questions
Is VTE–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.
How long is the flight from VTE to KUL?
Great-circle distance is 1,697 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 150–175 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does VTE–KUL fly?
AirAsia runs the route with about 2 flights a week (thu, sat). 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 VTE and arrival-side delay at KUL, 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.
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