Flight
KAL261 28 Jan 2026
KAL261, operated by Korean Air, on 28 Jan 2026, 4 legs. Scheduled and actual times are local to each airport (hover for UTC).
Leg 1 of 4estimated
PlaneTrack receiver network| Route | Route not recorded |
| Status | Completed (receiver network) |
| First seen airborne | 06:43Z |
| Last seen | 09:30Z |
| Duration | 2h 46m |
| Aircraft | HL7609 |
Leg 2 of 4estimated
PlaneTrack receiver network| Route | PANC TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL → KORD CHICAGO OHARE INTERNATIONAL |
| Status | Completed (receiver network) |
| First seen airborne | 02:04 AKST |
| Last seen | 10:36 CST |
| Duration | 5h 31m |
| Aircraft | HL7609 |
| Max altitude | 33,025 ft |
| Distance tracked | 2,466 nm |
Leg 3 of 4
PlaneTrack receiver network| Route | KORD CHICAGO OHARE INTERNATIONAL → KATL THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL |
| Status | Completed (receiver network) |
| First seen airborne | 13:34 CST |
| Last seen | 16:08 EST |
| Duration | 1h 33m |
| Aircraft | HL7609 |
| Max altitude | 33,000 ft |
| Distance tracked | 527 nm |
Leg 4 of 4estimated
PlaneTrack receiver network| Route | KATL THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL → KSEA SEATTLE TACOMA INTERNATIONAL |
| Status | Completed (receiver network) |
| First seen airborne | 18:02 EST |
| Last seen | 15:58 PST |
| Duration | 0h 56m |
| Aircraft | HL7609 |
| Max altitude | 32,025 ft |
| Distance tracked | 1,892 nm |
Punctuality, last 30 days
| Flights | 3 |
| On time | 3 (100%) |
| Average delay | -10 min |
| Worst delay | none |
In the last 30 days KAL261 departed on time (within 15 minutes) on 3 of 3 flights (100%), with an average departure delay of -10 min and a worst delay of none.
Schedule, departure and arrival times from the FAA SWIM feed; aircraft, altitude and distance from the PlaneTrack receiver network. On time means a departure within 15 minutes of schedule.