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KE249 Korean Air - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Korean Air flight KE249, which currently operates between the airports of Shanghai - Shanghai Pudong International Airport (Airport Code PVG) and Anchorage - Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (Airport Code ANC).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, April 23, 2026.

KE249 On Time performance:
20
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

KE249 Korean Air to Anchorage

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 117 minutes
Flight Status for Thursday April 23, 2026

Airline information

Korean Air
Korean Air
Equipment: Boeing 777-200F Freighter

Departure

Shanghai (PVG)
April 23, 2026
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Departed at:
07:23
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 05:40

Arrival

Anchorage (ANC)
April 22, 2026
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Arrived at:
23:20
Terminal:
N
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 21:23
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight KE249?
The flight KE249 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight KE249?
The distance between the two airports is 6921 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight KE249?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 07:43 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 16:00 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Shanghai: 2026-04-24 13:36:32
Current Time in Anchorage: 2026-04-23 21:36:32

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Shanghai and Anchorage:

UPS
- Flight Number: 5X81. (On Time performance: 21 - Average Delay: 45 minutes)
- Flight Number: 5X83. (On Time performance: 14 - Average Delay: 52 minutes)

Atlas Air
- Flight Number: 5Y512.
- Flight Number: 5Y518.
- Flight Number: 5Y532. (On Time performance: 14 - Average Delay: 70 minutes)
- Flight Number: 5Y538.
- Flight Number: 5Y802.
- Flight Number: 5Y804.
- Flight Number: 5Y8102.
- Flight Number: 5Y812. (On Time performance: 5 - Average Delay: 88 minutes)
- Flight Number: 5Y8174.
- Flight Number: 5Y8275.
- Flight Number: 5Y8422.
- Flight Number: 5Y8676. (On Time performance: 8 - Average Delay: 78 minutes)
- Flight Number: 5Y8904.

China Southern Cargo
- Flight Number: CSG2501.
- Flight Number: CSG2503. (On Time performance: 9 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: CSG2521. (On Time performance: 15 - Average Delay: 44 minutes)
- Flight Number: CSG2523. (On Time performance: 8 - Average Delay: 35 minutes)
- Flight Number: CSG2525. (On Time performance: 13 - Average Delay: 46 minutes)

Kalitta Air
- Flight Number: K4915. (On Time performance: 17 - Average Delay: 103 minutes)
- Flight Number: K4917. (On Time performance: 13 - Average Delay: 132 minutes)
- Flight Number: K4979.

Polar Air Cargo
- Flight Number: PO998.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from February 24, 2026 to April 16, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 5
On Time: 1 ( 20 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 40 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 20 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 20 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 41 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights KE249

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
22 April
07:23
Shanghai (PVG)
23:20
Anchorage (ANC)
07h 57min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
19 April
05:33
Shanghai (PVG)
21:59
Anchorage (ANC)
08h 26min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Friday
17 April
05:44
Shanghai (PVG)
21:26
Anchorage (ANC)
07h 42min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
15 April
05:52
Shanghai (PVG)
21:41
Anchorage (ANC)
07h 49min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
12 April
05:33
Shanghai (PVG)
21:03
Anchorage (ANC)
07h 30min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 April
06:14
Shanghai (PVG)
21:41
Anchorage (ANC)
07h 27min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
08 April
06:05
Shanghai (PVG)
21:56
Anchorage (ANC)
07h 51min
Boeing 777-200
Boeing 777-200
Landed - Delayed