KE81KOREAN AIRLINES · ICN → JFK
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Route confirmed KOREAN AIRLINES

KE81 SeoulICN · 10:00 New YorkJFK · 11:00

KE81 by KOREAN AIRLINES flies from Seoul (ICN) to New York (JFK) for the Sat, Oct 17 departure.

Right nowLanded in New York · today
10:57

arrived at JFK · 3 min early

⚖ KE81 typically leaves +30 and lands −21. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-18
+31 gate · −3 arrival
10-17
+40 gate · −3 arrival
10-16
+33 gate · −5 arrival
10-15
+28 gate · −21 arrival
10-14
+24 gate · −26 arrival
10-13
+64 gate · +26 arrival
10-12
+22 gate · −18 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −21 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ICNSeoulModerate riskICN delay board →
JFKNew YorkOn-time likelyJFK delay board →
ICN→JFKevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Seoul to New York flights today

same route · KOREAN AIRLINES
KE85departs 19:30

If KE81 is cancelled, this is the other KOREAN AIRLINES nonstop flight from Seoul to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ICN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How KE81 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KE81 across the ICN and JFK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how KE81 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-18ICN 10:00 10:31 (+31)JFK 11:00 10:57 (−3)
10-17ICN 10:00 10:40 (+40)JFK 11:00 10:57 (−3)
10-16ICN 10:00 10:33 (+33)JFK 11:00 10:55 (−5)
10-15ICN 10:00 10:28 (+28)JFK 11:00 10:39 (−21)
10-14ICN 10:00 10:24 (+24)JFK 11:00 10:34 (−26)
10-13ICN 10:00 11:04 (+64)JFK 11:00 11:26 (+26)
10-12ICN 10:00 10:22 (+22)JFK 11:00 10:42 (−18)
10-11ICN 10:00 10:28 (+28)JFK 11:00 10:56 (−4)
10-10ICN 10:00 10:35 (+35)JFK 11:00 11:02 (+2)
10-09ICN 10:00 10:35 (+35)JFK 11:00 10:33 (−27)
10-08ICN 10:00 10:22 (+22)JFK 11:00 10:16 (−44)
10-07ICN 10:00 10:23 (+23)JFK 11:00 10:16 (−44)
10-06ICN 10:00 10:30 (+30)JFK 11:00 10:39 (−21)
10-05ICN 10:00 10:28 (+28)JFK 11:00 10:39 (−21)
10-04ICN 10:00 10:42 (+42)JFK 11:00 10:32 (−28)

Board clocks recorded as ICN and JFK published them.

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