KU343Kuwait Airways · KWI → MAA
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Route confirmed Kuwait Airways

KU343 Kuwait CityKWI · 18:30 ChennaiMAA · 01:55

KU343 by Kuwait Airways flies from Kuwait City (KWI) to Chennai (MAA) for the Mon, Nov 9 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate T4
18:30

departs KWI · on schedule

Typical gate push+18 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−21 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~39 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
−21 arrival
11-07
+13 gate · −21 arrival
11-04
+27 gate · −3 arrival
11-03
+17 gate · −12 arrival
11-02
+8 gate · −21 arrival
10-31
+18 gate
10-28
+34 gate

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 · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
KWIKuwait CityOn-time likelyKWI delay board →
MAAChennaiOn-time likelyMAA delay board →
KWI→MAAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
6.8%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.7%Chance of cancellation
-14 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at KWI and MAA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Kuwait City

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 26°C to 29°C
Low19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other Kuwait City to Chennai flights today

same route · Kuwait Airways
KU341departs 21:25
KU347departs 21:50

If KU343 is cancelled, these are the other Kuwait Airways nonstop flights from Kuwait City to Chennai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in KWI local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How KU343 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for KU343 across the KWI and MAA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 KU343 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-08KWI 18:30MAA 01:55 01:34 (−21)
11-07KWI 18:30 18:43 (+13)MAA 01:55 01:34 (−21)
11-04KWI 18:30 18:57 (+27)MAA 01:55 01:52 (−3)
11-03KWI 18:30 18:47 (+17)MAA 01:55 01:43 (−12)
11-02KWI 18:30 18:38 (+8)MAA 01:55 01:34 (−21)
10-31KWI 18:30 18:48 (+18)MAA 01:55
10-28KWI 18:30 19:04 (+34)MAA 01:55

Aircraft

Recent tails: 9K-AKS, 9K-AKM, 9K-AKR, 9K-AKO.

Board clocks recorded as KWI and MAA published them.

Planning around KU343? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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