Informational Guide to Kuala Lumpur International Airport - KUL - Non Official

MH179 Malaysia Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Malaysia Airlines flight MH179, which currently operates between the airports of Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Airport Code KUL) and Colombo - Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport (Airport Code CMB).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, July 10, 2025.

MH179 On Time performance:
42
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

MH179 Malaysia Airlines to Colombo

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Thursday July 10, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (July 09, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (July 11, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2

Departure

Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
July 10, 2025
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
22:00
Terminal:
1
Gate:
G2
Scheduled Departure Time: 22:00

Arrival

Colombo (CMB)
July 10, 2025
Colombo Bandaranaike International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
22:55
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 22:55
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- FY7213 - Firefly

- GA9423 - Garuda Indonesia

- JL7951 - JAL

- UL2179 - SriLankan Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight MH179?
The flight MH179 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight MH179?
The distance between the two airports is 2468 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight MH179?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:27 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 Kuala Lumpur: 2025-07-10 15:00:42
Current Time in Colombo: 2025-07-10 12:30:42

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Kuala Lumpur and Colombo:

FitsAir
- Flight Number: 8D722. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 28 minutes)
- Flight Number: 8D724. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)

AirAsia
- Flight Number: AK45. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: AK47. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)

SriLankan Airlines
- Flight Number: UL315. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: UL319. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

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 April 09, 2025 to July 08, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 91
On Time: 38 ( 42 % )
Moderate Delay: 35 ( 38 % )
Significant Delay: 14 ( 15 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 4 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 20 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from January 09, 2025 to July 08, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from July 02, 2024 to June 30, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights MH179

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
09 July
22:05
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
22:49
Colombo (CMB)
03h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
08 July
22:40
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
23:38
Colombo (CMB)
03h 28min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
07 July
22:19
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
23:15
Colombo (CMB)
03h 26min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
06 July
22:06
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
22:54
Colombo (CMB)
03h 18min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
05 July
22:27
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
23:11
Colombo (CMB)
03h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
04 July
22:02
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
22:46
Colombo (CMB)
03h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
03 July
22:15
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
23:06
Colombo (CMB)
03h 21min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
02 July
22:06
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
22:55
Colombo (CMB)
03h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
01 July
22:13
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
23:17
Colombo (CMB)
03h 34min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
30 June
22:23
Kuala Lumpur (KUL)
23:11
Colombo (CMB)
03h 18min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed