AirAsia· Callsign AXM6043

AK6043 from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur, tracked live

AirAsia's domestic Johor Bahru-Kuala Lumpur service, 250 km north-west - tracked live here.

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JHB
Johor Bahru
Senai International Airport
250 km · 155 mi
Non-stop
KUL
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Aircraft
Airbus A320
typical equipment
Distance
250 km
135 nautical miles
Heading
299°
tracks north-west
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Range used
4%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#355
of 355 tracked routes

Follow AK6043 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

AK6043 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

AK6043 at a glance

  • The trip: 250 km (155 miles) from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur, flying north-west.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A320. This route uses about 4% of how far it can fly.

AK6043 route overview: JHB to KUL

AK6043 distance and great-circle path

AK6043 covers 250 km, or 155 miles. That makes it a short-haul flight, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Of the 355 routes we track, it ranks 355 by distance.

Both ends of this route are in Malaysia. It is 250 km of domestic flying north-west, from Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur. Johor Bahru and Kuala Lumpur keep the same clock, so the arrival time on the ticket is the flight time plus the departure time, with nothing to convert.

Our guide explains how the JHB-KUL route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Airbus A320 comfortably fly AK6043?

Not at all. At roughly 4% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A320. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A320.

What to know about AK6043

  • Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.

What we know about AK6043

What flying JHB to KUL takes

This is a short hop, and the economics work differently: turnaround time dominates the economics; the aircraft may fly this sector four or five times a day. AirAsia would normally roster a regional jet or a small narrowbody for it. In daylight the sun sits on the left (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign AXM6043 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 26 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-15. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

AK6043 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of AK6043 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-15. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was JHB-KUL (7 records).

The median recorded visibility was 52 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-15 JHB → KUL 07:21 UTC 08:10 UTC 0h 50m
2026-10-14 JHB → KUL 08:06 UTC 08:56 UTC 0h 50m
2026-10-13 JHB → KUL 07:42 UTC 08:34 UTC 0h 52m
2026-10-12 JHB → KUL 07:29 UTC 08:28 UTC 0h 58m
2026-10-11 JHB → KUL 07:54 UTC 08:45 UTC 0h 51m
2026-10-10 JHB → KUL 07:13 UTC 08:05 UTC 0h 52m
2026-10-09 JHB → KUL 07:47 UTC 08:43 UTC 0h 57m

“First/last tracked” are when AK6043 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on AK6043

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including AirAsia and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

JHB Senai International Airport Johor Bahru, Malaysia · live radar →
KUL Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · live radar →
A320 Airbus A320 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does AK6043 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A320, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown250 km
AircraftAirbus A320
Fuel burn rate2.91 kg per km
Fuel burned728 kg
CO2, whole flight2.3 tonnes
Seats, typical layout150
Passengers carried124 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger19 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 19 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy132 seats, 110 flown
15 kg CO2 per seat
Business18 seats, 15 flown
43 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, AK6043 emits what 38 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 109 km, or 530 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 3,984 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 250 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put AK6043 against another flight.

Guides relevant to AK6043

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

How airlines plan routes This short-haul sector shows how aircraft size and local demand shape a network.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it.
Where live flight data comes from Understand what the map can observe and why coverage sometimes disappears.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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AK6043 frequently asked questions

How long is the AK6043 flight?

Johor Bahru to Kuala Lumpur is 250 km (155 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates AK6043?

Typically an Airbus A320 (full specifications), using roughly 4% of that type's published range.

Does AK6043 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track AK6043 live?

Yes. Whenever AK6043 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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