Malaysia Airlines· Callsign MAS370 ·Daily

MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, tracked live

The March 2014 disappearance of this flight remains commercial aviation's greatest unsolved mystery, and the number was retired.

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KUL
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
00:40 UTC+8
5h 50m
4,414 km · 2,743 mi
Non-stop
PEK
Beijing
Beijing Capital International Airport
06:30 CST (UTC+8)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Boeing 777-200ER
typical equipment
Distance
4,414 km
2,383 nautical miles
Heading
18°
tracks north
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Block speed
757 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
34%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#241
of 439 tracked routes

Follow MH370 in real time

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

MH370 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 00:40 at KUL. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

MH370 at a glance

  • The trip: 4,414 km (2,743 miles) from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, flying north.
  • How long: 5h 50m gate to gate. That is about 757 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 777-200ER. This route uses about 34% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of KUL in the small hours, into PEK in early morning.

MH370 route overview: KUL to PEK

MH370 distance and great-circle path

MH370 covers 4,414 km, or 2,743 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 241 by distance.

The plane leaves Kuala Lumpur heading north. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the KUL-PEK route appears on a tracker map.

Why MH370 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 5.8 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 757 km/h. A Boeing 777-200ER cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.

Can the Boeing 777-200ER comfortably fly MH370?

Not at all. At roughly 34% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 777-200ER. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 777-200ER.

What to know about MH370

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

MH370 activity in the past 7 days

No stored observation has been recorded in this seven-day window. The published schedule and route above remain reference data, not evidence that the flight operated.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
No tracked activity recorded yet for the past 7 days. Activity is logged every time this flight appears on the live map.

“First/last tracked” are when MH370 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on MH370

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

KUL Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · live radar →
PEK Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing, China · live radar →
B772 Boeing 777-200ER Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does MH370 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 777-200ER, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown4,414 km
AircraftBoeing 777-200ER
Fuel burn rate6.96 kg per km
Fuel burned30,717 kg
CO2, whole flight97.1 tonnes
Seats, typical layout301
Passengers carried250 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger388 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 388 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy247 seats, 205 flown
285 kg CO2 per seat
Business45 seats, 37 flown
827 kg CO2 per seat
First9 seats, 7 flown
1,141 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, MH370 emits what 1,618 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 2,284 km, or 11,093 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 5,556 km, 10,251 km and 11,112 km, all longer than this route, so the closest is held flat and the real figure is likely a little higher. 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 MH370 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Kuala Lumpur

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
MH250Sydney (SYD) → Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Airbus A330-300MH250 flight tracker →
AK6043Johor Bahru (JHB) → Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Airbus A320AK6043 flight tracker →
BR228Kuala Lumpur (KUL) → Taipei (TPE) Boeing 777-300ERBR228 flight tracker →
CX725Hong Kong (HKG) → Kuala Lumpur (KUL) 777 367CX725 flight tracker →
MH624Singapore (SIN) → Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Boeing 737-800MH624 flight tracker →
MH1446Kuala Lumpur (KUL) → Langkawi (LGK) Boeing 737-800MH1446 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to MH370

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

Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Boeing; these visual clues help identify it.
Airline alliances explained Malaysia Airlines belongs to oneworld, which affects connections and codeshares.

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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MH370 frequently asked questions

How long is the MH370 flight?

Kuala Lumpur to Beijing is 4,414 km (2,743 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 5.8 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates MH370?

Typically a Boeing 777-200ER (full specifications), using roughly 34% of that type's published range.

Does MH370 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 00:40 local from KUL. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track MH370 live?

Yes. Whenever MH370 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.

More Malaysia Airlines flights to watch

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
MH250 Sydney (SYD) → Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Airbus A330-300 MH250 flight tracker →
MH624 Singapore (SIN) → Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Boeing 737-800 MH624 flight tracker →
MH1446 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) → Langkawi (LGK) Boeing 737-800 MH1446 flight tracker →
MH1437 Langkawi (LGK) → Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Boeing 737-800 MH1437 flight tracker →
MH1 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) → London (LHR) Airbus A350-900 MH1 flight tracker →
MH122 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) → Sydney (SYD) Airbus A330-300 MH122 flight tracker →
MH603 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) → Singapore (SIN) Boeing 737-800 MH603 flight tracker →
MH780 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) → Bangkok (BKK) Boeing 737-800 MH780 flight tracker →