Malaysia Airlines· Callsign MAS780 ·Daily

MH780 from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok, tracked live

A high-frequency ASEAN trunk route linking two of Southeast Asia's major capitals.

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KUL
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
15:05 UTC+8
2h 10m
1,222 km · 759 mi
Non-stop
BKK
Bangkok
Suvarnabhumi Airport
16:15 UTC+7
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
typical equipment
Distance
1,222 km
660 nautical miles
Heading
355°
tracks north
Clock change
-1 h
on arrival
Block speed
564 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
21%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#368
of 439 tracked routes

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

MH780 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 15:05 at KUL. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

MH780 at a glance

  • The trip: 1,222 km (759 miles) from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok, flying north.
  • How long: 2h 10m gate to gate. That is about 564 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 1 hour back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 737-800. This route uses about 21% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of KUL in the afternoon, into BKK in the afternoon.

MH780 route overview: KUL to BKK

MH780 distance and great-circle path

MH780 covers 1,222 km, or 759 miles. That makes it a short-haul flight, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 368 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-BKK route appears on a tracker map.

Why MH780 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 2.2 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 564 km/h. A Boeing 737-800 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 what really moves flight times.

Can the Boeing 737-800 comfortably fly MH780?

Not at all. At roughly 21% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 737-800. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 737-800.

What to know about MH780

  • Time change: you land 1 hour behind the time you left.

MH780 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 8 observations of MH780 across 8 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-29. Those records contain 8 distinct transponder addresses.

The median recorded visibility was 113 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-29 tracked in flight 10:22 UTC 12:20 UTC 1h 58m
2026-10-28 tracked in flight 10:16 UTC 12:09 UTC 1h 53m
2026-10-27 tracked in flight 10:17 UTC 12:01 UTC 1h 44m
2026-10-26 tracked in flight 10:34 UTC 12:19 UTC 1h 45m
2026-10-25 tracked in flight 10:42 UTC 12:39 UTC 1h 57m
2026-10-24 tracked in flight 10:04 UTC 11:54 UTC 1h 50m
2026-10-23 tracked in flight 09:54 UTC 11:47 UTC 1h 53m
2026-10-22 tracked in flight 10:10 UTC 12:08 UTC 1h 58m

“First/last tracked” are when MH780 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on MH780

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 →
BKK Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok, Thailand · live radar →
B738 Boeing 737-800 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does MH780 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 737-800, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown1,222 km
AircraftBoeing 737-800
Fuel burn rate3.59 kg per km
Fuel burned4,382 kg
CO2, whole flight13.8 tonnes
Seats, typical layout162
Passengers carried134 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger103 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 103 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy143 seats, 119 flown
84 kg CO2 per seat
Business19 seats, 16 flown
243 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, MH780 emits what 231 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 608 km, or 2,953 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 926 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 1,222 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 MH780 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 MH780

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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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MH780 frequently asked questions

How long is the MH780 flight?

Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok is 1,222 km (759 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 2.2 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates MH780?

Typically a Boeing 737-800 (full specifications), using roughly 21% of that type's published range.

Does MH780 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 15:05 local from KUL. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track MH780 live?

Yes. Whenever MH780 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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MH1446 Kuala Lumpur (KUL) → Langkawi (LGK) Boeing 737-800 MH1446 flight tracker →
MH1437 Langkawi (LGK) → Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Boeing 737-800 MH1437 flight tracker →
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