ICAO CKS

Kalitta Air

In August 2026 Kalitta Air operated 19 flights to and from Brazil and carried 379 tonnes of cargo, according to Brazil's ANAC. Year to date: 150 flights operated (Jan–Aug 2026).

Official · August 2026 according to Brazil's ANAC only flights to or from one country, not the full total

Flights operated over time

The most recent periods13 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January–14–
February416▲ 300.0%
March–26–
April–20–
May–22–
June–16–
July617▲ 183.3%
August–19–
September–––
October13–in progress
November14––
December9––

according to Brazil's ANAC

Departures per day · counted by us

only departures from 1 airport whose flight boards Airport Authority Hong Kong publishes — not flights the airline starts elsewhere; a flight sold under several numbers (codeshare) counts once, for the airline actually flying it
The most recent periods24 periods

Tonnes of cargo over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total
The most recent periods13 periods
PeriodTonnes of cargo 2025Tonnes of cargo 2026Change vs last year
January–376–
February174275▲ 58.1%
March–488–
April–613–
May–501–
June–349–
July138373▲ 169.9%
August–379–
September–––
October355–in progress
November341––
December226––

according to Brazil's ANAC

On-time departures over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total

Series ends November 2023.

The most recent periods22 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2022On-time departures 2023Change vs last year
January0.0%36.4%–
February50.0%60.0%▲ 20.0%
March35.7%37.5%▲ 5.0%
April78.6%50.0%▼ 36.4%
May70.0%30.0%▼ 57.1%
June64.3%55.6%▼ 13.6%
July94.1%100.0%▲ 6.2%
August87.5%50.0%▼ 42.9%
September45.5%––
October64.3%0.0%▼ 100.0%
November40.0%0.0%▼ 100.0%
December12.5%––

according to Brazil's ANAC

Cancelled flights over time

collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count

0 September 2026

according to Avionio

Cancelled flights over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total

Series ends November 2023.

The most recent periods23 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2022Cancelled flights 2023Change vs last year
January127▼ 41.7%
February714▲ 100.0%
March511▲ 120.0%
April29▲ 350.0%
May136▼ 53.8%
June125▼ 58.3%
July124▼ 66.7%
August233▼ 87.0%
September80▼ 100.0%
October52▼ 60.0%
November73▼ 57.1%
December9––
Year to date (Jan–Nov)10664▼ 39.6%

according to Brazil's ANAC

Scheduled flights over time

collected from public airport flight boards (Avionio) — not an official count

94 September 2026

according to Avionio

Scheduled flights over time

only flights to or from one country, not the full total

Series ends November 2023.

The most recent periods23 periods
PeriodScheduled flights 2022Scheduled flights 2023Change vs last year
January18180.0%
February19190.0%
March19190.0%
April1613▼ 18.8%
May2316▼ 30.4%
June2614▼ 46.2%
July2912▼ 58.6%
August315▼ 83.9%
September192▼ 89.5%
October194▼ 78.9%
November124▼ 66.7%
December17––
Year to date (Jan–Nov)231126▼ 45.5%

according to Brazil's ANAC

Seasonality · flights operated by month

Year JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 4 6 13 14 9
2026 14 16 26 20 22 16 17 19

Flight numbers and routes

Busiest flight numbers

FlightRouteOn timeDepartures counted
K4253HKG–ANC3 legs—51
K4255HKG–YHM2 legs—50
K4273TLV–HKG3 legs—48
K4241HKG–ANC—47
K4550ORD–HKG—35
K4551HKG–NRT—35
K4206CVG–HKG—34
K4252CVG–HKG—33
All 17 flight numbers of this airline

Busiest routes

RouteFlight numbersDepartures counted
CVG–HKGCincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · Hong Kong International Airport5162
ANC–HKGTed Stevens Anchorage International Airport · Hong Kong International Airport3112
HKG–TLVHong Kong International Airport · Ben Gurion International Airport261
HKG–NRTHong Kong International Airport · Narita International Airport135
HKG–ORDHong Kong International Airport · Chicago O'Hare International Airport135
HKG–YHMHong Kong International Airport · John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport130
Routes directory6 airport pairs in total

Counted from the 17 flight numbers we publish under this airline's code, June 2026 to October 2026, according to Airport Authority Hong Kong. This is not the airline's full network, and where the source is an airport departures board a number can be a codeshare operated by another airline.

Environment

Jet fuel consumed

Every gallon the airline reports to the US Department of Transportation (airline fuel cost and consumption report) — all scheduled and charter flights, domestic and international.

In June 2026, Kalitta Air consumed 20,487,049 US gallons of fuel (7,877,220 on domestic and 12,609,829 on international flights), according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — about 199,749 tonnes of CO₂.

The most recent periods18 periods
PeriodUS gallons of fuel 2025US gallons of fuel 2026Change vs last year
January15,552,32719,713,681▲ 26.8%
February9,323,35921,176,307▲ 127.1%
March16,759,15324,939,360▲ 48.8%
April16,441,27323,188,041▲ 41.0%
May12,519,48716,714,770▲ 33.5%
June17,326,54720,487,049▲ 18.2%
July20,414,211––
August19,372,768––
September20,139,500––
October22,097,359–in progress
November23,776,489––
December21,512,281––
Year to date (Jan–Jun)87,922,146126,219,208▲ 43.6%

CO₂ is self-computed: gallons × 9.75 kg, the EPA emission factor for kerosene-type jet fuel. The fuel figure itself is as reported.

US BTS — Airline fuel cost and consumption

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