Korean Air Cargo Tracking by AWB Number (Prefix 180)

Q: What is the Korean Air Cargo AWB prefix?

180. It is the first three digits of the 11-digit AWB number, so a Korean Air Cargo air waybill reads 180- followed by eight digits. The prefix is a different code from Korean Air Cargo's two-character airline code, KE, which appears on flight numbers.

Q: How do I check that my Korean Air Cargo AWB number is right?

Count eleven digits: the prefix (180) and an eight-digit serial. The last digit of the serial is a check digit: the first seven digits of the serial, taken as one number and divided by 7, leave it as the remainder. The box on this page runs that check, which catches most single mistyped digits.

Q: Why doesn't my Korean Air Cargo AWB show a result?

Check the prefix first: a number that doesn't start with 180 was issued by another airline, even if the cargo flies on Korean Air Cargo for part of the way, so track it with that airline. A house air waybill from a forwarder isn't on Korean Air Cargo's system; ask the forwarder for the master AWB. And a new booking can take a while to appear, usually once the cargo has been received.

Q: What do Korean Air Cargo tracking statuses like RCS, DEP and NFD mean?

They are the industry's standard status codes. RCS means the cargo was received from the shipper and accepted, MAN that it is on a flight's manifest, DEP that the flight has departed, RCF that it was unloaded and checked in at an airport, NFD that the consignee has been told it has arrived, and DLV that it has been delivered. The table on this page lists the rest.

AirlineKorean Air Cargo, the cargo division of Korean Air Lines

AWB prefix180the first three digits of the air waybill number

Airline codeKEthe two-character code on flight numbers, not the AWB prefix

Korean Air Cargo's trackerhttps://cargo.koreanair.com/en/trackingaccepts air waybill number (3-digit prefix + 8-digit serial)

Main hubSeoul Incheon (ICN)

How to track Korean Air Cargo cargo

Find the 11-digit air waybill number on the AWB or the booking confirmation. On a consolidated shipment, ask the forwarder for the master AWB: the airline doesn't know the forwarder's house AWB number.
Check the first three digits. Korean Air Cargo numbers start with 180; any other prefix belongs to another airline's tracker.
Enter the number on Korean Air Cargo's tracker. The prefix field is pre-filled with 180; a multiple mode tracks up to five AWBs at once. No login is needed.

Korean Air Cargo runs through Seoul Incheon, so cargo from China, Southeast Asia or India to the US usually connects there. Korean Air has its own cargo terminals in Los Angeles and New York.

Booked with Airlift?

Airlift doesn't run its own airline tracking, and the Airlift container tracker covers ocean shipments only. If Airlift booked your shipment on Korean Air Cargo, your Airlift contact has the flight milestones and can tell you where it is.

What Korean Air Cargo tracking statuses mean

Airline trackers report the industry's shipment status messages; Korean Air Cargo may word them its own way.

Code	Status	What it means
`BKD`	Booked	The shipment is booked on a specific flight. Bookings can change before the cargo is accepted.
`RCS`	Received from shipper	The airline or its handler has received the cargo from the shipper or the forwarder and accepted it for carriage.
`MAN`	Manifested	The shipment is on the cargo manifest of a specific flight.
`DEP`	Departed	The shipment has left on that flight. On a connecting routing there is one departure per leg.
`TFD`	Transferred	The shipment has been handed to another airline for the next leg; that airline's tracker may show the rest.
`RCT`	Received from another airline	The shipment has been received from another airline for the next leg.
`RCF`	Received from flight	The shipment has been unloaded from a flight and checked in at the warehouse, at a transit hub or at destination.
`NFD`	Consignee notified	The shipment has arrived at destination and the consignee or its agent has been told it is there.
`AWD`	Documents delivered	The arrival documents have been handed to the consignee or its agent.
`CCD`	Cleared by customs	Customs has cleared the shipment.
`DLV`	Delivered	The airline has delivered the shipment to the consignee or its agent; for a consolidation, usually the forwarder's agent at destination.
`DIS`	Discrepancy	Something does not match: pieces missing or extra, damage, or missing documents. The handler records the details.

Korean Air Cargo tracking FAQs

How do I track Korean Air Cargo cargo?

Use Korean Air Cargo's own tracker (linked at the top of this page) with the 11-digit air waybill number. The prefix field is pre-filled with 180; a multiple mode tracks up to five AWBs at once. No login is needed. Korean Air Cargo's tracking link doesn't carry the number, so the box on this page checks it and shows it ready to paste.

What is the Korean Air Cargo AWB prefix?

How do I check that my Korean Air Cargo AWB number is right?

Why doesn't my Korean Air Cargo AWB show a result?

Can Airlift track my Korean Air Cargo shipment?

What do Korean Air Cargo tracking statuses like RCS, DEP and NFD mean?

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Terms on this page:Air Waybill (AWB)House Air Waybill (HAWB)Chargeable Weight Indirect Air Carrier (IAC)Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS)

Reviewed October 2026; prefixes and tracking link checked on October 6, 2026 against: Korean Air Cargo — tracking (prefix field 180); Korean Air Cargo — about; IATA — Korean Air (airline code 180). Korean Air Cargo is a trademark of its owner; Airlift USA is not affiliated with the airline.

Questions about a Korean Air Cargo shipment?

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