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Departure · Johannesburg (JNB)

Gate A03 · Check-in A063 - A066

Scheduled 02 Oct 12:25 · Departed 02 Oct 13:26 · +61 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 02 Oct 13:28 (ADS-B)

Board data from acsa, updated 136 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed (landing presumed)

Arrival confirmed via

Inferred (no confirmation)

Departure

OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) — Johannesburg, South Africa

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 10:25 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 11:28 UTC

Arrival

Chileka International Airport (BLZ) — Blantyre, Malawi

Also flies as

ET21

Codeshares

3W21

Distance flown

1444 km

Straight-line distance

1356 km

Approach distance

17 km

Aircraft

Registration

ET-APO

Type

Boeing 737-800

Seats

154 total (138 Economy, 16 Cloud Nine Business)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

35.3 t (212 kg/pax Economy, 384 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

37,025 ft

Max ground speed

521 kt

Tracked

1h 44m · 1,443 km

Altitude (ft, max 37,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 521)

Altitude (ft, max 37,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 521)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Malawi Airlines (MWI)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 11:28 UTC	MWI021	JNB → BLZ Johannesburg → Blantyre	ET-APO	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	1444 km
2026-09-30 11:17 UTC	MWI021	JNB → BLZ Johannesburg → Blantyre	ET-APO	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	1366 km
2026-09-29 14:18 UTC	MWI021	JNB → BLZ Johannesburg → Blantyre	ET-APO	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~435 km est. (192 km recorded)
2026-09-27 13:40 UTC	MWI021	JNB → BLZ Johannesburg → Blantyre	ET-APO	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~417 km est. (177 km recorded)
2026-09-22 10:47 UTC	MWI021	JNB → BLZ Johannesburg → Blantyre	ET-APO	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	1363 km
2026-09-20 13:22 UTC	MWI021	JNB → BLZ Johannesburg → Blantyre	ET-APO	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~3047 km est. (1519 km recorded)
2026-09-18 10:47 UTC	MWI021	JNB → BLZ Johannesburg → Blantyre	ET-APO	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	1580 km
2026-09-08 10:37 UTC	MWI021	JNB → BLZ Johannesburg → Blantyre	ET-APO	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	1368 km
2026-09-05 11:04 UTC	MWI021	JNB → BLZ Johannesburg → Blantyre	ET-APO	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	1377 km
2026-09-02 11:11 UTC	MWI021	JNB → BLZ Johannesburg → Blantyre	ET-APO	Boeing 737-800	Completed	~4492 km est. (2942 km recorded)
2026-08-25 10:46 UTC	MWI021	JNB → BLZ Johannesburg → Blantyre	ET-APO	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1637 km