AI281

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Departure · New Delhi (DEL)

Terminal T3 · Gate 1B

Scheduled 12:40 · Departed 13:10 · +30 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 13:10 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Colombo (CMB)

Baggage belt 01

Scheduled 16:05 · Landed 16:15 · +10 min

Board status: Arrived At 16:15

Landed 16:15 (airport data)

Board data from cmb, delhi, updated 34 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)

Arrival confirmed via

Airport data (confirmed)

Departure

Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) — New Delhi, India

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 07:10 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 07:40 UTC

Arrival

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) — Colombo, Sri Lanka

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 10:35 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 10:45 UTC

Distance flown

705 km

Straight-line distance

2396 km

Aircraft

Registration

VT-PPM

Type

Airbus A321

Seats

182 total (170 Economy, 12 Business)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

77.9 t (414 kg/pax Economy, 628 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

33,025 ft

Max ground speed

453 kt

Tracked

56m · 705 km

Altitude (ft, max 33,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 453)

Altitude (ft, max 33,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 453)

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

Airlines

Air India (AIC)

IndiGo Airlines (IGO)

Thai Lion Air (TLM)

Contour Airlines (VTE)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 07:40 UTC	AIC281	DEL → CMB New Delhi → Colombo	VT-PPM	Airbus A321	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~2452 km est. (705 km recorded)
2026-10-01 07:35 UTC	AIC281	DEL → CMB New Delhi → Colombo	VT-PPM	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	2091 km
2026-09-30 09:51 UTC	AIC281	DEL → CMB New Delhi → Colombo	VT-TQF	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2113 km
2026-09-29 07:33 UTC	AIC281	DEL → DEL New Delhi → New Delhi	VT-TNH	Airbus A320 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~4337 km est. (2209 km recorded)
2026-09-28 07:26 UTC	AIC281	DEL → DEL New Delhi → New Delhi	VT-TQB	Airbus A320 Neo	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~4095 km est. (2036 km recorded)
2026-09-27 08:09 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TQG	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2072 km
2026-09-26 07:25 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TNC	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2054 km
2026-09-25 07:35 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TNI	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2079 km
2026-09-23 09:26 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TNQ	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2021 km
2026-09-22 07:36 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-ATV	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2047 km
2026-09-21 07:30 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TNU	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2097 km
2026-09-20 07:31 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-EXU	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2069 km
2026-09-19 08:10 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-EXP	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2095 km
2026-09-18 07:42 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TQU	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2146 km
2026-09-17 07:28 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TNH	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2241 km
2026-09-16 09:27 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TQQ	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2115 km
2026-09-15 06:29 UTC	AIC281	DEL → DEL New Delhi → New Delhi	VT-ILF	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	713 km
2026-09-14 07:46 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TQP	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2212 km
2026-09-13 07:54 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TNW	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2010 km
2026-09-12 07:47 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TQU	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2094 km
2026-09-11 08:18 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TQI	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2105 km
2026-09-10 07:58 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TQQ	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2072 km
2026-09-09 09:40 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TQG	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2175 km
2026-09-08 07:29 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TQT	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2134 km
2026-09-07 07:31 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-EXP	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2063 km
2026-09-06 08:05 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TNH	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2113 km
2026-09-05 08:31 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TQE	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2430 km
2026-09-04 07:57 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TNI	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2341 km
2026-09-03 07:36 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TQD	Airbus A320 Neo	Incomplete (signal lost)	2422 km
2026-09-02 09:36 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TNH	Airbus A320 Neo	Completed	2354 km
2026-09-01 07:53 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-TNH	Airbus A320 Neo	Completed	2409 km
2026-08-31 07:49 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-PPL	Airbus A321	Completed	2352 km
2026-08-30 07:38 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-PPV	Airbus A321	Completed	2257 km
2026-08-29 07:30 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-PPO	Airbus A321	Completed	2362 km
2026-08-28 07:29 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-PPV	Airbus A321	Completed	2414 km
2026-08-27 07:43 UTC	AIC281	DEL → ? New Delhi → ?	VT-PPM	Airbus A321	Completed	2383 km
2026-08-26 09:30 UTC	AIC281	DEL → DEL New Delhi → New Delhi	VT-PPV	Airbus A321	Completed	~4653 km est. (2339 km recorded)
2026-08-25 07:31 UTC	AIC281	DEL → DEL New Delhi → New Delhi	VT-PPV	Airbus A321	Completed	~4616 km est. (2311 km recorded)
2026-08-24 09:03 UTC	AIC281	DEL → DEL New Delhi → New Delhi	VT-PPV	Airbus A321	Completed	~4694 km est. (2390 km recorded)