ALK501

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Departure · Paris (CDG)

Terminal 1

Scheduled 12:25

Board status: Embarquement en cours

Airborne since 13:05 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Colombo (CMB)

Scheduled 03 Oct 04:45

In the air, ~24h 7m to go (6% of the route flown)

Board data from lufthansa, updated 13 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG) — Paris, France

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 10:25 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 11:05 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 23:15 UTC

Progress

6% · ~24h 7m remaining

Also flies as

UL501

Distance flown

471 km

Straight-line distance

8483 km

Aircraft

Registration

4R-ALP

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322

Seats

297 total (269 Economy, 28 Business)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

422.6 t (1184 kg/pax Economy, 3740 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

23,000 ft

Max ground speed

456 kt

Tracked

42m · 471 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 23,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 456)

Altitude (ft, max 23,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 456)

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

SriLankan Airlines (ALK)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 11:05 UTC	ALK501	CDG → CMB Paris → Colombo	4R-ALP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	In progress	~8483 km est.
2026-10-01 22:05 UTC	ALK501	CMB → FRA Colombo → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8940 km
2026-09-27 15:58 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALQ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8205 km
2026-09-27 12:59 UTC	ALK501	CDG → FRA Paris → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALQ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	480 km
2026-09-27 00:25 UTC	ALK501	? → CDG ? → Paris	4R-ALQ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	8868 km
2026-09-23 13:53 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8334 km
2026-09-23 11:08 UTC	ALK501	CDG → FRA Paris → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	538 km
2026-09-22 22:28 UTC	ALK501	? → CDG ? → Paris	4R-ALR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	8962 km
2026-09-20 14:08 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8291 km
2026-09-20 11:23 UTC	ALK501	CDG → FRA Paris → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	581 km
2026-09-19 22:50 UTC	ALK501	? → CDG ? → Paris	4R-ALM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	8986 km
2026-09-18 13:57 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8700 km
2026-09-18 10:44 UTC	ALK501	CDG → FRA Paris → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	596 km
2026-09-17 22:32 UTC	ALK501	? → CDG ? → Paris	4R-ALR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed (landing presumed)	9060 km
2026-09-16 14:43 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALQ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8810 km
2026-09-16 11:43 UTC	ALK501	CDG → FRA Paris → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALQ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	623 km
2026-09-15 22:26 UTC	ALK501	? → CDG ? → Paris	4R-ALQ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	9087 km
2026-09-13 21:18 UTC	ALK501	GYD → ? Baku → ?	4R-ALN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	4729 km
2026-09-13 18:25 UTC	ALK501	GYD → GYD Baku → Baku	4R-ALN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	4 km
2026-09-13 13:52 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	~8496 km est. (3640 km recorded)
2026-09-13 11:04 UTC	ALK501	CDG → FRA Paris → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	578 km
2026-09-12 22:30 UTC	ALK501	CDG → CDG Paris → Paris	4R-ALN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	8974 km
2026-09-11 14:15 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8341 km
2026-09-11 11:26 UTC	ALK501	CDG → FRA Paris → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	599 km
2026-09-10 22:54 UTC	ALK501	? → CDG ? → Paris	4R-ALR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	9102 km
2026-09-09 14:27 UTC	ALK501	FRA → ? Frankfurt am Main → ?	4R-ALO	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8333 km
2026-09-09 11:01 UTC	ALK501	CDG → FRA Paris → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALO	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	605 km
2026-09-09 07:24 UTC	ALK501	? → CDG ? → Paris	4R-ALO	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	1201 km