ALK501

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Departure · Frankfurt am Main (FRA)

Terminal 3 · Gate J5 · Check-in 324-327

Scheduled 23 Sep 15:05

Board status: Boarding

Airborne since 23 Sep 15:53 (ADS-B)

Board data from frankfurt, updated 15525 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Incomplete (signal lost)

Departure

Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) — Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Scheduled departure

2026-09-23 13:05 UTC

Departed

2026-09-23 13:53 UTC

Arrival

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

Also flies as

UL501

Distance flown

8334 km

Straight-line distance

8066 km

Aircraft

Registration

4R-ALR

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322

Seats

297 total (269 Economy, 28 Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

39,000 ft

Max ground speed

525 kt

Tracked

9h 7m · 8,297 km

Altitude (ft, max 39,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 525)

Altitude (ft, max 39,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 525)

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
2026-10-03 22:17 UTC	ALK501	CMB → CDG Colombo → Paris	4R-ALN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	In progress	~8483 km est.
2026-10-02 13:55 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8169 km
2026-10-02 11:05 UTC	ALK501	CDG → FRA Paris → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	496 km
2026-10-01 22:05 UTC	ALK501	CMB → FRA Colombo → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	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