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AY5944

JNB → LHR · AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 · British Airways

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Departure · Johannesburg (JNB)

Gate A09 · Check-in A049 - A058
Scheduled 02 Oct 21:15 · Departed 02 Oct 21:52 · +37 min
Board status: Departed
Airborne since 02 Oct 21:54 (ADS-B)

Arrival · London (LHR)

Terminal 5
Scheduled 03 Oct 07:30
Board status: Landed 07:32, bags delivered on belt 9
Landed 03 Oct 07:38 (ADS-B)

Board data from acsa, heathrow, updated 59 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (ground reading)
Departure
OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) — Johannesburg, South Africa
Scheduled departure
2026-10-02 19:15 UTC
Departed
2026-10-02 19:54 UTC
Arrival
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — London, United Kingdom
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-03 06:30 UTC
Also flies as
BA54
Codeshares
AA7105, AY5944, IB3510
Distance flown
9235 km
Straight-line distance
9075 km
Approach distance
96 km

Aircraft

Registration
G-XLEK
Type
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800
Seats
469 total (104 World Traveller, 55 World Traveller Plus, 199 World Traveller, 97 Club World, 14 First)
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
1056.7 t (4095 kg/pax Business, 4891 kg/pax First, 2001 kg/pax Premium Economy, 1586 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
40,000 ft
Max ground speed
530 kt
Tracked
10h 44m · 9,225 km
Altitude (ft, max 40,000)
021,60043,2000m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m4h 0m5h 0m6h 0m7h 0m8h 0m9h 0m10h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 530)
02865720m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m4h 0m5h 0m6h 0m7h 0m8h 0m9h 0m10h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 40,000)
021,60043,2000m2h 0m4h 0m6h 0m8h 0m10h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 530)
02865720m2h 0m4h 0m6h 0m8h 0m10h 0m

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

British Airways (BAW)

Latest flights

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-02 19:54 UTC BAW54 JNB → LHR
Johannesburg → London
 G-XLEK AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9235 km
2026-10-01 19:30 UTC BAW54 JNB → LHR
Johannesburg → London
 G-XLEA AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9193 km
2026-09-30 19:38 UTC BAW54 JNB → LHR
Johannesburg → London
 G-XLEL AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9168 km
2026-09-29 19:55 UTC BAW54 JNB → LHR
Johannesburg → London
 G-XLEJ AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9189 km
2026-09-23 19:33 UTC BAW54 JNB → LHR
Johannesburg → London
 G-XLEL AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9226 km

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