AY5948

CPT → LHR · AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB · British Airways

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Departure · Cape Town (CPT)

Gate A4 · Check-in A 98 - A104

Scheduled 03 Oct 18:50 · Departed 03 Oct 19:03 · +13 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 03 Oct 19:03 (ADS-B)

Arrival · London (LHR)

Terminal 5

Scheduled 05:30

Board status: Landed 05:00, bags delivered on belt 9

Landed 05:06 (ADS-B)

Board data from acsa, heathrow, updated 14 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) — Cape Town, South Africa

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 16:50 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 17:03 UTC

Arrival

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — London, United Kingdom

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-04 04:30 UTC

Also flies as

BA58

Codeshares

AA7109, AY5948, IB3514

Distance flown

9922 km

Straight-line distance

9681 km

Approach distance

95 km

Aircraft

Registration

G-XWBB

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB

Seats

331 total (219 World Traveller, 56 World Traveller Plus, 56 Club World)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

582.9 t (4450 kg/pax Business, 1487 kg/pax Premium Economy, 1141 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

38,025 ft

Max ground speed

543 kt

Tracked

11h 3m · 9,915 km

Altitude (ft, max 38,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 543)

Altitude (ft, max 38,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 543)

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

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 17:03 UTC	BAW58L	CPT → LHR Cape Town → London	G-XWBB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9922 km
2026-10-02 17:01 UTC	BAW58L	CPT → LHR Cape Town → London	G-XWBE	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9845 km
2026-10-01 17:00 UTC	BAW58L	CPT → LHR Cape Town → London	G-XWBG	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9752 km

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