BA285

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Departure · London (LHR)

Terminal 5

Scheduled 03 Oct 10:45

Board status: Departed 11:36

Airborne since 03 Oct 11:35 (ADS-B)

Arrival · San Francisco (SFO)

Terminal ITM · Gate A11 · Baggage belt CL8

Scheduled 13:50 · Landed 13:56 · +6 min

Board status: Arrived

In the air (100% of the route flown)

Board data from heathrow, sfo, updated 3 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — London, United Kingdom

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 09:45 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 10:35 UTC

Arrival

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) — San Francisco, United States (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 20:50 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 20:58 UTC

Progress

100%

Codeshares

AA6996, AS5279, AY5525, EI8985, IB3626

Distance flown

8830 km

Straight-line distance

8616 km

Aircraft

Registration

G-XLEF

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)

1009.8 t (3914 kg/pax Business, 4675 kg/pax First, 1913 kg/pax Premium Economy, 1516 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

40,025 ft

Max ground speed

509 kt

Tracked

12h 27m · 8,831 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 40,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 509)

Altitude (ft, max 40,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 509)

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 10:35 UTC	BAW2X	LHR → SFO London → San Francisco	G-XLEF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	In progress	~8616 km est.
2026-10-02 10:27 UTC	BAW5L	LHR → SFO London → San Francisco	G-XLEH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	8964 km
2026-10-01 11:29 UTC	BAW5L	LHR → SFO London → San Francisco	G-XLEB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	2747 km
2026-09-30 10:06 UTC	BAW5L	LHR → SFO London → San Francisco	G-XLEJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	8917 km
2026-09-29 11:04 UTC	BAW5L	LHR → SFO London → San Francisco	G-XLEK	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	8897 km
2026-09-28 10:14 UTC	BAW5L	LHR → SFO London → San Francisco	G-XLED	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9015 km
2026-09-27 10:12 UTC	BAW5L	LHR → SFO London → San Francisco	G-XLEL	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9001 km
2026-09-26 10:13 UTC	BAW5L	LHR → SFO London → San Francisco	G-XLEB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	8820 km
2026-09-25 10:03 UTC	BAW5L	LHR → SFO London → San Francisco	G-XLEK	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9177 km