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Departure · London (LHR)

Terminal 5

Scheduled 03 Oct 19:00

Board status: Departed 19:21

Airborne since 03 Oct 19:20 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Johannesburg (JNB)

Baggage belt TBA

Scheduled 07:00 · Estimated 06:33 · early

Board status: Estimated

In the air (19% of the route flown)

Board data from acsa, heathrow, updated 1 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — London, United Kingdom

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 18:00 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 18:20 UTC

Arrival

OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) — Johannesburg, South Africa (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-04 05:00 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-04 04:33 UTC

Progress

19%

Codeshares

AA7106, AY5945, IB3511

Distance flown

1726 km

Straight-line distance

9075 km

Aircraft

Registration

G-STBC

Type

Boeing 777-300ER

Seats

297 total (183 World Traveller, 44 World Traveller Plus, 56 Club World, 14 First)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

672.1 t (4124 kg/pax Business, 4906 kg/pax First, 2012 kg/pax Premium Economy, 1552 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

33,000 ft

Max ground speed

490 kt

Tracked

2h 1m · 1,726 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 33,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 490)

Altitude (ft, max 33,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 490)

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 18:20 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBC	Boeing 777-300ER	In progress	~9075 km est.
2026-10-02 18:27 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBL	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~9167 km est. (1653 km recorded)
2026-10-01 18:02 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBI	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	9208 km
2026-09-30 18:22 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBK	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	9245 km
2026-09-29 18:25 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBP	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	9384 km
2026-09-28 18:24 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBB	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	9164 km
2026-09-26 18:31 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBM	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	9187 km
2026-09-25 18:34 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBI	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	9204 km
2026-09-25 02:40 UTC	BA55	FRA → FRA Frankfurt am Main → Frankfurt am Main	GND	GND	Completed	~10 km est. (5 km recorded)
2026-09-24 18:40 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBP	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	9216 km
2026-09-23 19:45 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBB	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	9208 km
2026-09-23 02:15 UTC	BA55	FRA → FRA Frankfurt am Main → Frankfurt am Main	GND	GND	Completed	~13 km est. (9 km recorded)
2026-09-22 02:15 UTC	BA55	FRA → FRA Frankfurt am Main → Frankfurt am Main	GND	GND	Completed	~7 km est. (2 km recorded)
2026-09-21 02:17 UTC	BA55	FRA → FRA Frankfurt am Main → Frankfurt am Main	GND	GND	Completed	~14 km est. (9 km recorded)
2026-09-12 18:30 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBB	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	9324 km
2026-09-09 18:23 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBK	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	9269 km