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Departure · London (LHR)

Terminal 5

Scheduled 03 Oct 21:20

Board status: Departed 21:50

Airborne since 03 Oct 21:50 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Johannesburg (JNB)

Baggage belt TBA

Scheduled 09:25 · Estimated 09:01 · early

Board status: Estimated

In the air, ~8h 13m to go (18% of the route flown)

Board data from acsa, heathrow, updated 27 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — London, United Kingdom

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 20:20 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 20:50 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-04 07:25 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-04 07:01 UTC

Progress

18% · ~8h 13m remaining

Codeshares

AA6753, IB3513

Distance flown

1660 km

Straight-line distance

9075 km

Aircraft

Registration

G-XLEA

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 (1586 kg/pax Economy, 2001 kg/pax Premium Economy, 4095 kg/pax Business, 4891 kg/pax First)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

35,025 ft

Max ground speed

493 kt

Tracked

1h 58m · 1,660 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 35,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 493)

Altitude (ft, max 35,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 493)

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 20:50 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	In progress	~9075 km est.
2026-10-03 04:00 UTC	BAW55G	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-STBL	Boeing 777-300ER	Completed	401 km
2026-10-01 21:21 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEK	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9168 km
2026-09-30 20:45 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9242 km
2026-09-29 20:45 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEL	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9261 km
2026-09-28 20:41 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9220 km
2026-09-27 20:44 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9243 km
2026-09-26 20:54 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9209 km
2026-09-25 21:21 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEL	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9231 km
2026-09-24 22:17 UTC	BA57	FRA → FRA Frankfurt am Main → Frankfurt am Main	GND	GND	Completed	~17 km est. (12 km recorded)
2026-09-24 20:44 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9293 km
2026-09-23 20:44 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEK	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9197 km
2026-09-22 21:03 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEL	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9213 km