BA58 | YAFT.LIVE

For travellers

Departure · Cape Town (CPT)

Gate A4 · Check-in A 98 - A104

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

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 19:03 (ADS-B)

Board data from acsa, updated 2 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

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)

Progress

3% · ~9h 32m remaining

Codeshares

AA7109, AY5948, IB3514

Distance flown

280 km

Straight-line distance

9681 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 (1141 kg/pax Economy, 1487 kg/pax Premium Economy, 4450 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

25,725 ft

Max ground speed

543 kt

Tracked

23m · 280 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 25,725)

Ground speed (kt, max 543)

Altitude (ft, max 25,725)

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	In progress	~9681 km est.
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
2026-09-30 17:43 UTC	BAW58L	CPT → LHR Cape Town → London	G-XWBR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9787 km
2026-09-29 16:58 UTC	BAW58L	CPT → LHR Cape Town → London	G-XWBJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9868 km
2026-09-28 16:55 UTC	BAW58L	CPT → LHR Cape Town → London	G-XWBN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9901 km
2026-09-27 17:10 UTC	BAW58L	CPT → LHR Cape Town → London	G-XWBA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9796 km
2026-09-26 16:55 UTC	BAW58L	CPT → LHR Cape Town → London	G-XWBL	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9874 km
2026-09-25 16:59 UTC	BAW58L	CPT → LHR Cape Town → London	G-XWBH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9828 km
2026-09-24 17:39 UTC	BAW58L	CPT → LHR Cape Town → London	G-XWBD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9856 km
2026-09-23 17:05 UTC	BAW58L	CPT → LHR Cape Town → London	G-XWBR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9879 km