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Departure · London (LHR)

Terminal 5

Scheduled 01 Oct 22:30

Board status: Departed 22:49

Airborne since 01 Oct 22:49 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Cape Town (CPT)

Scheduled 11:00 · Landed 11:00

Board status: Landed 10:48

Landed 11:00 (airport data)

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

Flight

Status

Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)

Arrival confirmed via

Airport data (confirmed)

Departure

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — London, United Kingdom

Scheduled departure

2026-10-01 21:30 UTC

Departed

2026-10-01 21:49 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 09:00 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 09:00 UTC

Codeshares

AA6791, AY5949, IB3515

Distance flown

1725 km

Straight-line distance

9681 km

Aircraft

Registration

G-XWBE

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB

Seats

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

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

35,025 ft

Max ground speed

515 kt

Tracked

1h 59m · 1,718 km

Altitude (ft, max 35,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 515)

Altitude (ft, max 35,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 515)

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
2026-10-01 21:49 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBE	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~9776 km est. (1725 km recorded)
2026-09-30 21:50 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBG	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9839 km
2026-09-29 21:47 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9877 km
2026-09-28 21:52 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9756 km
2026-09-27 21:46 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9786 km
2026-09-26 22:19 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9793 km
2026-09-25 21:57 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBL	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9801 km
2026-09-24 22:05 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9818 km
2026-09-23 21:56 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9817 km
2026-09-22 21:57 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9785 km
2026-09-21 21:57 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9930 km
2026-09-20 21:41 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	13623 km
2026-09-19 21:46 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBO	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9874 km
2026-09-18 21:53 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBE	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9853 km
2026-09-17 21:49 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9834 km
2026-09-16 22:14 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9797 km
2026-09-15 22:01 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBC	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9887 km
2026-09-14 21:54 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9935 km
2026-09-13 21:52 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	10019 km
2026-09-12 21:55 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9839 km
2026-09-11 21:51 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBS	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9920 km
2026-09-10 22:00 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	10065 km
2026-09-09 22:48 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9832 km
2026-09-07 21:45 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBL	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9890 km
2026-09-06 21:46 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9983 km
2026-09-05 22:10 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBC	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9827 km
2026-09-04 21:59 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBO	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9808 km
2026-09-03 22:01 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBS	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9910 km
2026-09-02 21:49 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBE	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9842 km
2026-09-01 21:49 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9809 km
2026-08-31 21:47 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9988 km
2026-08-30 21:51 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9911 km
2026-08-29 22:02 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBE	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9859 km
2026-08-28 21:58 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9932 km
2026-08-27 21:59 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBC	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9843 km
2026-08-26 21:52 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9932 km
2026-08-25 21:52 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9824 km
2026-08-24 22:07 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	10330 km
2026-08-23 22:01 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9918 km
2026-08-22 21:53 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBE	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	10830 km
2026-08-21 21:44 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	10744 km
2026-08-20 21:49 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	10396 km
2026-08-19 21:49 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	10236 km
2026-08-18 21:56 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBE	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	10859 km
2026-08-17 21:51 UTC	BAW59	LHR → CPT London → Cape Town	G-XWBF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	10673 km