BAW57K

Flight

Status

Completed

Departure

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — London, United Kingdom

Departed

2026-08-31 20:52 UTC

Arrival

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

Distance flown

9379 km

Straight-line distance

9075 km

Approach distance

33 km

Aircraft

Registration

G-XLEI

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800

Seats

469 total (104 World Traveller, 55 World Traveller Plus, 199 World Traveller, 97 Club World, 14 First)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

39,000 ft

Max ground speed

549 kt

Tracked

10h 25m · 9,239 km

Altitude (ft, max 39,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 549)

Altitude (ft, max 39,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 549)

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 21:21 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 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
2026-09-21 20:44 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLED	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9226 km
2026-09-20 22:23 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEL	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9178 km
2026-09-19 21:48 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9254 km
2026-09-18 21:18 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLED	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9362 km
2026-09-17 20:43 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEK	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9438 km
2026-09-16 20:53 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9337 km
2026-09-15 20:41 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLED	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9347 km
2026-09-14 20:45 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9342 km
2026-09-13 22:10 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9326 km
2026-09-12 20:53 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9303 km
2026-09-11 20:32 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9386 km
2026-09-10 21:02 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEL	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9369 km
2026-09-09 21:28 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9329 km
2026-09-09 08:09 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	382 km
2026-09-07 20:59 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9378 km
2026-09-06 20:55 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9356 km
2026-09-05 21:37 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9262 km
2026-09-04 20:52 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9312 km
2026-09-03 22:04 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9273 km
2026-09-02 20:42 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEK	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9338 km
2026-09-01 22:04 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9248 km
2026-08-31 20:52 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9379 km
2026-08-30 21:02 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEL	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9278 km
2026-08-29 21:01 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9267 km
2026-08-28 20:56 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEK	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9339 km
2026-08-27 20:47 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9454 km
2026-08-26 20:38 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9346 km
2026-08-25 20:59 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEE	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9297 km
2026-08-24 21:53 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9318 km
2026-08-23 21:00 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9347 km
2026-08-22 20:40 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	10230 km
2026-08-21 20:50 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLED	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	10196 km
2026-08-20 21:33 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	9942 km
2026-08-19 20:43 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	11566 km
2026-08-18 20:51 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEE	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	12167 km
2026-08-17 20:25 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	10102 km
2026-08-16 20:55 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	10138 km
2026-08-14 22:01 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → JNB London → Johannesburg	G-XLEA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	10046 km
2026-08-14 06:32 UTC	BAW57K	? → JNB ? → Johannesburg	G-XLEI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Completed	666 km
2026-08-13 21:01 UTC	BAW57K	LHR → ? London → ?	G-XLEI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	1710 km