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LHR → SFO · AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 · British Airways

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Departure · London (LHR)

Terminal 5
Scheduled 10:45
Board status: Departed 11:36
Airborne since 11:35 (ADS-B)

Board data from heathrow, updated 10 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
In progress
Departure
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — London, United Kingdom
Scheduled departure
2026-10-03 09:45 UTC
Departed
2026-10-03 10:35 UTC
Arrival
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) — San Francisco, United States (scheduled)
Progress
11% · ~9h 33m remaining
Also flies as
BA285
Codeshares
AA6996, AS5279, AY5525, EI8985, IB3626
Distance flown
970 km
Straight-line distance
8616 km

Aircraft

Registration
G-XLEF
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)
1009.8 t (1516 kg/pax Economy, 1913 kg/pax Premium Economy, 3914 kg/pax Business, 4675 kg/pax First)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
38,025 ft
Max ground speed
509 kt
Tracked
1h 13m · 970 km
Note
still in progress - the track so far
Altitude (ft, max 38,025)
020,53441,0670m30m1h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 509)
02755500m30m1h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 38,025)
020,53441,0670m1h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 509)
02755500m1h 0m

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

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-03 10:35 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEF AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 In progress ~8616 km est.
2026-10-02 10:27 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEH AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 8964 km
2026-10-01 11:29 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEB AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 2747 km
2026-09-30 10:06 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEJ AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 8917 km
2026-09-29 11:04 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEK AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 8897 km
2026-09-28 10:14 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLED AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9015 km
2026-09-27 10:12 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEL AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9001 km
2026-09-26 10:13 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEB AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 8820 km
2026-09-26 06:36 UTC BAW5L BOS → LHR
Boston → London
 G-XLEB AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 160 km
2026-09-25 10:03 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEK AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9177 km
2026-09-24 12:19 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEL AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 8881 km
2026-09-23 10:13 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEB AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 8962 km
2026-09-22 11:17 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEJ AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 8944 km
2026-09-21 11:11 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEA AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 8843 km
2026-09-20 10:30 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEB AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 8992 km
2026-09-19 10:12 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEJ AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9121 km
2026-09-18 10:08 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEF AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9088 km
2026-09-17 10:10 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLED AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9196 km
2026-09-16 10:24 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEB AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9115 km
2026-09-15 12:00 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEK AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9468 km
2026-09-14 10:15 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEF AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9173 km
2026-09-13 10:02 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEA AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9064 km
2026-09-12 10:27 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEL AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9164 km
2026-09-11 11:00 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEK AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9384 km
2026-09-10 10:31 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEH AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9166 km
2026-09-09 10:17 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEB AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9157 km
2026-09-08 10:23 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEL AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Incomplete (signal lost) ~8881 km est. (2136 km recorded)
2026-09-07 10:15 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEA AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9361 km
2026-09-06 09:57 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEF AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9132 km
2026-09-05 10:24 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEB AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9195 km
2026-09-04 10:17 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLED AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9014 km
2026-09-03 10:16 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEJ AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9161 km
2026-09-02 10:31 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEB AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9301 km
2026-09-01 10:12 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEL AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9173 km
2026-08-31 10:14 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEK AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9187 km
2026-08-30 10:18 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEI AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 8965 km
2026-08-29 10:21 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEL AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9110 km
2026-08-28 10:23 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEB AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9035 km
2026-08-27 10:52 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEI AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9252 km
2026-08-26 10:07 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEK AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9049 km
2026-08-25 10:07 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLED AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9108 km
2026-08-24 10:32 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEH AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9188 km
2026-08-23 10:27 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLED AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 9086 km
2026-08-22 10:42 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEA AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 10269 km
2026-08-21 10:44 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEI AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 10416 km
2026-08-20 10:18 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEJ AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 14085 km
2026-08-19 13:21 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEH AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 12130 km
2026-08-18 11:47 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEA AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 20368 km
2026-08-17 10:21 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEB AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 10365 km
2026-08-16 13:15 UTC BAW5L LHR → SFO
London → San Francisco
 G-XLEL AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A380-800 Completed 10454 km

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