CLX278

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Departure · Chicago (ORD)

Scheduled 29 Sep 01:45 · Departed 29 Sep 02:54 · +69 min

Board status: Active

Airborne since 29 Sep 02:53 (ADS-B)

Board data from ord, updated 3370 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) — Chicago, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-09-29 06:45 UTC

Departed

2026-09-29 07:53 UTC

Arrival

Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (LUX) — Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Also flies as

CV278

Distance flown

6960 km

Straight-line distance

6854 km

Approach distance

64 km

Aircraft

Registration

LX-VCI

Type

Boeing 747-800

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

579.4 t (2854 kg/pax Business, 1396 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

37,000 ft

Max ground speed

521 kt

Tracked

7h 44m · 6,954 km

Altitude (ft, max 37,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 521)

Altitude (ft, max 37,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 521)

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

Airlines

Cargolux (CLX)

Cargolux Italia (ICV)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-09-29 07:53 UTC	CLX278	ORD → LUX Chicago → Luxembourg	LX-VCI	Boeing 747-800	Completed	6960 km
2026-09-28 22:10 UTC	CLX278	ANC → ORD Anchorage → Chicago	LX-VCI	Boeing 747-800	Completed	4751 km
2026-09-28 11:45 UTC	CLX278	HKG → ANC Hong Kong → Anchorage	LX-VCI	Boeing 747-800	Completed	8690 km
2026-09-22 10:48 UTC	CLX278	ORD → LUX Chicago → Luxembourg	LX-VCJ	Boeing 747-800	Completed	7144 km
2026-09-22 01:27 UTC	CLX278	ANC → ORD Anchorage → Chicago	LX-VCJ	Boeing 747-800	Completed	4700 km
2026-09-21 14:58 UTC	CLX278	HKG → ANC Hong Kong → Anchorage	LX-VCJ	Boeing 747-800	Completed	8615 km
2026-09-15 06:10 UTC	CLX278	ORD → LUX Chicago → Luxembourg	LX-VCH	Boeing 747-800	Completed	7098 km
2026-09-14 21:45 UTC	CLX278	ANC → ORD Anchorage → Chicago	LX-VCH	Boeing 747-800	Completed	4957 km
2026-09-14 10:44 UTC	CLX278	HKG → ANC Hong Kong → Anchorage	LX-VCH	Boeing 747-800	Completed	9001 km
2026-09-08 06:31 UTC	CLX278	ORD → ? Chicago → ?	LX-VCA	Boeing 747-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	6639 km
2026-09-07 22:05 UTC	CLX278	ANC → ORD Anchorage → Chicago	LX-VCA	Boeing 747-800	Completed	4864 km
2026-09-07 11:22 UTC	CLX278	HKG → ANC Hong Kong → Anchorage	LX-VCA	Boeing 747-800	Completed	8846 km
2026-09-01 05:54 UTC	CLX278	ORD → LUX Chicago → Luxembourg	LX-VCJ	Boeing 747-800	Completed	7375 km
2026-08-31 20:52 UTC	CLX278	ANC → ORD Anchorage → Chicago	LX-VCJ	Boeing 747-800	Completed	5049 km
2026-08-31 10:01 UTC	CLX278	HKG → ANC Hong Kong → Anchorage	LX-VCJ	Boeing 747-800	Completed	9771 km
2026-08-25 05:28 UTC	CLX278	ORD → LUX Chicago → Luxembourg	LX-VCC	Boeing 747-800	Completed (landing presumed)	7265 km
2026-08-24 20:53 UTC	CLX278	ANC → ORD Anchorage → Chicago	LX-VCC	Boeing 747-800	Completed	4932 km
2026-08-24 09:55 UTC	CLX278	HKG → ANC Hong Kong → Anchorage	LX-VCC	Boeing 747-800	Completed	8873 km
2026-08-17 22:47 UTC	CLX278	ANC → ORD Anchorage → Chicago	LX-VCE	Boeing 747-800	Completed	5924 km
2026-08-17 11:06 UTC	CLX278	HKG → ANC Hong Kong → Anchorage	LX-VCE	Boeing 747-800	Completed	13021 km
2026-08-10 21:58 UTC	CLX278	ANC → ANC Anchorage → Anchorage	LX-VCC	Boeing 747-800	Completed	~2 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-08-10 21:57 UTC	CLX278	ANC → ANC Anchorage → Anchorage	LX-VCC	Boeing 747-800	Completed	~2 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-08-10 21:52 UTC	CLX278	ANC → ANC Anchorage → Anchorage	LX-VCC	Boeing 747-800	Completed	~2 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-08-10 20:39 UTC	CLX278	ANC → ANC Anchorage → Anchorage	LX-VCC	Boeing 747-800	Completed	~1 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-08-10 20:38 UTC	CLX278	ANC → ANC Anchorage → Anchorage	LX-VCC	Boeing 747-800	Completed	~2 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-08-10 19:27 UTC	CLX278	? → ANC ? → Anchorage	LX-VCC	Boeing 747-800	Completed	951 km