ET697

MAA → ADD · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Ethiopian Airlines

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Arrival · Addis Ababa (ADD)

Scheduled 06:25 · Estimated 06:25

Board status: Estimated 05:40

In the air, ~4h 38m to go (10% of the route flown)

Board data from avionio_add, updated 326 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Chennai International Airport (MAA) — Chennai, India

Departed

2026-10-02 21:04 UTC

Arrival

Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 03:25 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 03:25 UTC

Progress

10% · ~4h 38m remaining

Codeshares

AI7979

Distance flown

466 km

Straight-line distance

4533 km

Aircraft

Registration

ET-BCT

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

89.9 t (347 kg/pax Economy, 848 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

35,475 ft

Max ground speed

496 kt

Tracked

36m · 466 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 35,475)

Ground speed (kt, max 496)

Altitude (ft, max 35,475)

Ground speed (kt, max 496)

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

Ethiopian Airlines (ETH)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 21:04 UTC	ETH697	MAA → ADD Chennai → Addis Ababa	ET-BCT	Boeing 737 MAX 8	In progress	~4533 km est.
2026-09-27 21:13 UTC	ETH805	MAA → ADD Chennai → Addis Ababa	ET-AWG	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~6033 km est. (4818 km recorded)
2026-09-25 21:47 UTC	ETH697	MAA → ADD Chennai → Addis Ababa	ET-AWH	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	~4580 km est. (435 km recorded)

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