ET847

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Departure · Addis Ababa (ADD)

Scheduled 08:40 · Estimated 08:40

Board status: Estimated

Arrival · Cape Town (CPT)

Baggage belt 3

Scheduled 13:55 · Landed 14:48 · +53 min

Board status: Landed

Landed 14:48 (airport data)

Board data from acsa, avionio_add, updated 18 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)

Arrival confirmed via

Airport data (confirmed)

Departure

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

Scheduled departure

2026-10-04 05:40 UTC

Departed

2026-10-04 11:04 UTC (first seen)

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-04 11:55 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-04 12:45 UTC

Codeshares

A31972, AI7585, EY6396, MH5977, OZ9304, SQ6069, TP8956, UL3663, XY6847

Distance flown

977 km

Straight-line distance

5229 km

Aircraft

Registration

ET-AXK

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

315 total (30 Business, 285 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

36,000 ft

Max ground speed

531 kt

Tracked

1h 3m · 976 km

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 531)

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 531)

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
2026-10-04 11:04 UTC	ETH847	ADD → CPT Addis Ababa → Cape Town	ET-AXK	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~1463 km est. (977 km recorded)
2026-10-03 10:32 UTC	ETH847	ADD → CPT Addis Ababa → Cape Town	ET-AXL	Boeing 787-9	Completed	1489 km
2026-10-02 11:56 UTC	ETH847	ADD → CPT Addis Ababa → Cape Town	ET-AUQ	Boeing 787-9	Completed	843 km
2026-09-29 10:26 UTC	ETH847	ADD → CPT Addis Ababa → Cape Town	ET-AYD	Boeing 787-9	Completed	852 km
2026-09-27 10:32 UTC	ETH847	ADD → CPT Addis Ababa → Cape Town	ET-BAZ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	927 km
2026-09-24 10:42 UTC	ETH847	ADD → CPT Addis Ababa → Cape Town	ET-BAX	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	968 km
2026-09-18 10:22 UTC	ETH847	ADD → CPT Addis Ababa → Cape Town	ET-BAX	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	867 km