ETH501

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Departure · Washington, DC (IAD)

Gate B44

Scheduled 01 Oct 10:55 · Departed 01 Oct 11:04 · +9 min

Board status: InAir

Airborne since 01 Oct 11:28 (ADS-B)

Board data from mwaa, updated 621 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Incomplete (signal lost)

Departure

Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) — Washington, DC, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-10-01 14:55 UTC

Departed

2026-10-01 15:28 UTC

Arrival

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

Also flies as

ET501

Codeshares

KP1104, UA7201

Distance flown

9347 km

Straight-line distance

11563 km

Aircraft

Registration

ET-AYM

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941

Seats

343 total (313 Economy, 30 Cloud Nine Business) (typical for type, not this tail)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

39,000 ft

Max ground speed

525 kt

Tracked

9h 56m · 9,336 km

Altitude (ft, max 39,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 525)

Altitude (ft, max 39,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 525)

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
2026-10-01 15:28 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ADD Washington, DC → Addis Ababa	ET-AYM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	~12037 km est. (9347 km recorded)
2026-09-30 15:12 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ADD Washington, DC → Addis Ababa	ET-AYA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	~12131 km est. (9445 km recorded)
2026-09-29 15:07 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ADD Washington, DC → Addis Ababa	ET-AZN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~11962 km est. (9278 km recorded)
2026-09-27 14:52 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAW	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9255 km
2026-09-26 14:55 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAZ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9204 km
2026-09-25 15:50 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAW	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9203 km
2026-09-23 15:58 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ADD Washington, DC → Addis Ababa	ET-AZN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~11896 km est. (9216 km recorded)
2026-09-22 15:34 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAY	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9243 km
2026-09-21 15:25 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AZI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9237 km
2026-09-20 15:20 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAZ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9826 km
2026-09-19 15:09 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAW	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9145 km
2026-09-18 15:11 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AYM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9190 km
2026-09-17 15:20 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AZN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9205 km
2026-09-16 15:06 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AYM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9621 km
2026-09-15 15:19 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AZN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9932 km
2026-09-14 15:14 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AZI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	8984 km
2026-09-13 15:26 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAY	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9226 km
2026-09-12 15:27 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAW	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9040 km
2026-09-11 15:29 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAX	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	10017 km
2026-09-10 15:45 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AZI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9712 km
2026-09-09 15:47 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AZN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9561 km
2026-09-07 15:32 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AZN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9866 km
2026-09-06 15:14 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAZ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9447 km
2026-09-05 15:41 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAW	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9822 km
2026-09-04 15:16 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AYM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	8837 km
2026-09-03 15:30 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAX	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	10055 km
2026-09-02 15:27 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AVB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9792 km
2026-09-01 15:31 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AZI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	8670 km
2026-08-31 15:08 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AYA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	13335 km
2026-08-30 15:42 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAW	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9989 km
2026-08-29 15:18 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAX	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9515 km
2026-08-28 17:56 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AZI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9548 km
2026-08-27 15:24 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AYM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9840 km
2026-08-26 15:20 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AZI	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	13430 km
2026-08-25 14:54 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AYA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9765 km
2026-08-24 15:18 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAX	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	9678 km
2026-08-23 15:31 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAW	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9808 km
2026-08-22 15:07 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAX	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	9851 km
2026-08-21 15:47 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAW	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	11195 km
2026-08-20 15:28 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AYM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	13659 km
2026-08-17 15:43 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAZ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Completed	11940 km
2026-08-14 14:54 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AYB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	11823 km
2026-08-12 18:45 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-AYB	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9971 km
2026-08-11 15:02 UTC	ETH501	IAD → ? Washington, DC → ?	ET-BAZ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	11998 km
2026-08-10 20:59 UTC	ETH501	? → ?	ET-BAY	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A-350-1000 XWB	Incomplete (signal lost)	2591 km