ETH844

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Departure · Cape Town (CPT)

Gate A4 · Check-in A 31 - A 38

Scheduled 03 Oct 13:50 · Departed 03 Oct 14:31 · +41 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 03 Oct 14:26 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Addis Ababa (ADD)

Scheduled 03 Oct 21:15 · Estimated 03 Oct 21:15

Board status: Estimated 21:31

In the air, ~1h 9m to go (80% of the route flown)

Board data from acsa, avionio_add, updated 296 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

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

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 11:50 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 12:26 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 18:15 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 18:15 UTC

Progress

80% · ~1h 9m remaining

Also flies as

ET844

Codeshares

A31974, AI7968, EY6397, SQ6075, UL3684, XY6844

Distance flown

4312 km

Straight-line distance

5229 km

Aircraft

Registration

ET-AUO

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

315 total (30 Business, 285 Economy)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

240.3 t (671 kg/pax Economy, 1635 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

37,000 ft

Max ground speed

525 kt

Tracked

4h 43m · 4,312 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 37,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 525)

Altitude (ft, max 37,000)

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

Airlines

Redding Aero Enterprises (BXR)

Ethiopian Airlines (ETH)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 12:26 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ADD Cape Town → Addis Ababa	ET-AUO	Boeing 787-9	In progress	~5229 km est.
2026-10-02 16:41 UTC	ETH844	? → ?	ET-AUP	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	291 km
2026-10-02 12:25 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ADD Cape Town → Addis Ababa	ET-AUP	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~5317 km est. (876 km recorded)
2026-10-02 10:06 UTC	ETH844	VIE → CPT Vienna → Cape Town	ET-AUP	Boeing 787-9	Completed	882 km
2026-10-01 12:35 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-AUO	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	4198 km
2026-09-30 12:23 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ADD Cape Town → Addis Ababa	ET-AXK	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~5372 km est. (4275 km recorded)
2026-09-28 12:20 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ADD Cape Town → Addis Ababa	ET-ATJ	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~5428 km est. (4329 km recorded)
2026-09-28 09:45 UTC	ETH844	NBO → CPT Nairobi → Cape Town	ET-ATJ	Boeing 787-8	Completed	923 km
2026-09-25 12:15 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ADD Cape Town → Addis Ababa	ET-AXL	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~5465 km est. (4357 km recorded)
2026-09-22 12:21 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-AXT	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	4219 km
2026-09-19 12:02 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-AUR	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	4363 km
2026-09-12 12:09 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-ATG	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	8172 km
2026-09-08 12:02 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-AOU	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	995 km
2026-09-05 12:01 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-AOO	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	4320 km
2026-08-31 12:20 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-ATL	Boeing 787-8	Completed	4380 km
2026-08-27 12:22 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-AOQ	Boeing 787-8	Completed	4294 km
2026-08-24 12:24 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-AUP	Boeing 787-9	Completed	8296 km
2026-08-22 12:35 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-ATG	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	4285 km
2026-08-21 12:00 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-AUQ	Boeing 787-9	Completed	1127 km
2026-08-18 12:16 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-AUR	Boeing 787-9	Completed	8310 km
2026-08-17 12:14 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-AUQ	Boeing 787-9	Completed	8941 km
2026-08-15 12:21 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-AUQ	Boeing 787-9	Completed	4400 km
2026-08-13 12:30 UTC	ETH844	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ET-ASH	Boeing 787-8	Completed	4342 km