MF8706

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Departure · Penang (PEN)

Terminal PEN · Gate A5

Scheduled 17:50 · Estimated 18:50 · +60 min

Airborne since 18:55 (ADS-B)

Board data from mahb_pen, updated 44 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Butterworth Airport (BWH) — Butterworth, Malaysia

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 09:50 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 10:55 UTC

Arrival

Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) — Xiamen, China (scheduled)

Progress

5% · ~3h 33m remaining

Distance flown

139 km

Straight-line distance

2844 km

Aircraft

Registration

B-5688

Type

Boeing 737-800

Seats

170 total (162 Economy, 8 Business)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

82.6 t (469 kg/pax Economy, 802 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

28,900 ft

Max ground speed

423 kt

Tracked

13m · 139 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 28,900)

Ground speed (kt, max 423)

Altitude (ft, max 28,900)

Ground speed (kt, max 423)

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

China Southern Airlines (CSN)

XiamenAir (CXA)

Hebei Airlines (HBH)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 10:55 UTC	CXA8706	BWH → XMN Butterworth → Xiamen	B-5688	Boeing 737-800	In progress	~2844 km est.
2026-10-01 12:18 UTC	CXA8706	BWH → XMN Butterworth → Xiamen	B-5657	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	2723 km
2026-09-30 11:16 UTC	CXA8706	BWH → XMN Butterworth → Xiamen	B-6486	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2898 km est. (46 km recorded)
2026-09-27 11:12 UTC	CXA8706	PEN → XMN Penang → Xiamen	B-6490	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~453 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-09-26 11:02 UTC	CXA8706	PEN → XMN Penang → Xiamen	B-5528	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	2497 km
2026-09-23 11:40 UTC	CXA8706	PEN → XMN Penang → Xiamen	B-6487	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~463 km est. (104 km recorded)
2026-09-14 11:08 UTC	CXA8706	PEN → XMN Penang → Xiamen	B-6489	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	2779 km
2026-09-11 11:29 UTC	CXA8706	PEN → XMN Penang → Xiamen	—	—	From schedule	~2866 km est.