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MH5977

ADD → CPT · Boeing 787-9 · Ethiopian Airlines

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Arrival · Cape Town (CPT)

Baggage belt 3
Scheduled 14:10 · Landed 14:18 · +8 min
Board status: Landed
Landed 14:25 (ADS-B)

Board data from acsa, updated 11 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (callsign change)
Departure
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Departed
2026-10-03 10:32 UTC (first seen)
Arrival
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) — Cape Town, South Africa
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-03 12:10 UTC
Estimated arrival
2026-10-03 12:18 UTC
Also flies as
ET847
Codeshares
A31972, AI7585, EY6396, MH5977, OZ9304, SQ6069, TP8956, UL3663, XY6847
Distance flown
1489 km
Straight-line distance
5229 km
Approach distance
83 km

Aircraft

Registration
ET-AXL
Type
Boeing 787-9
Seats
315 total (30 Business, 285 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
40,000 ft
Max ground speed
524 kt
Tracked
1h 52m · 1,486 km
Altitude (ft, max 40,000)
021,60043,2000m30m1h 0m1h 30m
Ground speed (kt, max 524)
02835660m30m1h 0m1h 30m
Altitude (ft, max 40,000)
021,60043,2000m1h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 524)
02835660m1h 0m

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

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
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

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