SAA056

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Departure · Johannesburg (JNB)

Gate A12 · Check-in B051 - B063

Scheduled 03 Oct 10:55 · Departed 03 Oct 11:21 · +26 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 03 Oct 11:21 (ADS-B)

Board data from acsa, updated 59 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) — Johannesburg, South Africa

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 08:55 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 09:21 UTC

Arrival

Port Bouet Airport (ABJ) — Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (scheduled)

Progress

7% · ~6h 4m remaining

Also flies as

SA56

Distance flown

337 km

Straight-line distance

4921 km

Aircraft

Registration

ZS-SXM

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322

Seats

249 total (203 Economy, 46 Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

34,000 ft

Max ground speed

441 kt

Tracked

28m · 337 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 34,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 441)

Altitude (ft, max 34,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 441)

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

South African Airways (SAA)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 09:21 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ABJ Johannesburg → Abidjan	ZS-SXM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	In progress	~4921 km est.
2026-10-01 09:34 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	2916 km
2026-09-29 09:06 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	2929 km
2026-09-26 09:16 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	2899 km
2026-09-24 09:38 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	2904 km
2026-09-22 09:19 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	2914 km
2026-09-19 09:39 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	2899 km
2026-09-17 09:25 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	2948 km
2026-09-15 10:49 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	2930 km
2026-09-12 09:10 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	2941 km
2026-09-10 09:26 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	2961 km
2026-09-08 09:00 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	2932 km
2026-09-05 11:16 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	400 km
2026-09-03 09:18 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	419 km
2026-09-01 09:44 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	296 km
2026-08-29 09:09 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	340 km
2026-08-27 09:12 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	452 km
2026-08-25 09:18 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	381 km
2026-08-20 09:19 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	607 km
2026-08-15 09:15 UTC	SAA056	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SXM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	3263 km
2026-08-12 06:17 UTC	SAA056	CPT → ? Cape Town → ?	ZS-SXM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	11219 km
2026-08-11 13:08 UTC	SAA056	GRU → ? São Paulo → ?	ZS-SXJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	0 km