SAA280

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Departure · Johannesburg (JNB)

Gate A14 · Check-in B051 - B063

Scheduled 03 Oct 20:55 · Departed 03 Oct 21:07 · +12 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 03 Oct 21:09 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Perth (PER)

Terminal T1

Scheduled 12:20 · Estimated 12:10 · early

Board status: On-time

In the air, ~8h 33m to go (3% of the route flown)

Board data from acsa, per, updated 44 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 18:55 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 19:09 UTC

Arrival

Perth International Airport (PER) — Perth, Australia (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-04 04:20 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-04 04:10 UTC

Progress

3% · ~8h 33m remaining

Also flies as

SA280

Codeshares

NZ3180

Distance flown

229 km

Straight-line distance

8310 km

Aircraft

Registration

ZS-SXD

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300

Seats

251 total (215 Economy, 36 Business)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

560.7 t (1684 kg/pax Economy, 5552 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

27,125 ft

Max ground speed

512 kt

Tracked

19m · 229 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 27,125)

Ground speed (kt, max 512)

Altitude (ft, max 27,125)

Ground speed (kt, max 512)

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 19:09 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	In progress	~8310 km est.
2026-10-02 03:33 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	449 km
2026-10-01 19:10 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Incomplete (signal lost)	~8400 km est. (260 km recorded)
2026-09-29 19:11 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8450 km
2026-09-28 19:47 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8450 km
2026-09-27 19:09 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8453 km
2026-09-26 19:17 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8444 km
2026-09-24 19:17 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8424 km
2026-09-22 19:12 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8389 km
2026-09-21 19:04 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8398 km
2026-09-20 19:14 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8411 km
2026-09-19 19:04 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8451 km
2026-09-17 19:15 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8433 km
2026-09-15 19:12 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8487 km
2026-09-12 19:10 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8392 km
2026-09-10 19:07 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8484 km
2026-09-06 19:29 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8439 km
2026-09-03 19:07 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8417 km
2026-09-01 19:13 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8470 km
2026-08-30 19:13 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8544 km
2026-08-27 19:04 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8416 km
2026-08-25 20:27 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8434 km
2026-08-23 19:37 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8414 km
2026-08-20 19:04 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8549 km
2026-08-18 19:43 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	9078 km
2026-08-16 19:48 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8771 km
2026-08-14 02:44 UTC	SAA280	? → PER ? → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	609 km
2026-08-12 16:04 UTC	SAA280	PER → ? Perth → ?	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Incomplete (signal lost)	8999 km
2026-08-11 19:10 UTC	SAA280	JNB → PER Johannesburg → Perth	ZS-SXF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300	Completed	8743 km