YAFT.LIVE

SAA280

PER · AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300 · South African Airways

Flight

Status
Incomplete (signal lost)
Departure
Perth International Airport (PER) — Perth, Australia
Est. departure time
2026-08-12 15:45 UTC (approx.)
Distance flown
8999 km

Aircraft

Registration
ZS-SXF
Type
AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300
Seats
253 total (215 Economy, 38 Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
38,000 ft
Max ground speed
501 kt
Tracked
27h 28m · 8,668 km
Altitude (ft, max 38,000)
020,52041,0400m2h 0m4h 0m6h 0m8h 0m10h 0m12h 0m14h 0m16h 0m18h 0m20h 0m22h 0m24h 0m26h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 501)
02715410m2h 0m4h 0m6h 0m8h 0m10h 0m12h 0m14h 0m16h 0m18h 0m20h 0m22h 0m24h 0m26h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 38,000)
020,52041,0400m4h 0m8h 0m12h 0m16h 0m20h 0m24h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 501)
02715410m4h 0m8h 0m12h 0m16h 0m20h 0m24h 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

South African Airways (SAA)

Latest flights

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-04 03:38 UTC SAA280 JNB → PER
Johannesburg → Perth
 ZS-SXD AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300 Completed 430 km
2026-10-03 19:09 UTC SAA280 JNB → PER
Johannesburg → Perth
 ZS-SXD AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A340-300 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) ~8385 km est. (229 km recorded)
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

← Back to the live map