SAA555

Flight

Status

Incomplete (signal lost)

Departure

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

Departed

2026-09-22 11:53 UTC

Arrival

Newcastle Airport (NCS) — Newcastle, South Africa (predicted)

Distance flown

258 km

Straight-line distance

250 km

Aircraft

Registration

ZS-SZA

Type

Airbus A320 233

Seats

138 total (114 Economy, 24 Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

33,000 ft

Max ground speed

456 kt

Tracked

21m · 256 km

Altitude (ft, max 33,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 456)

Altitude (ft, max 33,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 456)

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
2026-09-30 11:48 UTC	SAA555	JNB → DUR Johannesburg → Durban	ZS-KDR	BOMBARDIER BD700 1A10 GLOBAL EXPRESS XRS	Incomplete (signal lost)	~560 km est. (301 km recorded)
2026-09-29 11:59 UTC	SAA555	JNB → DUR Johannesburg → Durban	ZS-SZM	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~562 km est. (296 km recorded)
2026-09-27 11:54 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZK	Airbus A320 233	Completed (landing presumed)	280 km
2026-09-25 12:12 UTC	SAA555	JNB → DUR Johannesburg → Durban	ZS-SZA	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~560 km est. (285 km recorded)
2026-09-24 12:59 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZM	Airbus A320 233	Completed (landing presumed)	277 km
2026-09-23 12:08 UTC	SAA555	JNB → DUR Johannesburg → Durban	ZS-SZA	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~556 km est. (289 km recorded)
2026-09-22 11:53 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZA	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~336 km est. (258 km recorded)
2026-09-21 11:52 UTC	SAA555	JNB → DUR Johannesburg → Durban	ZS-SZO	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~537 km est. (288 km recorded)
2026-09-18 11:47 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZL	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	312 km
2026-09-17 11:45 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-KDR	BOMBARDIER BD700 1A10 GLOBAL EXPRESS XRS	Completed (landing presumed)	279 km
2026-09-16 13:32 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZK	Airbus A320 233	Completed (landing presumed)	278 km
2026-09-14 11:54 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZL	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	301 km
2026-09-13 11:45 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZK	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	293 km
2026-09-11 11:41 UTC	SAA555	JNB → DUR Johannesburg → Durban	ZS-SZL	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~573 km est. (312 km recorded)
2026-09-10 11:49 UTC	SAA555	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SZH	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	237 km
2026-09-09 11:46 UTC	SAA555	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SZA	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	207 km
2026-09-08 11:50 UTC	SAA555	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-KDR	BOMBARDIER BD700 1A10 GLOBAL EXPRESS XRS	Incomplete (signal lost)	293 km
2026-09-07 11:48 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZL	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~368 km est. (281 km recorded)
2026-09-06 11:44 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZK	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	292 km
2026-09-04 12:28 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZC	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~407 km est. (308 km recorded)
2026-09-03 11:42 UTC	SAA555	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-KDR	BOMBARDIER BD700 1A10 GLOBAL EXPRESS XRS	Incomplete (signal lost)	275 km
2026-09-02 11:51 UTC	SAA555	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SZL	Airbus A320 233	Completed	354 km
2026-09-01 11:40 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-KDR	BOMBARDIER BD700 1A10 GLOBAL EXPRESS XRS	Completed	~471 km est. (242 km recorded)
2026-08-31 11:56 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZA	Airbus A320 233	Completed	272 km
2026-08-30 11:55 UTC	SAA555	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-LIZ	Beechcraft Beech 350 Super King Air	Completed	328 km
2026-08-28 11:53 UTC	SAA555	JNB → DUR Johannesburg → Durban	ZS-KDR	BOMBARDIER BD700 1A10 GLOBAL EXPRESS XRS	Completed	~575 km est. (273 km recorded)
2026-08-27 11:49 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZK	Airbus A320 233	Completed	~372 km est. (271 km recorded)
2026-08-26 12:04 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZO	Airbus A320 233	Completed	264 km
2026-08-25 11:43 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-KDR	BOMBARDIER BD700 1A10 GLOBAL EXPRESS XRS	Completed	~384 km est. (302 km recorded)
2026-08-24 11:58 UTC	SAA555	JNB → DUR Johannesburg → Durban	ZS-SZK	Airbus A320 233	Completed	~546 km est. (199 km recorded)
2026-08-23 12:02 UTC	SAA555	JNB → JNB Johannesburg → Johannesburg	ZS-LIZ	Beechcraft Beech 350 Super King Air	Completed	~718 km est. (465 km recorded)
2026-08-21 11:48 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZD	Airbus A320 233	Completed	370 km
2026-08-20 11:43 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-KDR	BOMBARDIER BD700 1A10 GLOBAL EXPRESS XRS	Completed	~1282 km est. (654 km recorded)
2026-08-19 11:48 UTC	SAA555	JNB → NCS Johannesburg → Newcastle	ZS-SZA	Airbus A320 233	Completed	~635 km est. (456 km recorded)
2026-08-18 11:49 UTC	SAA555	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-KDR	BOMBARDIER BD700 1A10 GLOBAL EXPRESS XRS	Completed	358 km
2026-08-17 11:44 UTC	SAA555	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SZL	Airbus A320 233	Completed	323 km
2026-08-16 12:45 UTC	SAA555	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-SZM	Airbus A320 233	Completed	401 km