SIA481

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Departure · Johannesburg (JNB)

Scheduled 23 Sep 20:25 · Estimated 23 Sep 20:25

Board status: Estimated 20:25

Airborne since 23 Sep 20:56 (ADS-B)

Board data from avionio_jnb, updated 15006 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

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

Scheduled departure

2026-09-23 18:25 UTC

Departed

2026-09-23 18:56 UTC

Arrival

Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) — Singapore, Singapore

Also flies as

SQ481

Codeshares

MH5830, NZ3277, SA7234

Distance flown

8790 km

Straight-line distance

8656 km

Approach distance

58 km

Aircraft

Registration

9V-SJD

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941

Seats

303 total (263 Economy, 40 Business) (typical for type, not this tail)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

470.3 t (1238 kg/pax Economy, 3618 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

41,000 ft

Max ground speed

516 kt

Tracked

9h 53m · 8,786 km

Altitude (ft, max 41,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 516)

Altitude (ft, max 41,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 516)

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

Singapore Airlines (SIA)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-04 03:43 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SJD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	In progress	~8656 km est.
2026-10-03 18:46 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SJD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	~8728 km est. (301 km recorded)
2026-10-03 04:14 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	496 km
2026-10-02 19:21 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~8724 km est. (285 km recorded)
2026-10-01 03:38 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	436 km
2026-09-30 18:53 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~8708 km est. (259 km recorded)
2026-09-30 03:45 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	504 km
2026-09-29 18:52 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~8705 km est. (294 km recorded)
2026-09-28 18:50 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SJA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8758 km
2026-09-26 18:58 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMC	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	9098 km
2026-09-25 18:45 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMC	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8873 km
2026-09-23 18:56 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SJD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8790 km
2026-09-22 19:20 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMT	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed (landing presumed)	8780 km
2026-09-21 19:07 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMT	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed (landing presumed)	8913 km
2026-09-19 18:45 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMT	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8824 km
2026-09-18 18:54 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMT	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8855 km
2026-09-16 19:00 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMW	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8819 km
2026-09-15 18:43 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SJF	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8827 km
2026-09-14 18:37 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMG	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8831 km
2026-09-12 18:41 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMJ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8886 km
2026-09-11 18:41 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8805 km
2026-09-09 19:07 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMT	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8787 km
2026-09-07 18:57 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	9455 km
2026-09-05 18:45 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMY	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	9003 km
2026-09-04 18:45 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMT	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8842 km
2026-09-02 19:07 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMK	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8786 km
2026-09-01 21:23 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMD	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8771 km
2026-08-31 18:43 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SJE	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8822 km
2026-08-28 18:33 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMC	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8893 km
2026-08-26 18:50 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8808 km
2026-08-25 18:37 UTC	SIA481	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	9V-SMA	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8803 km
2026-08-24 18:58 UTC	SIA481	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	9V-SMU	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	8786 km
2026-08-21 18:45 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMU	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	9121 km
2026-08-19 18:53 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	13980 km
2026-08-18 19:05 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SMN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	14321 km
2026-08-17 18:37 UTC	SIA481	JNB → SIN Johannesburg → Singapore	9V-SJC	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	9204 km
2026-08-14 18:36 UTC	SIA481	JNB → ? Johannesburg → ?	9V-SJH	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8962 km
2026-08-12 19:30 UTC	SIA481	? → SIN ? → Singapore	9V-SMP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Completed	8494 km
2026-08-11 07:24 UTC	SIA481	? → ?	9V-SMP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A350 941	Incomplete (signal lost)	8691 km