SQ6068

CPT → ADD · Boeing 787-9 · Ethiopian Airlines

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Departure · Cape Town (CPT)

Scheduled 15:10 · Estimated 15:10

Board status: Estimated 15:51

Airborne since 16:25 (ADS-B)

Board data from avionio_cpt, updated 149 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) — Cape Town, South Africa

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 13:10 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 14:25 UTC

Arrival

Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) — Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (scheduled)

Progress

17% · ~4h 46m remaining

Also flies as

ET846

Codeshares

A31979, AI7584, EY6398, MH5976, OZ9305, SQ6068, UL3664, XY6846

Distance flown

889 km

Straight-line distance

5229 km

Aircraft

Registration

ET-AUQ

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

315 total (30 Business, 285 Economy)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

240.3 t (1635 kg/pax Business, 671 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

35,000 ft

Max ground speed

498 kt

Tracked

1h 5m · 889 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 35,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 498)

Altitude (ft, max 35,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 498)

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

Ethiopian Airlines (ETH)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 14:25 UTC	ETH846	CPT → ADD Cape Town → Addis Ababa	ET-AUQ	Boeing 787-9	In progress	~5229 km est.
2026-10-01 13:46 UTC	ETH846	CPT → ADD Cape Town → Addis Ababa	ET-ATH	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	~5294 km est. (4146 km recorded)
2026-09-30 13:46 UTC	ETH846	CPT → ADD Cape Town → Addis Ababa	ET-ATJ	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	~5434 km est. (4294 km recorded)

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