UA188

For travellers

Arrival · Johannesburg (JNB)

Scheduled 18:30 · Estimated 18:30

Board status: Estimated 17:53

In the air, ~0m to go (100% of the route flown)

Board data from avionio_jnb, updated 98 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) — Newark, United States

Departed

2026-10-02 01:52 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 16:30 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 16:30 UTC

Progress

100% · ~0m remaining

Distance flown

12946 km

Straight-line distance

12865 km

Aircraft

Registration

N23994

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

257 total (149 Economy, 39 Economy Plus, 21 Premium Plus, 48 Polaris) (typical for type, not this tail)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

567.5 t (4614 kg/pax Business, 2079 kg/pax Premium Economy, 1612 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

39,000 ft

Max ground speed

528 kt

Tracked

14h 4m · 12,946 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 39,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 528)

Altitude (ft, max 39,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 528)

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

United Airlines (UAL)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 01:52 UTC	UAL188	EWR → JNB Newark → Johannesburg	N23994	Boeing 787-9	In progress	~12865 km est.
2026-10-01 01:35 UTC	UAL188	EWR → JNB Newark → Johannesburg	N27997	Boeing 787-9	Completed	12993 km
2026-09-30 01:49 UTC	UAL188	EWR → JNB Newark → Johannesburg	N17963	Boeing 787-9	Completed	13023 km
2026-09-24 02:03 UTC	UAL188	EWR → JNB Newark → Johannesburg	N45956	Boeing 787-9	Completed	13002 km
2026-09-22 02:51 UTC	UAL188	EWR → JNB Newark → Johannesburg	N24979	Boeing 787-9	Completed	13144 km
2026-09-20 01:44 UTC	UAL188	EWR → JNB Newark → Johannesburg	N24979	Boeing 787-9	Completed	13103 km
2026-09-18 01:41 UTC	UAL188	EWR → JNB Newark → Johannesburg	N26952	Boeing 787-9	Completed	13142 km
2026-09-15 01:41 UTC	UAL188	EWR → JNB Newark → Johannesburg	N25982	Boeing 787-9	Completed	13226 km
2026-09-11 02:42 UTC	UAL188	EWR → JNB Newark → Johannesburg	N26966	Boeing 787-9	Completed	13050 km
2026-08-31 01:56 UTC	UAL188	EWR → JNB Newark → Johannesburg	N29981	Boeing 787-9	Completed	13041 km