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UA2222

CPT → EWR · Boeing 787-9 · United Airlines

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Arrival · Newark (EWR)

Terminal B · Gate B64
Scheduled 05:20 · Landed 05:06 · early
Board status: Arrived
Landed 05:06 (ADS-B)

Board data from ewr, updated 1011 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (ground reading)
Departure
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) — Cape Town, South Africa
Departed
2026-10-02 07:39 UTC (first seen)
Arrival
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) — Newark, United States
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-02 09:20 UTC
Estimated arrival
2026-10-02 09:05 UTC
Distance flown
951 km
Straight-line distance
12592 km
Approach distance
181 km

Aircraft

Registration
N26996
Type
Boeing 787-9
Seats
257 total (149 Economy, 39 Economy Plus, 21 Premium Plus, 48 Polaris) (typical for type, not this tail)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
40,000 ft
Max ground speed
497 kt
Tracked
1h 27m · 948 km
Altitude (ft, max 40,000)
021,60043,2000m30m1h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 497)
02685370m30m1h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 40,000)
021,60043,2000m1h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 497)
02685370m1h 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

United Airlines (UAL)

Latest flights

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-02 07:39 UTC UAL2222 CPT → EWR
Cape Town → Newark
 N26996 Boeing 787-9 Completed 951 km
2026-09-29 06:59 UTC UAL2222 CPT → EWR
Cape Town → Newark
 N23983 Boeing 787-9 Completed 1397 km
2026-09-21 17:49 UTC UAL2222 CPT → EWR
Cape Town → Newark
 N27964 Boeing 787-9 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 11529 km
2026-09-17 19:10 UTC UAL2222 CPT → EWR
Cape Town → Newark
 N24993 Boeing 787-9 Incomplete (signal lost) ~12726 km est. (6581 km recorded)

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