UA863

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Arrival · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T1

Scheduled 06:55 · Landed 08:02 · +67 min

Board status: Landed

Landed 08:05 (ADS-B)

Board data from syd, updated 249 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) — San Francisco, United States

Departed

2026-10-02 20:45 UTC (first seen)

Arrival

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) — Sydney, Australia

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 20:55 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 22:02 UTC

Codeshares

LH9327, NZ9863

Distance flown

872 km

Straight-line distance

11950 km

Approach distance

120 km

Aircraft

Registration

N38955

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

252 total (116 Economy, 88 Economy Plus, 48 Polaris)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

40,000 ft

Max ground speed

470 kt

Tracked

1h 20m · 870 km

Altitude (ft, max 40,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 470)

Altitude (ft, max 40,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 470)

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 20:45 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N38955	Boeing 787-9	Completed	872 km
2026-10-02 07:36 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N38955	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~12006 km est. (454 km recorded)
2026-10-01 20:20 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N24993	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	707 km
2026-10-01 07:41 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N24993	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~12009 km est. (620 km recorded)
2026-09-30 19:20 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N24972	Boeing 787-9	Completed	788 km
2026-09-30 06:44 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N24972	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~12008 km est. (423 km recorded)
2026-09-29 19:44 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N22995	Boeing 787-9	Completed	554 km
2026-09-28 19:58 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N29989	Boeing 787-9	Completed	553 km
2026-09-27 19:14 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N27957	Boeing 787-9	Completed	865 km
2026-09-26 19:06 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N23994	Boeing 787-9	Completed	1080 km
2026-09-25 19:39 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N29989	Boeing 787-9	Completed	1132 km
2026-09-24 06:40 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N28987	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~12079 km est. (4329 km recorded)
2026-09-23 06:22 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N29991	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~12083 km est. (4313 km recorded)
2026-09-22 06:34 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N29978	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~12052 km est. (4229 km recorded)
2026-09-21 06:50 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N45956	Boeing 787-9	Completed	12078 km
2026-09-20 06:38 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N22992	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~12066 km est. (628 km recorded)
2026-09-19 06:53 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N29985	Boeing 787-9	Completed	12121 km
2026-09-18 06:46 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N13954	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~12056 km est. (581 km recorded)
2026-09-17 06:45 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N25982	Boeing 787-9	Completed	12140 km
2026-09-16 06:37 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N19986	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~12059 km est. (4343 km recorded)
2026-09-15 06:30 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N22995	Boeing 787-9	Completed	12180 km
2026-09-14 06:54 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N26952	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~12048 km est. (679 km recorded)
2026-09-13 06:24 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N17963	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~12066 km est. (607 km recorded)
2026-09-12 06:24 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N29968	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~12093 km est. (4307 km recorded)
2026-09-11 06:56 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N22995	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~12120 km est. (563 km recorded)
2026-09-10 06:24 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N27959	Boeing 787-9	Completed	12204 km
2026-09-09 19:59 UTC	UAL863	SFO → SYD San Francisco → Sydney	N26966	Boeing 787-9	Completed	1056 km