UA8748

CPT → FRA · Boeing 787-9 · Lufthansa

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Departure · Cape Town (CPT)

Scheduled 18:00 · Estimated 18:00

Board status: Estimated 18:10

Airborne since 18:03 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Frankfurt am Main (FRA)

Terminal 1

Scheduled 03 Oct 05:25 · Estimated 03 Oct 05:12 · early

Board status: Scheduled

In the air, ~11h 10m to go (3% of the route flown)

Board data from avionio_cpt, frankfurt, updated 24 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 16:00 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 16:03 UTC

Arrival

Frankfurt am Main Airport (FRA) — Frankfurt am Main, Germany (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 03:25 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 03:12 UTC

Progress

3% · ~11h 10m remaining

Also flies as

LH577

Codeshares

NH6234, SA7591, UA8748

Distance flown

294 km

Straight-line distance

9392 km

Aircraft

Registration

D-ABPP

Type

Boeing 787-9

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

405.4 t (1070 kg/pax Economy, 3143 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

29,000 ft

Max ground speed

455 kt

Tracked

26m · 294 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 29,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 455)

Altitude (ft, max 29,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 455)

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

Lufthansa (DLH)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 16:03 UTC	DLH577	CPT → FRA Cape Town → Frankfurt am Main	D-ABPP	Boeing 787-9	In progress	~9392 km est.
2026-10-01 16:11 UTC	DLH577	CPT → FRA Cape Town → Frankfurt am Main	D-ABPL	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~9507 km est. (4444 km recorded)

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