UA8970

FRA → CPT · Boeing 787-9 · Lufthansa

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Departure · Frankfurt am Main (FRA)

Terminal 1 · Gate Z22 · Check-in 259-335

Scheduled 02 Oct 22:15 · Departed 02 Oct 22:16

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 02 Oct 22:35 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Cape Town (CPT)

Baggage belt 2

Scheduled 03 Oct 09:30 · Landed 03 Oct 09:23 · early

Board status: Landed

Landed 03 Oct 09:23 (airport data)

Board data from acsa, lufthansa, updated 82 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)

Arrival confirmed via

Airport data (confirmed)

Departure

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

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 20:15 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 20:35 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 07:30 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 07:15 UTC

Also flies as

LH576

Codeshares

NH6235, SA7590, UA8970

Distance flown

1758 km

Straight-line distance

9392 km

Aircraft

Registration

D-ABPO

Type

Boeing 787-9

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

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

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

35,000 ft

Max ground speed

521 kt

Tracked

1h 57m · 1,752 km

Altitude (ft, max 35,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 521)

Altitude (ft, max 35,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 521)

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 20:35 UTC	DLH576	FRA → CPT Frankfurt am Main → Cape Town	D-ABPO	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~9458 km est. (1758 km recorded)
2026-10-01 20:51 UTC	DLH576	FRA → CPT Frankfurt am Main → Cape Town	D-ABPP	Boeing 787-9	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~9454 km est. (1625 km recorded)

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