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Departure · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T2 · Gate 14

Scheduled 09:30 · Departed 10:36 · +67 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 10:53 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Los Angeles (LAX)

Terminal B · Gate 134

Scheduled 06:40 · Estimated 08:03 · +83 min

Board status: Estimated

In the air, ~11h 2m to go (14% of the route flown)

Board data from lax, mel, updated 64 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia

Scheduled departure

2026-10-01 23:30 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 00:53 UTC

Arrival

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) — Los Angeles, United States (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 13:40 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 15:03 UTC

Progress

14% · ~11h 2m remaining

Codeshares

AV2016, LH8929, LX3099, NZ9899, VA8509

Distance flown

1734 km

Straight-line distance

12758 km

Aircraft

Registration

N36962

Type

Boeing 787-9

Seats

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

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

562.7 t (4810 kg/pax Business, 1622 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

35,000 ft

Max ground speed

545 kt

Tracked

1h 55m · 1,734 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 35,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 545)

Altitude (ft, max 35,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 545)

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 00:53 UTC	UAL99	MEL → LAX Melbourne → Los Angeles	N36962	Boeing 787-9	In progress	~12758 km est.
2026-09-30 13:13 UTC	UAL99	MEL → LAX Melbourne → Los Angeles	N24988	Boeing 787-9	Completed	523 km
2026-09-29 23:58 UTC	UAL99	MEL → LAX Melbourne → Los Angeles	N24988	Boeing 787-9	Incomplete (signal lost)	~12916 km est. (860 km recorded)
2026-09-23 01:49 UTC	UAL99	MEL → LAX Melbourne → Los Angeles	N27959	Boeing 787-9	Completed	13184 km
2026-09-19 23:51 UTC	UAL99	MEL → LAX Melbourne → Los Angeles	N36962	Boeing 787-9	Completed	13192 km
2026-09-18 13:24 UTC	UAL99	MEL → LAX Melbourne → Los Angeles	N26967	Boeing 787-9	Completed	587 km
2026-09-01 23:39 UTC	UAL99	MEL → LAX Melbourne → Los Angeles	N26952	Boeing 787-9	Completed	13187 km
2026-08-29 23:34 UTC	UAL99	MEL → LAX Melbourne → Los Angeles	N24979	Boeing 787-9	Completed	12988 km
2026-08-27 23:43 UTC	UAL99	MEL → LAX Melbourne → Los Angeles	N27958	Boeing 787-9	Completed	13227 km
2026-08-25 23:23 UTC	UAL99	MEL → LAX Melbourne → Los Angeles	N26970	Boeing 787-9	Completed	12981 km