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UAL863

SFO → SYD · Boeing 787-9 · United Airlines

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (ground reading)
Departure
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) — San Francisco, United States
Est. departure time
2026-09-14 19:10 UTC (approx.)
Arrival
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) — Sydney, Australia
Distance flown
1091 km
Straight-line distance
11950 km
Approach distance
88 km

Aircraft

Registration
Type
Boeing 787-9
Seats
252 total (116 Economy, 88 Economy Plus, 48 Polaris)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
41,000 ft
Max ground speed
471 kt
Tracked
1h 40m · 1,032 km
Altitude (ft, max 41,000)
022,14044,2800m30m1h 0m1h 30m
Ground speed (kt, max 471)
02545090m30m1h 0m1h 30m
Altitude (ft, max 41,000)
022,14044,2800m1h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 471)
02545090m1h 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
2026-10-03 06:35 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N15969 Boeing 787-9 In progress ~11950 km est.
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
2026-09-29 06:50 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N22995 Boeing 787-9 Incomplete (signal lost) ~12005 km est. (535 km recorded)
2026-09-28 19:58 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N29989 Boeing 787-9 Completed 553 km
2026-09-28 06:43 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N29989 Boeing 787-9 Incomplete (signal lost) ~12012 km est. (441 km recorded)
2026-09-27 19:14 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N27957 Boeing 787-9 Completed 865 km
2026-09-27 06:27 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N27957 Boeing 787-9 Incomplete (signal lost) ~12011 km est. (457 km recorded)
2026-09-26 19:06 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N23994 Boeing 787-9 Completed 1080 km
2026-09-26 06:42 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N23994 Boeing 787-9 Incomplete (signal lost) ~12020 km est. (606 km recorded)
2026-09-25 19:39 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N29989 Boeing 787-9 Completed 1132 km
2026-09-25 07:06 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N29989 Boeing 787-9 Incomplete (signal lost) ~12016 km est. (530 km recorded)
2026-09-24 19:12 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N28987 Boeing 787-9 Completed 1204 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 18:58 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N29991 Boeing 787-9 Completed 1093 km
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 19:26 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N29978 Boeing 787-9 Completed 1302 km
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 19:12 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N22992 Boeing 787-9 Completed 1046 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 19:58 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N13954 Boeing 787-9 Completed 667 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 19:14 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N19986 Boeing 787-9 Completed 1120 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 19:29 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N26952 Boeing 787-9 Completed 1091 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 19:47 UTC UAL863 ? → SYD
? → Sydney
N17963 Boeing 787-9 Completed 645 km
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 19:25 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N29968 Boeing 787-9 Completed 1042 km
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 20:55 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N22995 Boeing 787-9 Completed 602 km
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 20:35 UTC UAL863 SYD → SYD
Sydney → Sydney
N27959 Boeing 787-9 Completed ~4 km est. (2 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
2026-09-08 07:25 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N29985 Boeing 787-9 Incomplete (signal lost) ~12055 km est. (494 km recorded)
2026-09-07 06:17 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N29984 Boeing 787-9 Completed 12113 km
2026-09-06 06:27 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N26966 Boeing 787-9 Completed 12161 km
2026-09-05 06:47 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N35953 Boeing 787-9 Completed 12157 km
2026-09-04 06:40 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N29977 Boeing 787-9 Completed 12193 km
2026-09-03 06:04 UTC UAL863 SFO → SYD
San Francisco → Sydney
N23994 Boeing 787-9 Completed 12396 km

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