UL501

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Departure · Frankfurt am Main (FRA)

Terminal 3 · Gate J11 · Check-in 324-327

Scheduled 15:05 · Departed 15:30 · +25 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 15:55 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Colombo (CMB)

Scheduled 03 Oct 04:45 · Estimated 03 Oct 05:10 · +25 min

Board status: Departed

In the air, ~7h 52m to go (21% of the route flown)

Board data from lufthansa, updated 28 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

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

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 13:05 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 13:55 UTC

Arrival

Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB) — Colombo, Sri Lanka (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 23:15 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 23:40 UTC

Progress

21% · ~7h 52m remaining

Distance flown

1715 km

Straight-line distance

8066 km

Aircraft

Registration

4R-ALP

Type

AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322

Seats

297 total (269 Economy, 28 Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

35,000 ft

Max ground speed

486 kt

Tracked

2h 6m · 1,715 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 35,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 486)

Altitude (ft, max 35,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 486)

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

SriLankan Airlines (ALK)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 13:55 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	In progress	~8066 km est.
2026-10-02 11:05 UTC	ALK501	CDG → FRA Paris → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	496 km
2026-10-01 22:05 UTC	ALK501	CMB → FRA Colombo → Frankfurt am Main	4R-ALP	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	8940 km
2026-09-27 15:58 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALQ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8205 km
2026-09-23 13:53 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8334 km
2026-09-20 14:08 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8291 km
2026-09-18 13:57 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8700 km
2026-09-16 14:43 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALQ	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8810 km
2026-09-13 13:52 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALN	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	~8496 km est. (3640 km recorded)
2026-09-11 14:15 UTC	ALK501	FRA → CMB Frankfurt am Main → Colombo	4R-ALR	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	8341 km