ZSHCF

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF) — Pretoria, South Africa

Departed

2026-10-01 08:18 UTC

Arrival

Grand Central Airport (GCJ) — Midrand, South Africa

Distance flown

32 km

Straight-line distance

19 km

Approach distance

32 km

Aircraft

Registration

ZS-HCF

Type

Bell Helicopter Bell 407

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

5,275 ft

Max ground speed

138 kt

Tracked

8m · 32 km

Altitude (ft, max 5,275)

Ground speed (kt, max 138)

Altitude (ft, max 5,275)

Ground speed (kt, max 138)

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

Airlines

No airline on record.

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-01 08:18 UTC	ZSHCF	WKF → GCJ Pretoria → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	~41 km est. (32 km recorded)
2026-10-01 06:53 UTC	ZSHCF	? → ?	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Incomplete (signal lost)	99 km
2026-10-01 05:17 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → ? Midrand → ?	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Incomplete (signal lost)	135 km
2026-09-28 07:06 UTC	ZSHCF	QRA → GCJ Johannesburg → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	~24 km est. (12 km recorded)
2026-09-28 05:52 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → JNB Midrand → Johannesburg	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed (landing presumed)	~29 km est. (23 km recorded)
2026-09-26 10:39 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → GCJ Midrand → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	~24 km est. (16 km recorded)
2026-09-26 09:35 UTC	ZSHCF	? → GCJ ? → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed (landing presumed)	42 km
2026-09-26 09:11 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → ? Midrand → ?	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Incomplete (signal lost)	34 km
2026-09-25 12:20 UTC	ZSHCF	WKF → GCJ Pretoria → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	~40 km est. (32 km recorded)
2026-09-25 10:46 UTC	ZSHCF	? → WKF ? → Pretoria	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed (landing presumed)	27 km
2026-09-25 08:39 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → ? Midrand → ?	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Incomplete (signal lost)	59 km
2026-09-24 16:12 UTC	ZSHCF	QRA → GCJ Johannesburg → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	~27 km est. (13 km recorded)
2026-09-24 15:22 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → QRA Midrand → Johannesburg	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed (landing presumed)	~30 km est. (19 km recorded)
2026-09-21 14:30 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → GCJ Midrand → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	~12 km est. (2 km recorded)
2026-09-21 13:33 UTC	ZSHCF	WKF → ? Pretoria → ?	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Incomplete (signal lost)	43 km
2026-09-21 13:08 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → WKF Midrand → Pretoria	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed (landing presumed)	~40 km est. (32 km recorded)
2026-09-19 08:21 UTC	ZSHCF	WKF → GCJ Pretoria → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	~36 km est. (27 km recorded)
2026-09-19 06:49 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → WKF Midrand → Pretoria	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed (landing presumed)	89 km
2026-09-12 14:56 UTC	ZSHCF	PRY → GCJ Pretoria → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	39 km
2026-09-12 13:36 UTC	ZSHCF	? → PRY ? → Pretoria	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed (landing presumed)	59 km
2026-09-12 11:18 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → ? Midrand → ?	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Incomplete (signal lost)	28 km
2026-09-10 08:44 UTC	ZSHCF	QRA → GCJ Johannesburg → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	~31 km est. (24 km recorded)
2026-09-10 07:19 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → JNB Midrand → Johannesburg	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed (landing presumed)	~36 km est. (28 km recorded)
2026-09-09 09:59 UTC	ZSHCF	? → GCJ ? → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	15 km
2026-09-09 09:09 UTC	ZSHCF	JNB → JNB Johannesburg → Johannesburg	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed (landing presumed)	~33 km est. (16 km recorded)
2026-09-09 08:15 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → WKF Midrand → Pretoria	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed (landing presumed)	~43 km est. (24 km recorded)
2026-09-03 08:03 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → GCJ Midrand → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	72 km
2026-09-02 09:05 UTC	ZSHCF	HLA → ? Johannesburg → ?	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Incomplete (signal lost)	44 km
2026-08-31 08:51 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → GCJ Midrand → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	104 km
2026-08-29 10:42 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → GCJ Midrand → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	73 km
2026-08-28 07:05 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → ? Midrand → ?	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Incomplete (signal lost)	87 km
2026-08-27 13:32 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → GCJ Midrand → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	106 km
2026-08-25 08:45 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → GCJ Midrand → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	114 km
2026-08-23 11:18 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → GCJ Midrand → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	139 km
2026-08-22 14:24 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → GCJ Midrand → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	149 km
2026-08-21 13:59 UTC	ZSHCF	JNB → GCJ Johannesburg → Midrand	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	~20 km est. (11 km recorded)
2026-08-17 05:18 UTC	ZSHCF	GCJ → QRA Midrand → Johannesburg	ZS-HCF	Bell Helicopter Bell 407	Completed	~37 km est. (17 km recorded)