Aircraft · 406D79

G-ZBKC

Boeing BOEING 787-9 Dreamliner · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Current status

Airborne now

Callsign: BAW81V
Altitude: 13,100 ft
Speed: 232 kt
Position: 51.66, -0.63

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The airframe

Manufacturer: Boeing
Model: BOEING 787-9 Dreamliner
ICAO type: B789
Serial number: 38621
Built: 2015
Engines: 2 x ROLLS-ROYCE Trent 1000-J2<br>
Registered owner: British Airways
Radio callsign: SPEEDBIRD
Registration: G-ZBKC
ICAO address: 406D79
Country of registry: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Airframe data from the tar1090 community database, OpenSky national registry merge, and adsbdb. Registries lag reality. Leases and re-registrations can take months to appear.

Flight history

60 flights observed between Sep 7 and Sep 20, reconstructed from ADS-B position traces.

IAH→near BHBBAW81VSep 19, 8:51 PM UTC
Duration
3 h 08 min
Distance
1572 nm
Max alt
39,000 ft
Max speed
586 kt
Unknown→near IAHBAW26ESep 19, 3:04 PM UTC
Duration
3 h 06 min
Distance
1384 nm
Max alt
38,025 ft
Max speed
501 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW26ESep 19, 10:35 AM UTC
Duration
25 min
Distance
208 nm
Max alt
35,000 ft
Max speed
499 kt
LHR→UnknownBAW26ESep 19, 8:07 AM UTC
Duration
1 h 50 min
Distance
613 nm
Max alt
34,025 ft
Max speed
480 kt
near OTP→LHRBAW16Sep 19, 1:24 AM UTC
Duration
2 h 52 min
Distance
1198 nm
Max alt
40,000 ft
Max speed
480 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW16Sep 18, 11:49 PM UTC
Duration
6 min
Distance
50 nm
Max alt
38,000 ft
Max speed
479 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW16Sep 18, 5:51 PM UTC
Duration
1 h 07 min
Distance
574 nm
Max alt
34,025 ft
Max speed
518 kt
SIN→UnknownBAW16Sep 18, 3:01 PM UTC
Duration
52 min
Distance
383 nm
Max alt
32,000 ft
Max speed
515 kt
near SIN→near SINBAW16Sep 18, 12:19 PM UTC
Duration
13 min
Distance
52 nm
Max alt
10,075 ft
Max speed
286 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW16Sep 18, 10:52 AM UTC
Duration
5 min
Distance
36 nm
Max alt
40,000 ft
Max speed
477 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW16Sep 18, 7:52 AM UTC
Duration
36 min
Distance
263 nm
Max alt
40,000 ft
Max speed
446 kt
SYD→UnknownBAW16Sep 18, 4:29 AM UTC
Duration
50 min
Distance
220 nm
Max alt
38,025 ft
Max speed
521 kt
Unknown→SYDBAW15Sep 17, 8:00 PM UTC
Duration
47 min
Distance
253 nm
Max alt
39,000 ft
Max speed
468 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW15Sep 17, 6:30 PM UTC
Duration
20 min
Distance
163 nm
Max alt
39,000 ft
Max speed
496 kt
near CGK→UnknownBAW15Sep 17, 2:22 PM UTC
Duration
21 min
Distance
183 nm
Max alt
37,000 ft
Max speed
529 kt
SIN→near SINBAW15Sep 17, 1:21 PM UTC
Duration
9 min
Distance
45 nm
Max alt
13,425 ft
Max speed
396 kt
Unknown→SINBAW15Sep 17, 9:10 AM UTC
Duration
58 min
Distance
348 nm
Max alt
39,000 ft
Max speed
498 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW15Sep 17, 6:13 AM UTC
Duration
32 min
Distance
253 nm
Max alt
39,000 ft
Max speed
483 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW15Sep 17, 1:08 AM UTC
Duration
37 min
Distance
341 nm
Max alt
37,000 ft
Max speed
560 kt
LHR→UnknownBAW15Sep 16, 9:15 PM UTC
Duration
2 h 21 min
Distance
1168 nm
Max alt
35,025 ft
Max speed
539 kt
Unknown→LHRBAW60Sep 16, 12:07 PM UTC
Duration
4 h 44 min
Distance
2108 nm
Max alt
40,000 ft
Max speed
493 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW60Sep 16, 6:37 AM UTC
Duration
10 min
Distance
75 nm
Max alt
23,575 ft
Max speed
505 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW61Sep 16, 3:34 AM UTC
Duration
12 min
Distance
87 nm
Max alt
38,175 ft
Max speed
472 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW61Sep 16, 12:01 AM UTC
Duration
32 min
Distance
258 nm
Max alt
37,000 ft
Max speed
484 kt
near RUH→near RUHBAW61Sep 15, 11:16 PM UTC
Duration
5 min
Distance
44 nm
Max alt
37,000 ft
Max speed
501 kt
LHR→UnknownBAW61Sep 15, 5:14 PM UTC
Duration
5 h 00 min
Distance
2243 nm
Max alt
37,025 ft
Max speed
539 kt
Unknown→LHRBAW6Sep 14, 3:30 PM UTC
Duration
3 h 05 min
Distance
1263 nm
Max alt
41,000 ft
Max speed
515 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW6Sep 14, 9:26 AM UTC
Duration
55 min
Distance
478 nm
Max alt
37,000 ft
Max speed
542 kt
HND→UnknownBAW6Sep 14, 4:05 AM UTC
Duration
58 min
Distance
324 nm
Max alt
35,000 ft
Max speed
539 kt
Unknown→HNDBAW5Sep 13, 10:47 PM UTC
Duration
3 h 06 min
Distance
1454 nm
Max alt
41,100 ft
Max speed
569 kt
LHR→UnknownBAW5Sep 13, 12:12 PM UTC
Duration
2 h 56 min
Distance
1279 nm
Max alt
37,025 ft
Max speed
538 kt
near OTP→LHRBAW34Sep 13, 1:17 AM UTC
Duration
2 h 51 min
Distance
1147 nm
Max alt
40,000 ft
Max speed
475 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW34Sep 12, 5:45 PM UTC
Duration
46 min
Distance
386 nm
Max alt
36,025 ft
Max speed
511 kt
near KUL→UnknownBAW34Sep 12, 3:15 PM UTC
Duration
27 min
Distance
200 nm
Max alt
30,000 ft
Max speed
516 kt
Unknown→near KULBAW33Sep 12, 8:46 AM UTC
Duration
41 min
Distance
261 nm
Max alt
41,000 ft
Max speed
498 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW33Sep 12, 5:45 AM UTC
Duration
46 min
Distance
356 nm
Max alt
41,000 ft
Max speed
475 kt
LHR→UnknownBAW33Sep 11, 8:27 PM UTC
Duration
3 h 07 min
Distance
1283 nm
Max alt
37,025 ft
Max speed
527 kt
Unknown→LHRBAW242Sep 11, 2:06 PM UTC
Duration
1 h 17 min
Distance
514 nm
Max alt
39,000 ft
Max speed
559 kt
MEX→UnknownBAW242Sep 11, 5:53 AM UTC
Duration
4 h 44 min
Distance
2442 nm
Max alt
39,000 ft
Max speed
617 kt
Unknown→MEXBAW243Sep 10, 11:52 PM UTC
Duration
4 h 06 min
Distance
1926 nm
Max alt
40,000 ft
Max speed
523 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW243Sep 10, 7:06 PM UTC
Duration
37 min
Distance
317 nm
Max alt
34,000 ft
Max speed
527 kt
LHR→UnknownBAW243Sep 10, 4:51 PM UTC
Duration
1 h 39 min
Distance
613 nm
Max alt
34,025 ft
Max speed
538 kt
Unknown→LHRBAW20RSep 10, 4:03 AM UTC
Duration
2 h 10 min
Distance
639 nm
Max alt
39,000 ft
Max speed
610 kt
ORD→UnknownBAW20RSep 9, 10:18 PM UTC
Duration
3 h 29 min
Distance
1648 nm
Max alt
39,025 ft
Max speed
586 kt
Unknown→ORDBAW2PDSep 9, 4:41 PM UTC
Duration
3 h 15 min
Distance
1122 nm
Max alt
38,025 ft
Max speed
470 kt
LHR→UnknownBAW2PDSep 9, 11:03 AM UTC
Duration
1 h 39 min
Distance
554 nm
Max alt
34,025 ft
Max speed
466 kt
near OTP→LHRBAW16Sep 9, 1:29 AM UTC
Duration
2 h 49 min
Distance
1181 nm
Max alt
40,050 ft
Max speed
497 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW16Sep 8, 11:43 PM UTC
Duration
5 min
Distance
35 nm
Max alt
38,000 ft
Max speed
421 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW16Sep 8, 5:45 PM UTC
Duration
48 min
Distance
406 nm
Max alt
36,025 ft
Max speed
520 kt
SIN→UnknownBAW16Sep 8, 2:56 PM UTC
Duration
45 min
Distance
332 nm
Max alt
33,625 ft
Max speed
535 kt
near SIN→SINBAW16Sep 8, 12:23 PM UTC
Duration
13 min
Distance
48 nm
Max alt
12,775 ft
Max speed
310 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW16Sep 8, 11:13 AM UTC
Duration
4 min
Distance
32 nm
Max alt
40,000 ft
Max speed
511 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW16Sep 8, 8:16 AM UTC
Duration
37 min
Distance
271 nm
Max alt
40,000 ft
Max speed
441 kt
SYD→UnknownBAW16Sep 8, 4:28 AM UTC
Duration
51 min
Distance
229 nm
Max alt
38,000 ft
Max speed
480 kt
Unknown→SYDBAW15Sep 7, 6:58 PM UTC
Duration
1 h 12 min
Distance
361 nm
Max alt
39,025 ft
Max speed
505 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW15Sep 7, 4:11 PM UTC
Duration
23 min
Distance
206 nm
Max alt
38,850 ft
Max speed
542 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW15Sep 7, 1:49 PM UTC
Duration
8 min
Distance
59 nm
Max alt
39,000 ft
Max speed
464 kt
near SIN→near SINBAW15Sep 7, 12:30 PM UTC
Duration
6 min
Distance
25 nm
Max alt
10,700 ft
Max speed
330 kt
Unknown→SINBAW15Sep 7, 8:50 AM UTC
Duration
56 min
Distance
363 nm
Max alt
39,000 ft
Max speed
490 kt
Unknown→UnknownBAW15Sep 7, 5:50 AM UTC
Duration
31 min
Distance
253 nm
Max alt
39,000 ft
Max speed
491 kt

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