Notable event

Rare aircraft

Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Thu 20 Aug 2026, 07:54 UTC.

Map of where KAL8255's rare aircraft happened
KAL8255 aircraft photo
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Event record

FlightKAL8255
Aircraft71BE39
Aircraft typeB748
Operator codeKAL
First seenThu 20 Aug 2026, 07:54 UTC
Last seenThu 20 Aug 2026, 09:46 UTC
Position33.632, -84.411 near THE WILLIAM B HARTSFIELD ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL (KATL)
Altitude1,075 ft

Details

ModelBoeing 747-8

Why is this aircraft rare?

Its type is on a short, hand-picked list of aircraft few people ever see fly: one-offs, small production runs, historic airframes and special mission types. Everyday widebodies such as the A380 are deliberately not on it.

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Event detected automatically from live ADS-B data. Times are UTC. Automated detections can occasionally misread routine operations.