Notable event

Rare aircraft

Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Thu 20 Aug 2026, 19:45 UTC.

Map of where UAE261's rare aircraft happened
UAE261 aircraft photo
Photo: Tom_YA

Event record

FlightUAE261
Aircraft896523
Aircraft typeA388
Operator codeUAE
First seenThu 20 Aug 2026, 19:45 UTC
Last seenThu 20 Aug 2026, 20:14 UTC
Position-23.424, -46.433 near GUARULHOS (SBGR)
Altitude2,875 ft

Details

ModelAirbus A380

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.