Notable event

Rare aircraft

Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Tue 22 Sep 2026, 03:14 UTC.

Map of where 1540A1's rare aircraft happened
1540A1 aircraft photo
Photo: CX_Stray.

Event record

Aircraft1540A1
Aircraft typeA124
Operator codeVDA
First seenTue 22 Sep 2026, 03:14 UTC
Last seenTue 22 Sep 2026, 04:24 UTC
Position24.284, 54.496 near BATEEN (OMAD)
Altitude975 ft

Details

ModelAntonov An-124

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.