Notable event

Rare aircraft

Notable flight event recorded by the PlaneTrack receiver network on Thu 20 Aug 2026, 06:19 UTC.

Event record

Flight	BAW57K
Aircraft	406B22
Aircraft type	A388
Operator code	BAW
First seen	Thu 20 Aug 2026, 06:19 UTC
Last seen	Thu 20 Aug 2026, 07:00 UTC
Position	-26.187, 28.241 near O.R. Tambo International (FAOR)
Altitude	5,500 ft

Details

Model

Airbus 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.