ADS-B RADAR
Aircraft profile · ICAO24 40688C

G-XLEBAirbus A380-841

Aircraft identity, ICAO allocation and recent ADS-B contacts collected by the ADS-B Radar network.

PAX HEX 40688C ICAO allocation · United Kingdom

Aircraft

RegistrationG-XLEB
ICAO24 / Mode-S40688C
Aircraft typeA380-841
ICAO typeA388
ManufacturerAirbus
Serial number 121
Year built2013
Engines4 x Trent 970-84
Seat ConfigurationFirst Class: 14 · Business Class: 97 · Premium Economy: 55 · Economy: 303
Seat Capacity469
OperatorBritish Airways
Operator codesBA / BAW
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ICAO allocation

CountryUnited Kingdom
Country codeGB
Address range400000  —  43FFFF
Possible addresses262,144
MeaningCountry allocation of the ICAO24 address — not necessarily the aircraft operator or current location.

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Airline

AirlineBritish Airways
ICAO codeBAW
IATA codeBA
CallsignSPEEDBIRD
Country codeGB
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Last contacts

ADS-B CONTACT
40,000 ft
ADS-B CONTACT
No flight-state data
BAW12SIN → LHR
40,000 ft · 459 kt · HDG 302°
BAW11LHR → SIN
35,000 ft · 521 kt · HDG 117°
BAW12SIN → LHR
40,000 ft · 443 kt · HDG 301°
BAW11LHR → SIN
35,000 ft · 537 kt · HDG 113°
BAW12SIN → LHR
40,000 ft · 454 kt · HDG 300°
BAW11LHR → SIN
35,000 ft · 508 kt · HDG 113°
BAW12SIN → LHR
40,000 ft · 471 kt · HDG 293°
BAW11LHR → SIN
35,000 ft · 487 kt · HDG 116°

Last known position · radar view

N 50 KM VIE · Vienna International Airport · 31.1 km VIE BTS · M. R. Štefánik Airport · 48.2 km BTS LOAN · Wiener Neustadt East Airport · 37.3 km LOAN LOXN · Wiener Neustadt West Airport · 40.2 km LOXN LHFP · Piuszpuszta Airfield · 16.9 km LHFP LOAS · Spitzerberg Airfield · 29.5 km LOAS LHFM · Fertőszentmiklós Airfield · 31.6 km LHFM SK-0025 · Rusovce Airstrip · 35.2 km LOAV · Vöslau-Kottingbrunn Airfield · 38.9 km LOAV LHPC · Pusztacsalád Airfield · 42.1 km HU-0064 · Halászi Airstrip · 44.1 km LZKV · Kvetoslavov Airfield · 48.5 km
Last position
G-XLEB

47.86089 / 16.75889

24 OCT 2026 · 20:51:17 UTC

35,000 ft · 521 kt · HDG 117°

Radar range 50 km

Range automatically includes at least one large airport.

Nearest large airport
VIE LOWW

Vienna International Airport

Vienna · Austria

31.1 kmDistance
600 ftElevation
Large airportScheduled service
Runways · 2
16 / 34164° / 344°11,811 ft · ASP
11 / 29116° / 296°11,483 ft · ASP

Major airports of United Kingdom

ABZAberdeen International Airport
Aberdeen · EGPD
Runways · 1
16 / 34158° / 338°6,407 ft · ASP
BFSBelfast International Airport
Belfast · EGAA
Runways · 2
07 / 2565° / 245°9,121 ft · ASP
17 / 35162° / 342°6,204 ft · ASP
BHXBirmingham Airport
Birmingham, West Midlands · EGBB
Runways · 1
15 / 33148° / 328°10,013 ft · ASP
BRSBristol Airport
Bristol · EGGD
Runways · 1
09 / 2787° / 267°6,598 ft · ASP
CWLCardiff International Airport
Cardiff · EGFF
Runways · 1
12 / 30117° / 297°7,723 ft · ASP
EMAEast Midlands Airport
Nottingham, Leicestershire · EGNX
Runways · 1
09 / 2788° / 268°9,495 ft · ASP
EDIEdinburgh Airport
Ingliston, Edinburgh · EGPH
Runways · 1
06 / 2459° / 239°8,392 ft · ASP
GLAGlasgow Airport
Glasgow · EGPF
Runways · 1
05 / 2346° / 226°8,730 ft · ASP
PIKGlasgow Prestwick Airport
Prestwick, South Ayrshire · EGPK
Runways · 2
12 / 30121° / 301°9,800 ft · PEM
02 / 2024° / 204°6,253 ft · ASP
LBALeeds Bradford Airport
Leeds, West Yorkshire · EGNM
Runways · 1
14 / 32138° / 318°7,381 ft · CON