HB9EYARADIO & ADS-B
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Mode S hex
407131
Type
Boeing 787-9B789
Manufacturer
Boeing Company
Serial number
37978
Year built
2017Year announced by the registry: 2017. Yet the aircraft was already captured in 2016, before its supposed build: an unreliable year, dropped from the oldest/newest rankings.
Operator
Virgin Atlantic Airways (VIR)
Country of registration
Royaume-UniICAO address allocated by United Kingdom, aircraft registered in Royaume-Uni.
First contact
12 Jul 2016, 11:52
Last contact
7 Aug 2026, 09:28
Logged visits
387

The station's story

Cumulative contact time
121 h
Distinct days
362
Highest captured altitude
43,000 ft
Discovery rank
#15,251 of 57,065
Longest contact
0 h 37 min
Contacts on this Mode S address
396 contacts on the address, 387 under this registration: the address has carried several identities over time.

Observed callsigns

VIR (366 contacts, 2017-2026)

Operator as per the registry of 21.07.2026; observed callsigns are the freshest measurement.

Visits

CallsignFirst contactAltitude at end of contact
VIR3597 Aug 202637,975 ft
VIR3596 Aug 202638,000 ft
VIR31731 Jul 202638,000 ft
VIR35924 Jul 202640,000 ft
VIR45023 Jul 202639,975 ft
VIR35920 Jul 202640,000 ft
VIR45018 Jul 202639,975 ft
VIR34713 Jul 202640,000 ft
VIR34712 Jul 202638,000 ft
VIR34711 Jul 202640,000 ft
VIR3559 Jul 202638,975 ft
VIR3474 Jul 202639,975 ft
not transmitted1 Jul 202635,000 ft
VIR3591 Jul 202640,000 ft
VIR31724 Jun 202638,000 ft
VIR35518 Jun 202640,000 ft
VIR35512 Jun 202638,000 ft
not transmitted11 Jun 202639,975 ft
VIR3179 Jun 202640,000 ft
VIR45029 May 202640,000 ft
VIR4502 May 202639,975 ft
VIR31620 Apr 202635,000 ft
VIR45019 Apr 202640,000 ft
VIR45013 Apr 202638,000 ft
VIR479F8 Apr 202638,000 ft