HB9EYARADIO & ADS-B
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Mode S hex
407131
Type
Boeing 787-9B789
Manufacturer
Boeing Company
Serial number
37978
Year built
20179 years oldYear 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
11 Aug 2026, 20:53
Logged visits
389

The station's story

Cumulative contact time
122 h
Distinct days
364
Highest captured altitude
43,000 ft
Discovery rank
#15,251 of 57,068
Longest contact
0 h 37 min
Contacts on this Mode S address
398 contacts on the address, 389 under this registration: the address has carried several identities over time.

Observed callsigns

VIR (368 contacts, 2017-2026)

Operator as per the registry of 29 Jul 2026; observed callsigns are the freshest measurement.

Visits

CallsignFirst contactAltitude at end of contact
VIR479F23 Dec 202540,000 ft
VIR479F15 Dec 202537,975 ft
VIR4507 Dec 202538,000 ft
VIR479F29 Nov 202540,000 ft
VIR45026 Nov 202539,975 ft
VIR45023 Nov 202537,975 ft
VIR479F19 Nov 202539,975 ft
VIR479F12 Nov 202540,000 ft
VIR479F5 Nov 202539,975 ft
VIR4784 Nov 202536,975 ft
VIR31729 Oct 202538,000 ft
VIR45028 Oct 202538,000 ft
VIR479F25 Oct 202540,000 ft
VIR47823 Oct 202534,975 ft
VIR45022 Oct 202539,975 ft
VIR35418 Oct 202536,975 ft
VIR45012 Oct 202538,000 ft
VIR45025 Apr 202539,975 ft
VIR35418 Apr 202532,975 ft
VIR45010 Apr 202538,000 ft
not transmitted5 Apr 202534,975 ft
VIR4504 Apr 202538,000 ft
VIR479F22 Mar 202540,000 ft
VIR47820 Mar 202537,000 ft
VIR3547 Mar 202537,000 ft