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 57,065
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
VIR3551 Nov 202437,975 ft
VIR401V31 Oct 202437,975 ft
VIR400M31 Oct 202437,000 ft
VIR385E30 Oct 202440,000 ft
VIR384T29 Oct 202434,975 ft
VIR47828 Oct 202436,975 ft
VIR45012 Oct 202439,975 ft
VIR4507 Oct 202440,000 ft
VIR4503 Oct 202439,975 ft
VIR31628 Sept 202437,000 ft
VIR45027 Sept 202440,000 ft
VIR44926 Sept 202437,000 ft
VIR45022 Sept 202437,975 ft
VIR45018 Sept 202439,975 ft
VIR35515 Sept 202437,975 ft
VIR35414 Sept 202435,000 ft
VIR31713 Sept 202437,975 ft
VIR31612 Sept 202436,975 ft
VIR3178 Sept 202436,000 ft
VIR4503 Sept 202440,000 ft
VIR35531 Aug 202438,000 ft
VIR35430 Aug 202434,975 ft
VIR35530 Aug 202437,975 ft
VIR35429 Aug 202435,000 ft
VIR35529 Aug 202437,975 ft