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SAFETY INVESTIGATION REPORT MH370 (9M-MRO) <br />
2.2.3 Filed Flight Plan of MH370 <br />

[[File:MH370 Filed Flight Plan.jpg|MH370 Filed Flight Plan]]

Figure 2.2A - Filed Flight Plan of MH370 <br />Source: DCA Malaysia <br />


<h4>1) Message Code of FPL of MH370 and Meaning </h4>

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<tr> <td><b>Message Code</b></td> <td><b>Meaning</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>KLA297 070444</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td><b>KL</b></td> <td>KLIA message</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>A</b></td> <td>Series</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>297</b></td> <td>Sequence Number</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>070444</b></td> <td>Date-time-group or the transmission time of the filed flight plan message at 070444UTC</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>FF WMKKZQZX WMKKZRZX</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>FF </b></td> <td>Priority Indicator for the message category </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>WMKKZQZX </b></td> <td>8-letter addressee for Lumpur “Area Control Centre” </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>WMKKZRZX </b></td> <td> 8-letter addressee for Lumpur “Approach Radar Office” </td> </tr>
</table>

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<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>070441 WMKKYOYX </b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>070441  </b></td>  <td>Message Filling Time (in UTC) </td></tr>
<tr> <td><b>WMKKYOYX  </b></td> <td>8-letter Message Originator for KLIA Aeronautical Information <br />Office </td> </tr>
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<tr>  <td colspan="2"><b>Field Type 3 - Message type, number and reference data </b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>(FPL  </b></td> <td>Filed Flight Plan Message </td> </tr>
<tr>  <td><b>WMKKYOYX  </b></td> <td>Message Originator Indicator i.e. KLIA Aeronautical Information<br />Service Office. </td></tr>
</table>

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<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Field Type 7- Aircraft Identification and SSR mode and code</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>-MAS370 </b></td> <td>Aircraft identification Malaysian 370 </td> </tr>
</table>

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<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>-Field Type 8 - Flight rules and type of flight</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>-I  </b></td> <td>Instrument Flight Rules </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>-S </b></td> <td>Status: - Scheduled Air Transport </td> </tr>
</table>

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<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Field Type 9 - Number and type of aircraft and wake turbulence category</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b> -B772/H </b></td> <td>Boeing 777-200/wake turbulence category/Heavy </td> </tr>
</table>

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<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Field Type 10 - Equipment and capabilities</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>(a) Radio communication, navigation and approach aid equipment and <br />
capabilities</b></td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2">-SDFGHIJ3J5M1RWXY/LB1D1</td></tr>
<tr> <td><b>-S </b></td> <td> Equipped with: Standard COM/NAV/approach aid equipment for the route is carried and serviceable. Standard equipment is considered to be VHF RTF, VOR and ILS. </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>D </b></td> <td>DME </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>F </b></td> <td>ADF </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>G </b></td> <td>GNSS </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>H </b></td> <td>HF RTF </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>I </b></td> <td>Inertial Navigation </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>J3 </b></td> <td>CPDLC FANS 1/A VDL Mode 4 </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>J5 </b></td> <td>CPDLC FANS 1/A SATCOM (INMARSAT) </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>M1 </b></td> <td>ATC RTF SATCOM (INMARSAT) </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>R </b></td> <td>PBN approved </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>W </b></td> <td>RVSM approved </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>X </b></td> <td>MNPS approved </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>Y </b></td> <td>VHF with 8.33 kHz. channel spacing capability/ </td> </tr>
</table>

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<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>(b) Surveillance equipment and capabilities</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>L </b></td> <td>Transponder Mode S, including aircraft identification, pressure-altitude, extended squitter (ADS-B) and enhanced surveillance capability</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>B1 </b></td> <td>ADS-B with dedicated 1090 MHz ADS-B “out” capability</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b> </b></td> <td> D1 ADS-C with FANS 1/A capabilities</td> </tr>
</table>

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<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Field Type 13 - Departure aerodrome and time</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>-WMKK1635 </b></td> <td>-Departure aerodrome KLIA estimated off-block time 1635 UTC</td> </tr>
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Figure 2.2B - Message Code of Filed Flight Plan of MH370 and Meaning <br />
cont… <br />


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<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Field Type 15 – Route</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>-N0470F290 DCT PIBOS R208 IKUKO/M081F330 R208 IGARI M765</b><br />
 <b>BITOD/N0480F330 L637 TSN/N0480F350 W1 BMT W12 PCA G221 </b><br />
<b>BUNTA/N0480F370 A1 IKELA/N0480F370 P901 IDOSI/N0480F390 </b><br />
<b>DCT CH DCT BEKOL/K0900S1160 A461 YIN/K0890S1130 A461 VYK </b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2">
-airspeed 470 knots requested flight level 290 - the flight will proceed direct 
to waypoint PIBOS joining Airway R208 and to waypoint IKUKO, thence the airspeed will be Mach 0.81 flight level 330 on Airway R208 to waypoint IGARI joining Airway M765 thence to waypoint BITOD. Thence the airspeed will be 480 knots and flight level 330 on Airways L637 and proceed to TSN (Tansonnhat), thence the airspeed will be 480 knots and flight level 350. Thence on Airway W1 to BMT (Buon Ma Thout), thence Airway W12 to PCA (Phu Cat), thence on Airway G221 to waypoint BUNTA, thence airspeed will be 480 knots and flight level 370, thence proceed via Airway A1 to waypoint IKELA, thence airspeed will be 480 knots and flight level 370, thence via Airway P901 to waypoint ISODI, airspeed 480 knots and flight level 390. Thence track direct to CH (Cheung Chau), and direct to waypoint BEKOL. Thence the airspeed will be 900 kilometres per hour and level 11600 meters on Airway A461, thence to YIN (Yingde). Thence, the airspeed will be 890 kilometres per hour and level 11300 metres on Airway A461 to VYK (Dawangzhuang).
 </td> </tr>
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<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Field Type 16 - Destination aerodrome and total estimated elapsed time, <br />destination alternate aerodrome(s)</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>-ZBAA0534 ZBTJ ZBSJ</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2">-Destination aerodrome ZBAA - Beijing Capital International Airport and total estimated elapsed time 5 hours and 34 minutes <br />
Destination alternate aerodrome(s) <br />
ZBTJ - Tianjin Binhai International Airport, and <br />
ZBSJ - Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport</td> </tr>
</table>

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<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Field Type 18 – Other information</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td colspan="2"><b>PBN/A1B1C1D1L1O1S2 DOF/140307 REG/9MMRO EET/WSJC0032 VVTS0042 ZJSA0210 VHHK0233 ZGZU0304 ZHWH0356 ZBPE0450 SEL/QRC RMK/ACASII EQUIPPED)</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td rowspan="2"><b>PBN</b></td> <td>Performance Based Navigation/Indication of RNAV and or RNP <br />capabilities.</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>RNAV Specifications</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>A1</b></td> <td>RNAV 10 (RNP 10)</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>B1</b></td> <td>RNAV 5 all permitted sensors</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>C1</b></td> <td>RNAV 2 all permitted sensors</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>D1</b></td> <td>RNAV 1 all permitted sensors</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b></b></td> <td><b>RNP Specifications</b></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>L1</b></td> <td>RNP 4</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>O1</b></td> <td>Basic RNP 1 all permitted sensors</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>S2</b></td> <td>RNP APCH with BARCO-VNAV</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>DOF/140307</b></td> <td> Date of flight/2014 March 7<sup>th</sup></td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>REG/9MMRO </b></td> <td>Aircraft registration 9MMRO</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>EET</b></td> <td>FIR boundary designators and accumulated estimated elapsed <br />
times from take-off to such FIR boundaries. <br />
Singapore FIR 32 minutes <br />
Ho Chi Minh FIR 42 minutes <br />
Sanya FIR 2 hours 10 minutes <br />
Hong Kong FIR 2 hours 33 minutes <br />
Guangzhou FIR 3 hours 4 minutes <br />
Wuhan FIR 3 hours 56 minutes <br />
Beijing FIR 4 hours 50 minutes </td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>SEL/QRC</b></td> <td>Selective Calling code/QRC</td> </tr>
<tr> <td><b>RMK/ACAS II<br />EQUIPPED</b></td> <td>Equipped with ACAS II)</td> </tr>
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