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<p>DCT PIBOS R208 IKUKO M076F290 R208 IGARI M765 BITOD N0480F330 L637 TSN N0490F350 W1 BMT W12 PCA G221 BUNTA N0480F350 A1 IKELA N0480F350 P901 IDOSI N0480F390 DCT CH DCT BEKOL K0890S1160 A461 YIN K0890S1190 A461 </p> | <p>DCT PIBOS R208 IKUKO M076F290 R208 IGARI M765 BITOD N0480F330 L637 TSN N0490F350 W1 BMT W12 PCA G221 BUNTA N0480F350 A1 IKELA N0480F350 P901 IDOSI N0480F390 DCT CH DCT BEKOL K0890S1160 A461 YIN K0890S1190 A461 </p> | ||
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<p>Thanks to The aiR BLOG <ref name=aiR BLOG /> for providing a link to the MH370 Flight Plan and explaining how to read it. A map is included on that site.</p> | <p>Thanks to The aiR BLOG <ref name="aiR BLOG" /> for providing a link to the MH370 Flight Plan and explaining how to read it. A map is included on that site.</p> | ||
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<p>Historical data for Flight MH370 from [[FlightAware]]:-</p> | <p>Historical data for Flight MH370 from [[FlightAware]]:-</p> | ||
<ref name=FlightAware_MH370 >http://flightaware.com/live/flight/MAS370/history/20140308/1635Z/WMKK/ZBAA</ref> | <ref name="FlightAware_MH370">http://flightaware.com/live/flight/MAS370/history/20140308/1635Z/WMKK/ZBAA</ref> | ||
<ref name=aiR BLOG >http://aireform.com/malaysia-flight-370-charts-the-filed-flightplan-and-a-few-notes/ </ref> | <ref name="aiR BLOG" >http://aireform.com/malaysia-flight-370-charts-the-filed-flightplan-and-a-few-notes/ </ref> | ||
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Revision as of 00:10, 14 November 2014
Summary for Flight MH370 on 8th March 2014
Departure: Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Sepang, Selangor Malaysia)
Destination: Beijing Capital International Airport (Beijing China)
Scheduled departure time: 00:35 MYT
Actual departure time: 00:49 MYT
Scheduled arrival time: 05:51 CST
Estimated arrival time would have been: 06:19 CST
Expected flight duration: 5 hours 29 minutes
Distance: 4,418 km direct or 4,504 km via planned flight path
Source: FlightAware [1]
What do all the abbreviations in the flight plan mean?
Aviation uses a lot of abbreviations, acronyms and terminology but we can easily make sense of it.
- Step 1 - Waypoints and Navaid locations are identified in bold type
- DCT PIBOS R208 IKUKO M076F290 R208 IGARI M765 BITOD N0480F330 L637 TSN N0490F350 W1 BMT W12 PCA G221 BUNTA N0480F350 A1 IKELA N0480F350 P901 IDOSI N0480F390 DCT CH DCT BEKOL K0890S1160 A461 YIN K0890S1190 A461
- Step 2 - Route numbers are identified in bold type
- DCT PIBOS R208 IKUKO M076 F290 R208 IGARI M765 BITOD N0480F330 L637 TSN N0490F350 W1 BMT W12 PCA G221 BUNTA N0480F350 A1 IKELA N0480F350 P901 IDOSI N0480F390 DCT CH DCT BEKOL K0890S1160 A461 YIN K0890S1190 A461
- Step 3 - Flight Levels are identified in bold type
- DCT PIBOS R208 IKUKO M076 F290 R208 IGARI M765 BITOD N0480 F330 L637 TSN N0490 F350 W1 BMT W12 PCA G221 BUNTA N0480 F350 A1 IKELA N0480 F350 P901 IDOSI N0480 F390 DCT CH DCT BEKOL K0890S1160 A461 YIN K0890S1190 A461
- Step 4 - Segment the route into FIRs
Now try reading the flight plan using the tooltips - each underlined word has an explanation which appears when you place a mouse or pointer over it. Spaces have been added which were not in the original text on FlightAware.
Thanks to The aiR BLOG [2] for providing a link to the MH370 Flight Plan and explaining how to read it. A map is included on that site.
Version History
Date and Change (not including formatting)
13 November 2014 - page created with basic content