British Airways· Callsign BAW33

BA33 from London to Kuala Lumpur, tracked live

Q: What aircraft operates BA33?

Typically a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, using roughly 76% of that type's published range.

British Airways between London and Kuala Lumpur: 10,605 km east, ultra-long-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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LHR

London

London Heathrow Airport

10,605 km · 6,590 mi

Non-stop

KUL

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Aircraft

Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

typical equipment

Distance

10,605 km

5,726 nautical miles

Heading

79°

tracks east

Clock change

+8 h

on arrival

Range used

76%

of the type's book range

Length rank

#61

of 439 tracked routes

Follow BA33 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

BA33 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

BA33 at a glance

The trip: 10,605 km (6,590 miles) from London to Kuala Lumpur, flying east.
How long: no published block time for this service yet.
Your watch: set it 8 hours forward on arrival.
Window seat tip: the right (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
The plane: usually a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. This route uses about 76% of how far it can fly.

BA33 route overview: LHR to KUL

BA33 distance and great-circle path

BA33 covers 10,605 km, or 6,590 miles. That makes it an ultra-long-haul flight, near the limit of what most twinjets can fly non-stop. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 61 by distance.

This is a long east-west haul. 10,605 km separate London from Kuala Lumpur, and the 8-hour clock change on arrival is the part passengers feel for days. It links United Kingdom with Malaysia.

Our guide explains how the LHR-KUL route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner comfortably fly BA33?

Not really. It uses about 76% of the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.

What to know about BA33

Time change: you land 8 hours ahead of the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.

What we know about BA33

What flying LHR to KUL takes

It is an ultra-long-haul sector, near the limit of what most twinjets can fly non-stop. British Airways needs a long-range widebody such as an A350, 787 or 777: few types can fly this far with a commercial payload, and headwinds can force a technical stop on the worst days. Eastbound, the jet stream is usually a tailwind, so the return leg against it tends to be the longer of the two. In daylight the sun sits on the right (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign BAW33 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 41 days between 2026-09-19 and 2026-10-29. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

BA33 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 8 observations of BA33 across 8 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-29. Those records contain 7 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was LHR-KUL (8 records).

The median recorded visibility was 1437 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)	Route	First tracked	Last tracked	Tracked for
2026-10-29	LHR → KUL	00:01 UTC	10:30 UTC	10h 29m
2026-10-28	LHR → KUL	00:02 UTC	23:59 UTC	23h 56m
2026-10-27	LHR → KUL	00:02 UTC	23:59 UTC	23h 58m
2026-10-26	LHR → KUL	00:00 UTC	23:59 UTC	23h 59m
2026-10-25	LHR → KUL	00:00 UTC	23:58 UTC	23h 58m
2026-10-24	LHR → KUL	00:02 UTC	23:58 UTC	23h 57m
2026-10-23	LHR → KUL	01:09 UTC	23:59 UTC	22h 50m
2026-10-22	LHR → KUL	00:02 UTC	23:57 UTC	23h 56m

“First/last tracked” are when BA33 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on BA33

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including British Airways and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

LHR London Heathrow Airport London, United Kingdom · live radar →

KUL Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · live radar →

B789 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does BA33 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 787-9, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown	10,605 km
Aircraft	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
Fuel burn rate	6.37 kg per km
Fuel burned	67,575 kg
CO2, whole flight	213.5 tonnes
Seats, typical layout	290
Passengers carried	241 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger	886 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 886 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy238 seats, 198 flown

641 kg CO2 per seat

11 trees absorbing for a year

Business44 seats, 37 flown

1,858 kg CO2 per seat

31 trees absorbing for a year (first 30 shown)

First9 seats, 7 flown

2,563 kg CO2 per seat

43 trees absorbing for a year (first 30 shown)

Taken whole, BA33 emits what 3,559 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 5,212 km, or 25,316 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 6,204 km, 9,208 km and 12,116 km, interpolated to this route's 10,605 km. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put BA33 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from London

Flight	Route	Typical aircraft
BA117	London (LHR) → New York (JFK)		BA117 flight tracker →
B61621	London (LHR) → Boston (BOS)	Airbus A321	B61621 flight tracker →
BA302	Paris (CDG) → London (LHR)	Airbus A319	BA302 flight tracker →
BA54	Johannesburg (JNB) → London (LHR)	Airbus A380-800	BA54 flight tracker →
IB713	Madrid (MAD) → London (LHR)	Airbus A320neo	IB713 flight tracker →
AA134	Los Angeles (LAX) → London (LHR)	Boeing 777-300ER	AA134 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to BA33

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

The science of jet lag Arrival shifts the clock by 8 hours.

Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A ultra-long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.

Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Boeing; these visual clues help identify it.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

Observed transponder data - observed ADS-B positions and the seven-day activity record.
British Airways official website - current passenger schedule confirmation.

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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BA33 frequently asked questions

How long is the BA33 flight?

London to Kuala Lumpur is 10,605 km (6,590 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates BA33?

Typically a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (full specifications), using roughly 76% of that type's published range.

Does BA33 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track BA33 live?

Yes. Whenever BA33 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

More British Airways flights to watch

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BA117	London (LHR) → New York (JFK)		BA117 flight tracker →
BA302	Paris (CDG) → London (LHR)	Airbus A319	BA302 flight tracker →
BA54	Johannesburg (JNB) → London (LHR)	Airbus A380-800	BA54 flight tracker →
BA1	London (LHR) → New York (JFK)	Airbus A350-1000	BA1 flight tracker →
BA112	New York (JFK) → London (LHR)	Boeing 777-300ER	BA112 flight tracker →
BA15	London (LHR) → Singapore (SIN) → Sydney (SYD)	Boeing 777-300ER	BA15 flight tracker →
BA9	London (LHR) → Bangkok (BKK)	Boeing 787-9	BA9 flight tracker →
BA49	London (LHR) → San Francisco (SFO)	Airbus A380	BA49 flight tracker →