Ethiopian Airlines· Callsign ETH700 ·Daily

ET700 from Addis Ababa to London, tracked live

Ethiopian's premier European route, flown since the days when it was one of Africa's only intercontinental airlines.

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ADD
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
00:15 EAT (UTC+3)
8h 05m
5,919 km · 3,678 mi
Non-stop
LHR
London
London Heathrow Airport
06:20 GMT (UTC+0)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Airbus A350-900
typical equipment
Distance
5,919 km
3,196 nautical miles
Heading
331°
tracks north-west
Clock change
-3 h
on arrival
Block speed
732 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
39%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#191
of 439 tracked routes

Follow ET700 in real time

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

ET700 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 00:15 at ADD. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

ET700 at a glance

  • The trip: 5,919 km (3,678 miles) from Addis Ababa to London, flying north-west.
  • How long: 8h 05m gate to gate. That is about 732 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 3 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: either side works on this heading.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A350-900. This route uses about 39% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of ADD in the small hours, into LHR in early morning.

ET700 route overview: ADD to LHR

ET700 distance and great-circle path

ET700 covers 5,919 km, or 3,678 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 191 by distance.

The plane leaves Addis Ababa heading north-west. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the ADD-LHR route appears on a tracker map.

Why ET700 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 8.1 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 732 km/h. An Airbus A350-900 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.

Can the Airbus A350-900 comfortably fly ET700?

Not at all. At roughly 39% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A350-900. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A350-900.

What to know about ET700

  • Time change: you land 3 hours behind the time you left.
  • High airport at the start: ADD sits 7,656 ft up. Thin air means a longer takeoff run.

ET700 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of ET700 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-29. Those records contain 5 distinct transponder addresses.

The median recorded visibility was 245 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-29 tracked in flight 02:33 UTC 06:29 UTC 3h 56m
2026-10-28 tracked in flight 02:31 UTC 06:34 UTC 4h 3m
2026-10-27 tracked in flight 02:30 UTC 06:35 UTC 4h 5m
2026-10-25 tracked in flight 03:26 UTC 07:31 UTC 4h 5m
2026-10-24 tracked in flight 01:39 UTC 06:12 UTC 4h 33m
2026-10-23 tracked in flight 02:02 UTC 06:16 UTC 4h 14m
2026-10-22 tracked in flight 04:04 UTC 08:22 UTC 4h 18m

“First/last tracked” are when ET700 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on ET700

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

ADD Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · live radar →
LHR London Heathrow Airport London, United Kingdom · live radar →
A359 Airbus A350-900 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does ET700 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A350-900, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown5,919 km
AircraftAirbus A350-900
Fuel burn rate6.03 kg per km
Fuel burned35,692 kg
CO2, whole flight112.8 tonnes
Seats, typical layout300
Passengers carried249 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger453 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 453 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy246 seats, 204 flown
332 kg CO2 per seat
Business45 seats, 37 flown
964 kg CO2 per seat
First9 seats, 7 flown
1,330 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, ET700 emits what 1,880 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 2,664 km, or 12,942 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 9,208 km, 10,249 km and 12,116 km, all longer than this route, so the closest is held flat and the real figure is likely a little higher. 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 ET700 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Addis Ababa

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
ET3610Addis Ababa (ADD) → Mumbai (BOM) ET3610 flight tracker →
ET750Addis Ababa (ADD) → Brussels (BRU) Boeing 787-8 DreamlinerET750 flight tracker →
ET687New Delhi (DEL) → Addis Ababa (ADD) Boeing 777FET687 flight tracker →
ET713Rome (FCO) → Addis Ababa (ADD) Boeing 787-8 DreamlinerET713 flight tracker →
ET500Addis Ababa (ADD) → Newark (EWR) Airbus A350-900ET500 flight tracker →
ET608Addis Ababa (ADD) → Beijing (PEK) Boeing 787-9ET608 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to ET700

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

Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it.
Airline alliances explained Ethiopian Airlines belongs to Star Alliance, which affects connections and codeshares.

Data sources and review

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

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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ET700 frequently asked questions

How long is the ET700 flight?

Addis Ababa to London is 5,919 km (3,678 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 8.1 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates ET700?

Typically an Airbus A350-900 (full specifications), using roughly 39% of that type's published range.

Does ET700 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 00:15 local from ADD. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track ET700 live?

Yes. Whenever ET700 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 Ethiopian Airlines flights to watch

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
ET3610 Addis Ababa (ADD) → Mumbai (BOM) ET3610 flight tracker →
ET750 Addis Ababa (ADD) → Brussels (BRU) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner ET750 flight tracker →
ET687 New Delhi (DEL) → Addis Ababa (ADD) Boeing 777F ET687 flight tracker →
ET713 Rome (FCO) → Addis Ababa (ADD) Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner ET713 flight tracker →
ET500 Addis Ababa (ADD) → Newark (EWR) Airbus A350-900 ET500 flight tracker →
ET608 Addis Ababa (ADD) → Beijing (PEK) Boeing 787-9 ET608 flight tracker →
ET808 Addis Ababa (ADD) → Johannesburg (JNB) Airbus A350-900 ET808 flight tracker →
ET338 Addis Ababa (ADD) → Washington (IAD) Boeing 777-300ER ET338 flight tracker →