So far, there are at least 4 variants
This message label has been observed on the following carriers.
Carrier | IATA Code | ICAO Code |
---|---|---|
Lufthansa | LH | DLH |
Austrian Airlines | OS | AUA |
Condor | DE | CFG |
EgyptAir | MS | MSR |
Sunwing Airlines | WG | SWG |
Frontier Airlines | F9 | FFT |
Recorded Monday, June 20, 2022 18:15:06 UTC
00025234215:WSSP303PWTIA3F934PFO45
Recorded Monday, June 20, 2022 18:16:27 UTC
00026209299GDJZ0TY+JF)*I4P7PU9-K4:A3F3C5R3G)BGBS4SQATXTBG115
Recorded August 14, 2022 22:28:14 UTC
00457266201:SZ8HX485ST4HFJZVPPPX-4Z4-VVPXJSZJV999F
TAC/MEL/1325/ / / / /YES / / \r
Recorded August 14, 2022 00:32:57 UTC
0002022120000325114AUG22 KBWIEDDFDE2075 .D-ABUC,10582,,0800,,LT, 72600,86880,-,-
- Flight is between KBWI and EDDF
FDE
is flight data entry?ETA
is 0800Z?
Recorded August 14, 2022 00:51:31 UTC
00022201700OEDDF,HALLO OPS,ETA FRA 0750. 20 L8.,VOELLIGE INKOMETENZ IN,BWI. 1 HR AUF FUEL TRUCK,GAWARTET DER UNS DIE LET,ZTEN 5 T EINFUELLT. SLOW,GND HANDLING IM UEBRIGEN,GRUSS
Appears to be a takeoff report. Not sure if the message type is specifically for that purpose or is just a free-for-all free text message.
- EDDF is the destination airport
Appears to be another position report variant with wind data.
Recorded August 11, 2022 00:42:25 UTC
00708213200/GS 457125/DEP CYUL/DES MUVR/ETA 0328/GW 721/ALT 33993
CAS 277/SAT - 44.0/FN SWG652/TFQ 108/DAY 11JUL22/UTC 004223
LON W 74.456/LAT N 40.877/WD 276/WS 44
GS
is ground speedDEP
is departure airport, CYUL in this exampleDES
is destination airport, MUVR in this exampleETA
is estimated arrival timeGW
is gross weight? (unknown units)ALT
is altitude in feet (33993 ft in this example)CAS
is calibrated air speed (unknown units, possibly knots)SAT
is static air temperature (probably in Celsius, -44.0 in this example)FN
is flight number, ICAO formatTFQ
is total fuel quantity? Unknown unitsWD
is wind direction (degree units, 276° in the presented example)WS
is wind speed (not sure on units, possibly knots/hour)
Appears to be a takeoff delay report message.
Recorded July 20, 2022 11:15:27 UTC
FFT2286,KPHL,1049, ,OVERNIGHT MX KEPT A/C OUT OF SVC. DIDNT GET PAPERWORK UNTIL 5 MIN PRIORTO PUSH TIME.
KPHL
is the departure airport1049
seems to represent either OUT or OFF in UTC time
Recorded August 17, 2022 17:35:25 UTC
FFT1171,KPHL,1709, ,SLOW BOARDING DUE TO W/CPAX AND AISLE CHAIR IN EXIT ROW
KPHL
is the departure airport1709
seems to represent either OUT or OFF in UTC time
Appears to be another position report variant without wind data
Recorded July 21, 2022 02:24:42 UTC
N026.894/E046.406/UTC 020700/FOB 007.2/ALT 40000/CAS 0948/ETA 0403
UTC
field should represent the timestamp in UTC time but it's off by around 17 minutes. Since this message was from HFDL, the delay was from propagation issues?FOB
is fuel on board, unknown unitsALT
is altitude in feetCAS
is calibrated air speed, units unknown
Per history data at ADSB-X, at the time of the LH recordings above, this aircraft was readying for landing at KIAH, and was flying at an altitude of 6300 feet on a heading of approximately 270.