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N256SF

Descending through 5,700 feet, 7 miles northwest of Platte Valley Airpark, heading east at 109 knots (125 mph).

Position from the receiver network, 48 seconds ago; local time 10:44 am MST (17:44 UTC). This page checks for a newer position every half minute while it is open.

Took off BJCRocky Mountain Metro Airport, Denver, CO Today at 10:06 am
Last heard …still in the air, or beyond the receivers' hearing Today at 10:43 am
Length
36 min
Distance
45 nm (52 miles)
Top altitude
9,850 ft
Fastest
123 knots (142 mph)
Positions heard
18

This flight is the one in progress (or the last one heard, if the aircraft flew beyond the receivers). Times are local to where the aircraft was.

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Altitude and speed through the flight

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Flights in the last 14 days

WhenFromToLengthDistanceTop altitudeFastest
Today at 10:06 am to 10:43 am Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC still in the air, or out of the network's hearing 36 min 45 nm 9,850 ft 123 kt
Yesterday at 5:22 pm to 6:31 pm Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 1 h 9 min 87 nm 7,400 ft 128 kt
Yesterday at 11:28 am to 12:33 pm Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 1 h 4 min 86 nm 7,525 ft 110 kt
Yesterday at 8:56 am to 10:24 am Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 1 h 27 min 101 nm 8,750 ft 115 kt
Tuesday at 8:19 pm to 10:21 pm Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 2 h 2 min 195 nm 8,350 ft 117 kt
Tuesday at 4:29 pm to 6:45 pm Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 2 h 15 min 173 nm 9,350 ft 116 kt
Tuesday at 1:15 pm to 2:57 pm Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 1 h 42 min 156 nm 7,375 ft 121 kt
Tuesday at 10:02 am to 11:50 am Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 1 h 48 min 119 nm 9,125 ft 125 kt
Sunday at 4:11 pm to 5:16 pm Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 1 h 5 min 91 nm 7,600 ft 114 kt
Saturday at 3:13 pm to 4:45 pm Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 1 h 32 min 105 nm 7,425 ft 119 kt
Friday at 3:05 pm to 4:02 pm Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 57 min 52 nm 6,900 ft 109 kt
Thursday at 7:25 pm to 8:36 pm Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 1 h 11 min 108 nm 7,300 ft 114 kt
Thursday at 2:37 pm to 3:58 pm Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 1 h 20 min 99 nm 7,400 ft 106 kt
Thursday at 11:33 am to 1:26 pm Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 1 h 52 min 166 nm 7,825 ft 123 kt
October 29 at 7:52 am to 9:25 am Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 1 h 32 min 113 nm 7,400 ft 112 kt
October 28 at 7:17 pm to 8:00 pm Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC Rocky Mountain Metro Airport BJC 42 min 54 nm 7,950 ft 118 kt

Show the last 56 days · A flight is a run of positions with no gap longer than twenty minutes; an airport is named when the aircraft was low and within five miles of it at that end.

Positions from the adsb.lol community network (open data). A distance is the sum of the straight lines between the positions heard, so it is a little short of the true track. Positions are kept in full for 7 days and at one point every five minutes after that, for 180 days. Map: OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors. For understanding where an aircraft went, not for flying.

The aircraft

Aircraft
Textron Aviation Inc 172S, built 2025
Kind
Single-engine piston aircraft, 4 seats
Operator
Ab Prop Plane I LLC
Registered in
Metairie, LA
Transponder code
A26F5E

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