Flight MH370/2014-03-08/06-30 MYT

Event Summary

 06:30 MYT Saturday 8 March 2014

Chronology

Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 departed Kuala Lumpur International Airport at 00:41 MYT Saturday 8 March 2014 and was expected to land in Beijing at 06:30 MYT. The Flight Plan estimated an elapsed flight time of 5 hours and 34 minutes.

Event Details

1. Malaysia Airlines Media Statement 7.24 am Saturday 8 March 2014

   Flight MH370, operated on the B777-200 aircraft, departed Kuala Lumpur at 12.41am on 8 March 2014. MH370 was expected to land in Beijing at 6.30am the same day. The flight was carrying a total number of 227 passengers (including 2 infants), 12 crew members.

   Source: Malaysia Airlines MAS-MS1-001-ZH ‎




2. Field Type 16 - Filed Flight Plan

   Field Type 16 - Destination aerodrome and total estimated elapsed time, destination alternate aerodrome(s)

   -ZBAA0534 ZBTJ ZBSJ

   -Destination aerodrome ZBAA - Beijing Capital International Airport and total estimated elapsed time 5 hours and 34 minutes Destination alternate aerodrome(s) ZBTJ - Tianjin Binhai International Airport, and ZBSJ - Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport

   Source: MH370 Filed Flight Plan

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Notes

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Malaysian Time (MYT) is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) + 8 hours

Boeing 777 aircraft

Filed Flight Plan – The flight plan as filed with an Air Traffic Services unit by the pilot or his designated representative, without any subsequent changes.

Destination aerodrome ZBAA - Beijing Capital International Airport and total estimated elapsed time 5 hours and 34 minutes

Destination alternate aerodrome Tianjin Binhai International Airport (China)

Destination alternate aerodrome Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport (China)

Beijing Capital International Airport (formerly Peking) (ICAO 4-letter location indicator)