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Aircraft
YL-BTE
Common
The fields of this record contradict each other: first contact on 2019-06-03, declared year built 2026. The log is authentic; the described identity is doubtful.
- Mode S hex
- 502DB2
- Manufacturer
- Airbus
- Serial number
- 55436
- Year built
- 2026brand newYear announced by the registry: 2026. Yet the aircraft was already captured in 2019, before its supposed build: an unreliable year, dropped from the oldest/newest rankings.
- Operator
- Air Baltic (BTI)
- Country of registration
Latvia- First contact
- 3 Jun 2019, 17:07
- Last contact
- 15 Oct 2026, 18:41
- Logged visits
- 180
Operation
Operates for Brussels Airlines (wet-lease airBaltic)
Observed from 20 Jun 2026 to 30 Jun 2026, 15 contacts under this callsign (measured by the log)
Interpretation: Wet-lease ACMI attesté publiquement, A220 airBaltic pour Brussels Airlines (2026-07)
The station's story
- Cumulative contact time
- 67 h
- Distinct days
- 74
- Highest captured altitude
- 38,000 ft
- Discovery rank
- #34,383 of 60,431
- Longest contact
- 0 h 45 min
- Contacts on this Mode S address
- 181 contacts on the address, 180 under this registration: the address has carried several identities over time.
Observed callsigns
SWR (96 contacts, 2026) · AUA (39 contacts, 2026) · DLH (22 contacts, 2026)
Operator as per the registry of 12 Oct 2026; observed callsigns are the freshest measurement.
Visits
| Callsign | Route | First contact | Last contact | Altitude at end of contact | Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUA15L | LOWW > LSGG | 10 Apr 2026, 08:2810 Apr 2026 | 10 Apr 2026, 09:01 | not transmitted | 1,760 |
| AUA12K | EDDF > LOWW | 9 Apr 2026, 20:289 Apr 2026 | 9 Apr 2026, 20:34 | 22,850 ft | 35 |
| not transmitted | route not resolved | 2 Apr 2026, 09:472 Apr 2026 | 2 Apr 2026, 09:47 | 23,550 ft | no position received |
