Timelapse: A Gorgeous 8-hr Qatar A350 Hop up the Eastern Coast of Africa

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Hey y’all!

If you’re reading this, I demand you have a wonderful next (at least) 24 hours. I hope that my short little flight timelapse can start that period for you ;-). Yesterday evening (PST) I released a new flight timelapse video; you can watch it now! Join me for a gorgeous 8-hour flight from the “City of Gold,” the capital of South Africa, Johannesburg, up to the Middle East, to the modern city of Qatar, Doha. As we fly up north, we cross over all the countries on the East Coast of the African continent, with lovely views of the coastline and a variety of biomes. Later on, you can experience the deserts of Somalia, then the deserts of Yemen, and then (guess what!?) the deserts of Saudi Arabia before our descent into the controlled airspace on approach to runway 34L at Hamad Intl Airport. Check it out below, enjoy!

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Johannesburg (JNB) to Doha (DIA) | Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900

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Route: Johannesburg, South Africa - Doha, Qatar
O.R. Tambo International Airport - Hamad International Airport
(JNB/FAOR) - (DOH/OTHH)
Equipment: Qatar Airways Airbus A350-900 (QTR A359)

Gate Departure: Terminal A Gate A7/8 @ 7:06 a.m. (SAST)
Takeoff: Runway 03L @ 7:18 a.m. (SAST)
Landing: Runway 34L @ 4:03 p.m. (UTC+03)
Gate Arrival: Concourse D Terminal D3 @ 4:12 p.m. (UTC+03)
Travel time: 7 hours and 45 minutes
Flight time: 8 hours and 02 minutes

Other flight and video details

This flight, like almost all of my flights, is a real-life route as of the time of creation. The flight number is QR/QTR1366 between O.R. Tambo International Airport and Hamad International Airport. It is scheduled to depart at 08:50 (UTC+02:00) and arrive at 20:15 (UTC+03:00). The scheduled total travel time is 8 hrs 25 min according to FlightAware and Qatar Airways.

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Although I only released this one video today, I have quite a few other interesting videos that you can watch! There are a few below if you’re interested.

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Route: Auckland, New Zealand - Shanghai, China
Auckland Airport - Shanghai Pudong International Airport
(AKL/NZAA) - (PVG/ZSPD)
Equipment: Air New Zealand Boeing 787-9 (ANZ B789)

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Route: Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Miami, United States
Dubai International Airport - Miami International Airport
(DXB/OMDB) - (MIA/KMIA)
Equipment: Emirates Airlines B777-300ER (UAE B77W)

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X-Plane 12 | Southwest 737 Afternoon Arrival into Pittsburgh (KPIT) + VATSIM

Video: Arrival into Pittsburgh with a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800
Airport: Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT/KPIT)
Route: Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Equipment: Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 (SWA B738) (N8681M)

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Real Life Recording: Southwest 737-700 Takeoff from Phoenix | Stormy Phoenix Departure

Join me in this video as we depart from a chaotic Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on an extremely cloudy and rainy night. As we deal with shifting flow and bumpy weather, enjoy the twinkling lights down below and rain-filled clouds we fly through. Don’t forget to enjoy the relaxing sounds from the 2 CFM56 engines. This footage was filmed onboard Southwest Airlines 1312, from Phoenix SkyHarbor Intl Airport (PHX) to Kansas City International Airport (MCI) on December 22nd, 2023. Please enjoy!

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Thanks so much for taking a look at this post. I hope you enjoyed the videos, and if you did please consider liking and subscribing/ Have a wonderful day!

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Amazing timelapse! Great job!

I subscribed :)

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Thanks, man! :)

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Wow! Great video!
Here’s just something I noticed

I don’t think this is the route you flew…

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Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Great job! The only thing I’d note is that aircraft never fly over Somalia or Yemen, and the real route is operated by a 787-8. If you ever want to fly it again, I can build you the real flight plan used on the actual route for extra realism—just let me know!

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omg, thx for pointing that out lol!🙃 It’s literally bolded, don’t know how I missed it (I guess this is why you shouldn’t proofread at 3am)

Glad you enjoyed!

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thanks, positive feedback is always great!

I will note that aircraft do indeed fly over Somalia, there’s an air route that takes them around Yemen, through Oman, over the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden, and down through Somalia. However, you are absolutely correct about Yemen, I seem to have misidentified it in the video at 1:52 as Yemen, however the flight took me over Oman. This was the route that the actual aircraft flew back when I started making this video late last year.

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I see, well great flight nonetheless! Hope to see more.

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You’re welcome 😊

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Nice flight… So cool!

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Thanks man!