Russia

GRAPHIC: GUARDIAN GRAPHIC

SOURCE: FLIGHTDATA24

Airport

Area of detail below

Black Sea

Dubai

Rostov-on-Don

300 miles

Actual time: 6:05

Average flight time: 3:56

24:00

23:00

22:00

21:00

20:00

0

10

20

30

40

19:00

3

10 miles

2

4

1

Shakhty

Path of flight FZ981

Flight FZ981 altitude

Thousand feet

Rostov-on-Don

3

2

4

1

00.41 Flight data appears to show the plane climbing suddenly before it crashes on its approach, see below

11.27-00:28 The flight spends over an hour, looping nine times, awaiting a chance to land

10:42-11.27 The plane circles round the city of Shakhty before going into a holding pattern

10:42 GMT Flight FZ981 fails to land at Rostov-on-Don airport on the first approach

Russia

GRAPHIC: GUARDIAN GRAPHIC

SOURCE: FLIGHTDATA24

Airport

Area of detail below

Black Sea

Moscow

Dubai

Rostov-on-Don

300 miles

Average flight time: 3:56

Actual time: 6:05

24:00

23:00

22:00

21:00

20:00

0

10

20

30

40

19:00

3

2

4

1

3

10 miles

2

4

1

Shakhty

Path of flight FZ981

Flight FZ981 altitude

Thousand feet

Rostov-on-Don

00.41 Flight data appears to show the plane climbing suddenly before it crashes on its approach, see below

11.27-00:28 The flight spends over an hour, looping nine times, awaiting a chance to land

10:42-11.27 The plane circles round the city of Shakhty before going into a holding pattern

10:42 GMT Flight FZ981 fails to land at Rostov-on-Don airport on the first approach

Russia

GRAPHIC: GUARDIAN GRAPHIC

SOURCE: FLIGHTDATA24

Airport

Area of detail below

Black Sea

Moscow

Dubai

Rostov-on-Don

300 miles

Average flight time: 3:56

Actual time: 6:05

24:00

23:00

22:00

21:00

20:00

0

10

20

30

40

19:00

3

2

4

1

3

10 miles

2

4

1

Shakhty

Path of flight FZ981

Flight FZ981 altitude

Thousand feet

Rostov-on-Don

00.41 Flight data appears to show the plane climbing suddenly before it crashes on its approach, see below

11.27-00:28 The flight spends over an hour, looping nine times, awaiting a chance to land

10:42-11.27 The plane circles round the city of Shakhty before going into a holding pattern

10:42 GMT Flight FZ981 fails to land at Rostov-on-Don airport on the first approach

GRAPHIC: GUARDIAN GRAPHIC

SOURCE: FLIGHTDATA24

Airport

Area of detail below

Black Sea

Russia

Moscow

Dubai

Rostov-on-Don

300 miles

Average flight time: 3:56 Actual time: 6:05

24:00

23:00

22:00

21:00

20:00

0

10

20

30

40

19:00

3

2

4

1

3

10 miles

2

4

1

Shakhty

Path of flight FZ981

Flight FZ981 altitude

Thousand feet

Rostov-on-Don

00.41 Flight data appears to show the plane climbing suddenly before it crashes on its approach, see below

11.27-00:28 The flight spends over an hour, looping nine times, awaiting a chance to land

10:42-11.27 The plane circles round the city of Shakhty before going into a holding pattern

10:42 GMT Flight FZ981 fails to land at Rostov-on-Don airport on the first approach