Bombardier Global 7500 VQ-BOK departs Cape Town climbing to 38,161 ft northbound

ADS-B data reviewed by SkyMeter shows a Bombardier Global 7500 registered VQ-BOK, operating under callsign VQBOK, departing Cape Town International Airport (FACT) at 9:51 p.m. local time (19:51 UTC) on August 29, 2026. The destination was not broadcast, and the airline or operator behind the registration could not be confirmed from available data.

The aircraft lifted off on a heading of approximately 167 degrees (south-southeast) before beginning a sweeping right turn that carried it westward and then northwest. By about four minutes into the flight, the track had stabilized on a heading of 339 degrees (north-northwest) near Ysterplaat Air Force Base, and the aircraft held that heading for the remainder of the recorded track. The initial climb was aggressive, with vertical speeds reaching roughly 4,000 feet per minute in the first few minutes after departure.

The climb continued steadily through the upper flight levels, with ground speed peaking at 406 knots. A brief spike in vertical speed to approximately 11,130 feet per minute was recorded around 10:09 p.m. local time, near 34,600 feet, before the rate settled back to a more gradual ascent. The track ends about 20 minutes after departure, at 10:12 p.m. local time, with the aircraft still climbing through 38,161 feet at a heading of 340 degrees.

The full recorded track of this departure from Cape Town can be replayed on SkyMeter.