· ICAO24 48fd88· last seen 5d ago

SP-SMMI is a BRM Aero Bristell NG5, a single-engine piston aircraft. SkyMeter has tracked 400 flights totalling 404 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is EPMM to EPBC. Service window in our records spans 456 days. Of those flights, 16 (4.0%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The BRM Aero Bristell NG5 has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,320 lb.

About the BRM Aero Bristell NG5

The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk is the world's premier high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, capable of surveying vast swaths of territory from altitudes above 60,000 feet for more than 30 hours without refueling. Introduced into U.S. Air Force service in 2001, the Global Hawk was designed to replace the U-2 Dragon Lady in the strategic surveillance role, offering persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) coverage without risking aircrew.

Its operational ceiling exceeds that of nearly all other production aircraft, and its 130-foot wingspan (greater than a Boeing 737's) enables efficient cruise at extreme altitude where the air is thin and threats are minimal. Powered by a single Rolls-Royce AE3007H turbofan, the Global Hawk can transit to a theater thousands of miles away, loiter over the area of interest for an entire day, and return to base autonomously. The aircraft carries advanced synthetic aperture radar, electro-optical, and infrared sensors that can image targets in any weather, day or night, transmitting real-time data via satellite link to ground stations worldwide.

Variants include the RQ-4A Block 10/20, the larger Block 30 with enhanced sensors, and the U.S. Navy's MQ-4C Triton optimized for maritime patrol. The Global Hawk has flown operational missions over Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and the Pacific, logging tens of thousands of combat hours.

Its combination of endurance, altitude, and sensor payload remains unmatched among operational unmanned systems. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators over routes, with the largest observed operator.

FLIGHTS
400
all time
FLOWN HOURS
404
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
69
unique
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CALLSIGNS
1
94 routes
📅
SERVICE PERIOD
5/28/2025 → 8/27/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
4.0%
16 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

10
9
6
3
3

Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

1

Aircraft specifications

BRM Aero Bristell NG5

Engines
Single Piston
Vref (approach)
50 kt
MTOW
1,320 lb
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 50 operations of SP-SMMI

50
8/27/2026
1h 45m
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8/27/2026
1h 35m
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8/23/2026
3h 4m
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8/23/2026
1h 1m
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8/22/2026
37m
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8/20/2026
6h 21m
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8/16/2026
50m
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8/16/2026
25m
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8/2/2026
33m
△ Low approach-stability score
8/2/2026
52m
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7/26/2026
22m
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7/26/2026
20m
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7/26/2026
49m
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7/23/2026
45m
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7/23/2026
46m
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7/23/2026
28m
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7/22/2026
9m
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7/22/2026
44m
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7/22/2026
4h 10m
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7/20/2026
3h 16m
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7/19/2026
4m
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7/19/2026
1h 51m
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7/17/2026
59m
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7/17/2026
1h 37m
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7/5/2026
34m
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6/30/2026
43m
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6/28/2026
1h 21m
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6/28/2026
1h 32m
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6/27/2026
1h 27m
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6/27/2026
2h 43m
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6/20/2026
5h 7m
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6/14/2026
1h 21m
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6/13/2026
1h 53m
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6/12/2026
32m
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6/3/2026
21m
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6/3/2026
20m
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6/2/2026
25m
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