Thailand's ultra-long-range Airbus A340-500, transferred from Thai Airways to the Royal Thai Air Force in 2016 and flown by 602 Squadron / Royal Flight Wihok from Don Mueang. One of only a few A340-500s in VIP service, it's frequently tracked on the Bangkok–Munich run, since King Rama X often resides at his villa on Bavaria's Lake Starnberg.
Airframe passport
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no active registration
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Registered owner not listed in public registries.
No current FAA registry row matched this query.
Identity
Current tail
HSTYV
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Registration
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Status
Unknown
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Evidence history
A permanent timeline of exact-aircraft FAA observations. Registry changes and indexed filings share the chronology, but filings are not treated as the cause of a registry change.
Registry snapshot difference Exact-tail FAA document index
No registry history is loaded for this aircraft yet.
Where it flies
Every leg this tail has flown — brighter where it flies most. Home field is ringed.
Airport routes
Bangkok
Home base · 79% of legs
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Airports visited
Bangkok ↔ Chiang Mai
Busiest corridor · 13 trips
45
Trips tracked · latest trip Aug 10, 2026
2025-09 → 2026-08
Tracked span
Flight history
Every tracked trip with route and shape. Event tags mark calendar-linked trips; documented rows have a published JetSweep story or research note.
45 trips · 55 legs
Ownership
Registered owner
Thailand government / state transport
FAA registrant
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Attributed to
Government Aircraft
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Owner class
government
We track the aircraft, not who is aboard. Ownership reflects the FAA registrant; attribution and purpose, where shown, are tiered by evidence. Some tails are blocked from public display.
