SP 570 — Horta to Santa Cruz das Flores
SP 570 Schedule
SATA Air Acores operates HOR to FLW Mon Wed Fri Sat Sun. Scheduled block time is 50m. Typically a De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q.
De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q (DH4)
Scheduled equipment: De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q. De Havilland Canada-built. Registration, build year, and photo fill in the moment the aircraft broadcasts.
HOR to FLW
SATA Air Acores is the only nonstop operator on this route. Compare schedules, codeshares, and on-time performance across every operator on the full route page.
SP 570 Flight Path
Cruise altitude, ground speed, and vertical rate from ADS-B broadcasts. The altitude profile fills in while SP 570 is airborne, capturing climbs, step-climbs, and descents in real time.
Flight path chart appears once SP 570 is airborne and broadcasting.
Frequently Asked Questions
If a plane icon is moving on the map, yes. That's ADS-B, the aircraft's own GPS position broadcast, updated every few seconds. No icon means the flight isn't airborne at the moment: either before pushback, already landed, or a day it doesn't operate.
Scheduled equipment is the DH4. The live tracker shows the actual tail and registration when SP 570 is airborne. Carriers swap aircraft often enough that you'll sometimes see a different airframe than the scheduled type.
Mon Wed Fri Sat Sun. 5 days a week. On days outside that pattern this page will show the schedule but no live aircraft.
Scheduled 0h 50m gate to gate from HOR to FLW. Actual air time varies with winds and ATC routing. Tailwinds can shave 15 to 20 minutes on long segments.
GPS-accurate via ADS-B. Typically within 30 meters horizontally, updated every 5 to 10 seconds. If the broadcast drops over oceans or mountainous terrain, the map holds the last-known position and the label changes to reflect the signal gap.
A projection from current position, groundspeed, and remaining distance. It doesn't account for descent procedures, holding, or ATC vectoring near the destination. Trust it within plus or minus 10 minutes once the flight is past the halfway mark.