Even better than, if a friend or a family member takes the plane, I can check from my PC or smartphone where he is, when he has left and when he might come to take it in the air at the right time.
Also read: See online arrivals and departure online for every airport.
However, tracing an aircraft in real time is now simple, thanks to platforms that show position, height, speed and delays with an intuitive interface. The Escape follow -up It is based on technologies such as ADS-Bthat GPS data from aircraft to terrestrial or satellite recipients sends, Mlat For unqualified aircraft and traditional radar, integrated by aviation information.
Tracking technologies
The heart of monitoring is theADS-BThat data about position, height and speed in real time. According to around 70% of commercial aircraft Flighttradar24. The Mlat Locates air without ADS-BS by calculating the signal reception time, while radar areas such as North America cover. The satellite data expand the coverage over oceans and remote areas, although often only accessible for compensation.
Free sites and apps to follow flights
Below a detailed description of the most important free platforms, with a focus on searching for flights and functionality of the cards. Everyone offers apps for Android and iOS, making tracing comfortable, even from smartphones.
Flighttradar24
The free version of Flighttradar24 This allows you to search for flights through the flight numberThe airline or route (eg city of departure and arrival) in the search bar. The interactive map shows the position of the plane, the height, speed and route in real time, with a liquid and zoomable interface. By clicking on a surface, details such as model, origin and destination are obtained. The app for Android and iOS contains an increased reality function: pointing the phone to heaven, identifies aircraft during the flight.
- Free functions: Search for flight number, company or route; Interactive map with real -time data; Augmented reality on app; Position estimates for flights from coverage up to 4 hours.
- Border: 7 -Day Limited Flight Historian, Advertising and Absence of advanced filters.
Flightaware
Con FlightawareYou can search flights flight numberCompany or route (eg “Milan-New York”). The interactive map shows position, height and speed, with a focus on North -American flights thanks to the integration of radar data. It is possible to view the condition of the flight, including delays or cancellation. The Android and iOS app offers push notifications for updates about gate or delays.
- Free functions: In Italian, search on flight number, company or destination; card with position and details in real time; Reports on app for changes in the state.
- Border: Advertisements, lack of 3D views and limited historian.
Plane
The search for Plane It happens through flight numberCompany or city of departure/arrival. The interactive, simple and clear map shows position, route and speed, with details about the type of flat and photos that are supplied by the community. The app for Android and iOS includes augmented reality to identify planes in the air.
For each plane you can click and view the information about the plane, from where it started, signaling the height, speed and also the route on the geographical map, the city of origin, that traveled from destination, the flight number, the road, to go, an estimated time for landing, the planned landing.
The beauty is to see the planes move in real time, step by step, also zoom in on Google Maps.
For each plane you can click and view the information about the plane, from where it started, signaling the height, speed and also the route on the geographical map, the city of origin, that traveled from destination, the flight number, the road, to go, an estimated time for landing, the planned landing.
The beauty is to see the planes move in real time, step by step, also zoom in on Google Maps.
- Free functions: Search for flight number, company or route; Interactive map with details and photos; Augmented reality on app.
- Border: Invasive advertisements, reduced coverage in remote areas and a historical minimum.
Fleet
Specialized in airport information, Fleet This allows you to search for flights for flight numberCompany or route. It does not offer detailed maps such as other platforms, but shows the state of the flight (times, delays, gate) and the weather conditions of the airport. The Android and iOS app is optimized for fast updates.
- Free functions: Search for flight number, company or destination; Details about the state of the flight and airport weather.
- Border: Absence of advanced interactive maps and less rich data.
AIRNAV -RADAR
AIRNAV -RADAR is one of the most recent sites with which you can search for flights flight numberCompany or route. The interactive map, with a modern design, shows position, height and speed, including private flights. The Android and iOS app offers a free 7 -day trial period to test advanced functions, even if the free are good.
- Free functions: Search for flight number, company, destination; Interactive map with real -time data.
- Border: Advertising, limited coverage in remote areas and limited historian.
Advice for effective use
Feed the flight number It is the fastest way to find an aircraft, available at tickets or looking for online departure, arrival and date online. With the interactive cards you can zoom in or continue to satellite views for a more fascinating experience. On Flighttradar24 and Annav Radar, position estimates can be activated for coverage from coverage.
The free versions have limitations: the coverage depends on the ADS-B recipients, scarce in remote areas without satellite data. Air without advertisements-B, such as some military planes, are difficult to trace without Mlat. GPS interference can deform the data and position estimates (shown with black scie) are sometimes inaccurate.
Practical applications
Tracking helps in checking delays for travelers, optimizing logistics operations or satisfying the curiosity of enthusiasts. For example, documenting a delay for 3 hours with flightware or flightstats screenshots can also support compensation requests according to the EU regulation. You can also follow the movements of war aircraft, private and institutional flights or flights that make strange and different journeys of normal, which always arouse a lot of curiosity and are usually reported by the sites themselves as “in trend”.
If you want Follow the journey of your plane while you are travelingCan also be done without connecting the phone on the internet. All you have to do is save maps in Google Maps to see them offline, at the level of adequate zoom, of your travel schedule in Google Maps. From Google Maps you can then activate the GPS to follow your position on the map while you are on the plane and touch the ball icon.
With the app GPS test You can force the connection to the satellite with the GPS receiver and you can then see the cruises speed and height.
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