Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map | Flightradar24 (2024)

FAQs

Can you track planes real time? ›

Flight tracker apps are easily downloadable on a tablet, smartphone or Android. These tracking tools are a great stress buster because you are able to have flight information in real time.

Flightradar24: Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map.

Flightradar24 is a Swedish Internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight tracking information on a map. It includes flight tracking information, origins and destinations, flight numbers, aircraft types, positions, altitudes, headings and speeds.

FlightAware is able to track the real-time airline status and location of any commercial flight worldwide. Its advanced GPS system allows you to do activities like pinpoint your exact location and spot the aircraft near you when you're sky high.

Information about a small number of flights may be limited or blocked based on requests from owners or operators via third-party services, such as the FAA LADD. Some high profile aircraft, such as Air Force One are not displayed. Most other aircraft subject to restriction are shown as anonymized by aircraft type.

Flightradar24 is a free app and includes all the above features. If you want even more great features from Flightradar24 | Flight Tracker there are upgrade options—Silver & Gold—and each comes with a free trial.

Download for free today and discover why millions are already tracking flights and checking flight status with Flightradar24. Tap on a plane for flight details such as route, estimated time of arrival, actual time of departure, aircraft type, speed, altitude, high-resolution photos of the actual aircraft & more.

Navigate to the airport of your interest and click either “Arrivals” or “Departures”. Then scroll through the list and click your flight. From there you can check aircraft info, flight info, playback, and show the flight on map (if it's live).

Certain Services from Flightradar24 are offered free of charge, currently called the "Basic Service". Other Services require payment before you can access them, "Paid Services". The Paid Services are currently referred to as the "Premium Services" .

What does a red plane mean on Flightradar24? ›

Red: When an aircraft is displayed as red that means that you are currently following that specific aircraft on the map or that an emergency squawk is on for this aircraft.

The data displayed on FlightAware.com is typically 30 seconds delayed from real-time. Maps animate the aircraft position toward the last known position. An aircraft's position on the map may lag real-time by 1-2 minutes. Depending on the data source, updates are usually one to four times a minute.

Explore the skies around you or anywhere in the world using our live flight tracking map. Click on any aircraft or airport for a more detailed view, and use the layer icon in the top right corner to add weather layers and more.

Whichever version of Plane Finder you choose, you'll have a real-time flight tracking app in your pocket. Our iOS and Android Apps give a great user experience for no cost – and an even better one for the one-off price of a coffee and cake.

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Or point your device at a airplane to find out where it's going and what kind of aircraft it is. Download for free today and discover why millions track flights and check their flight status with Flightradar24.