• Head to your account profile and fill in your Home Airport (ICAO). This will allow the site to provide you with local weather updates! Check out the new Proficiency Quizzes! We have officially added a live ATC feed.

Flight tracking tools

Chris

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Flight Tracking Resources – Free Tools & Data

You can use the "Resources Tab" above for quick access to Flightaware.com.

[li]FlightAware – Real-time global flight tracking and flight status. Great for following airlines, general aviation, and spotting.
flightaware.com[/li]

[li]FlightRadar24 (Free Tier) – Live flight tracking, aircraft details, and history. Free version shows limited features but is useful for spotting and basic tracking.
FlightRadar24[/li]

[li]OpenSky Network – Free, community-driven flight tracking network. Provides real-time ADS-B data for research, spotting, and analytics.
OpenSky Network[/li]

[li]ADSB-Exchange – Unfiltered global flight tracking using ADS-B data. Free and open-source friendly, often shows more than commercial trackers.
ADSB-Exchange[/li]

[li]PiAware – FlightAware ADS-B Feeder – Open-source software to set up your own ADS-B receiver and contribute data to FlightAware. Feeder accounts get free benefits.
PiAware Software[/li]

[li]SkyAware Anywhere – Personal flight map showing all aircraft your ADS-B receivers detect. Accessible from anywhere.
SkyAware Anywhere[/li]

[li]AeroAPI – FlightAware Developer API – Limited free access for flight data queries, ideal for research or small projects.
FlightAware AeroAPI[/li]

[li]FlightAware App – Free mobile app for live flight tracking, alerts, aircraft details, and weather.
FlightAware App[/li]

[li]Flightradar24 App (Free Tier) – Free mobile tracking app with limited features, ideal for spotters on the go.
Flightradar24 App[/li]

[li]OpenSky API – Open-source API for aviation data, including real-time and historical flights. Good for aviation analytics.
OpenSky API[/li]

[li]ADSB-Exchange Feeder Info – How to set up your own ADS-B station and contribute data to the community.
ADSB-Exchange Feeder Info[/li]

[li]Flight Tracking Data Explained – Overview of how flight trackers gather and process data: ADS-B, radar, airline datalinks, and satellite ADS-B.
Flight Data Sources – FlightAware[/li]

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Anyone using the flighty app? It sometimes tells me I’m delayed before ops does.
Yes. Flighty is excellent because they spend an exorbitant amount of money on buying information streams, which feed into the app. Overall it's a brilliant piece of app engineering.
 
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