Questions tagged [online-tracking]

online-tracking refers to visually displaying the position of aircraft on a map in order to track the movement over time. The question is aimed at seeking information about how aircraft are tracked, how the data is processed or how it is displayed.

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When are flight tracks publicly available?

Is there a way to make sure a flight is tracked on flightaware.com or similar sites? Similarly, is there a way to prevent a flight's track from being available to the public?
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Do all flights with the exception of military show up on FlightAware?

I ask because I just saw a B737 land at KCSG. I haven't seen one land here in a while and in my curiosity wanted to know who it was. I got on FlightAware and I don't see any B737 arrivals within the last week. Has anyone got a clue as to why this…
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How to completely track a plane, not a flight?

This probably has already an answer somewhere, but probably don't know the proper search keys to find the information. Out of curiosity today I was trying to track a flight: one of my friend texted me about her flight being a lot late, and for fun I…
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Flightradar24.com track info

What is the meaning of the track info found on Flightradar24, as seen below? Would be the angle between the route and the equator?
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How can I see the track of a flight from a year ago?

I want to get tracking data from a particular GA flight that took place over a year ago. I know the departure airport and the city the plane landed near, and I can narrow it down to a few possible arrival airports. I know the day the flight landed,…
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