Flightradar24
FreeLive map of global air traffic: click any aircraft for route, altitude, speed and aircraft details, or replay past flights. Free tier covers real-time tracking with ads.
Why we recommend Flightradar24
Flightradar24 made the invisible visible: a live map of tens of thousands of aircraft, fed by a community network of ADS-B receivers that enthusiasts host on their windowsills. It is simultaneously a practical travel tool and the world's most popular aviation-geek toy — during incidents and volcanic ash events it becomes breaking-news infrastructure, with journalists embedding its replays.
Best use cases
Best for: checking whether the inbound aircraft for your flight is running late (often more predictive than the airline's own status page), airport pickups timed to actual position rather than scheduled arrival, identifying the plane roaring overhead, and replaying historical flights for research or curiosity.
Honest limitations
Free coverage has ads and limited flight history; serious data (extended history, weather layers, fleet analytics) sits behind subscription tiers. Some military and blocked aircraft do not appear. Coverage over oceans and remote regions depends on satellite feeds that are better on paid plans.
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