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How does Flightradar24 track aircraft?

Flightradar24 is a global flight tracking service that shows live air traffic from around the world, but how does it actually work? We combine…

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Understanding altitude on Flightradar24

Flightradar24 is powered by ADS-B data fed directly from thousands of aircraft around the world. The aircraft’s onboard equipment communicating with our global network…

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Updated individual playback in the Flightradar24 app

In the latest updates to our iOS and Android app, we’ve made some upgrades to individual flight playback. We’ve added additional information about the…

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Playback is now available in the Flightradar24 app

Playback for all flights, anywhere around the world is now available in the Flightradar24 app….

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Going for Gold: exploring some of our favorite Flightradar24 subscription features

When we first released Flightradar24 over ten years ago, being able to click on an aircraft on a map and see basic flight information…

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