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Which flights are you tracking regularly?

Whether you’re following a loved one’s journey, keeping an eye on rare aircraft, or tracking some of the longest flights in the world, including…

Inside Flightradar24

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…

Inside Flightradar24

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…

Flight tracking news

Tracking the world’s last Boeing 727s

The Boeing 727-200 first flew on July 27, 1967. The 727 family was conceived as a low-altitude, high-speed aircraft for short and medium range…

Flight tracking news

What do airshow flying displays look like on Flightradar24?

We used our data to map the flying displays performed by four large jets at the 2023 Paris Air Show. Thanks to our network…

Inside Flightradar24

Flightradar24’s 2019 by the numbers

2019 was a record year for Flightradar24 and flight tracking. We tracked more flights than ever before and added thousands of new ADS-B receivers…

Inside Flightradar24

The Evolution of Flightradar24 Coverage

In 2009, three years after we installed the first ADS-B receiver on a roof in Stockholm, Sweden, we launched Flightradar24.com and opened the Flightradar24…