Tag Archives: NAT Tracks
Tag Archives: NAT Tracks
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Inside Flightradar24Introducing Aeronautical Charts in Flightradar24
With Flightradar24 you have always been able to see where aircraft are flying. With our latest addition of aeronautical charts, you’re now able to see why they’re flying there. While the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, flights don’t actually travel directly from airport to airport. Commercial aircraft use a system of … Read More
By Ian Petchenik -
Inside Flightradar24
Over the Ocean—24 Hours of Transatlantic Flight
Following our previous time lapse showing 24 hours of flights over the United States, we’ve moved east to see what 24 hours of transatlantic flight looks like. This time lapse shows traffic over the North Atlantic from 0000 UTC to 2359 UTC on 6 May 2016. Read More
By Ian Petchenik -
Aviation Explainer Series
Flight Paths and Great Circles—Or Why You Flew Over Greenland
We’re often asked why an individual flight is flying a particular route, or put another way—“why did we fly over Greenland?” Long distance flight paths are designed to be the most efficient way to get from point A to point B on the other side of the world. The shortest distance between two points is … Read More
By Ian Petchenik
