Flightradar24 Flight Tracker

Flightradar24 Flight Tracker Flightradar24 Flight Tracker lets you follow aircraft in real time. Search by flight number or scan with AR, then view routes, times, aircraft info, airport status, weather, and flight history.

Flightradar24 Flight Tracker

Flightradar24 Flight Tracker is a well-known flight tracking app. Enter a flight number—or scan the aircraft with your camera—to instantly see details like the aircraft type, destination, and the departure and arrival times. It’s designed to make trip planning simpler and faster.

The app also includes organized filtering, so you can quickly pick upcoming flights by airport, airline, and aircraft type. With a tap, you can access practical extras such as nearby weather and flight history. Its database is continuously refreshed with more aircraft categories and information, while expanding coverage to additional countries and airports.

Key Features

Live flight map and flight details

Flightradar24 shows aircraft in real time on a detailed map. Tap any plane to open information including the route, estimated arrival time, departure time, aircraft type, speed, altitude, and high-resolution photos. This gives you a quick picture of where a flight is right now—and where it’s headed.

AR Plane Finder and 3D cockpit view

You can use AR Plane Finder to point your device at the sky and identify nearby flights. After that, switch to the 3D view to see what pilots see from a cockpit-style perspective, including the airline livery details. These visual tools help connect what’s in the sky with what you see on screen.

Airport status and insights

The app provides an organized view of activity at thousands of airports, including arrivals, departures, current flight status, and aircraft on the ground. You can also check current delays and live weather for a specific airport—useful when conditions are busy and you want to monitor changes quickly.

Search, filters, and alerts

Looking for a specific flight? Search by flight number, airport, or airline. Then apply filters to narrow results by things like airline, aircraft type, altitude, speed, and more.

Alerts are available with premium plans, and Wear OS support lets you get updates directly from your watch.

What Makes Flightradar24 Stand Out

• User-friendly interface: Easy navigation makes the app approachable for both beginners and experienced users.



• Real-time air traffic view: A live map shows aircraft movement as it happens, so you can watch air traffic patterns unfold.
• Tap-to-view details: Select an aircraft icon to see the route, ETA, departure time, speed, altitude, and more.



• Playback of past flights: Review historical routes and watch previous flights—helpful for aviation fans and travelers analyzing earlier trips.
• Airport insights: Tap airport icons to view arrivals and departures, then check flight status along with delays and weather at that location.
• Interactive aircraft identification: Point your device at a plane to display flight number, destination, aircraft type, and even a photo of the actual aircraft.

Plan Options: Silver vs. Gold

The Gold plan builds on the Silver plan by offering 365 days of flight history plus detailed live map weather layers that show cloud cover and precipitation. This helps you study flight patterns and conditions over a longer period.

Gold also includes aeronautical charts and oceanic tracks, which illustrate common flight pathways. You can additionally view air traffic control (ATC) boundaries, showing the regions managed by different controllers—adding more context to how airspace is organized.

User Reviews

• “I started with this app for the Skycard game (also by Flightradar24) to see where different planes were, but now I use it whenever I’m bored—it’s genuinely fascinating. It’s especially fun when my family and friends are traveling, because you can track whether planes are consistently late, on time, or early. I’d recommend the free version, but I ended up getting Gold for $40/year.”

• “I like it because you can show which runways are used for takeoff and landing at every airport in real time, and you can show selected aircraft’s routes and waypoints. One thing to consider: earlier updates showed altitude changing continuously, and speed changes when V/S moves by 500 ft/min or more. But it now updates after it rises or drops by about 150–200 feet. Also, it sometimes doesn’t show the aircraft’s actual time, including departure and arrival airports.”

• “My son introduced me to flight radar. I used to live less…”