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LuckyLib

(7,031 posts) Thu Dec 14, 2017, 08:23 PM Dec 2017

What is the best app for tracking airline flights?

FlightTrack used to be very user friendly, but something changed. Flight Aware isn't much better. These seem counter-intuitive to me -- but I'm not a techie.

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What is the best app for tracking airline flights? (Original Post) LuckyLib Dec 2017 OP

Flightradar24 VMA131Marine Dec 2017 #1

This site is great for tracking military flights FightingIrish Dec 2017 #2

https://www.google.com/flights/ Egnever Dec 2017 #3

my best choices: discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2017 #4

VMA131Marine

(5,115 posts)

1. Flightradar24

Reply to LuckyLib (Original post)

Thu Dec 14, 2017, 08:27 PM

Dec 2017

FightingIrish

(2,719 posts)

2. This site is great for tracking military flights

Reply to LuckyLib (Original post)

Thu Dec 14, 2017, 08:33 PM

Dec 2017

https://global.adsbexchange.com/VirtualRadar/desktop.html

Use the filters to just see military. I was able to track Air Force One inbound from Hawaii.

Egnever

(21,506 posts)

3. https://www.google.com/flights/

Reply to LuckyLib (Original post)

Thu Dec 14, 2017, 08:35 PM

Dec 2017

google acquired ITA in 2010

You can set up alerts quite easily and get daily updates.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,692 posts)

4. my best choices:

Reply to LuckyLib (Original post)

Fri Dec 15, 2017, 12:29 PM

Dec 2017

Flightradar24 & flightexplorer

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