How to Track a Flight on FlightAware
Visit the FlightAware website., Find which flight you need to track., Click the Track button (for an airline/flight number search) to send the search to the FlightAware server. , Review the flight details.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Visit the FlightAware website.
You can track the flights to and from a given airport or by individual airline and flight number.
Type in the necessary data.
The top two boxes are for searching by the airline and flight number.
If you need to know the airport code, you can check out How to Look Up Airport Codes to help.
The system will try to search for these airports and airlines as you type, so select from the drop-down box if you spot the right one. ,, You'll see an estimated flight map on the left side of the page, as well as a text version of the flight details on the right side.
This will tell you how far from the destination the flight is, as well as an approximation of the updated time of arrival.
There are more technical specifications of flight details on this page, too, such as the distances between the airports, speed, altitude, and several other key pieces of information that airplane enthusiasts will understand.
If you have a airline ticket that will allow you to get past security or are on gate side of these airports, you'll find gate numbers for arriving and departing gates underneath the city airport name and airport code on the screen. -
Step 2: Find which flight you need to track.
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Step 3: Click the Track button (for an airline/flight number search) to send the search to the FlightAware server.
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Step 4: Review the flight details.
Detailed Guide
You can track the flights to and from a given airport or by individual airline and flight number.
Type in the necessary data.
The top two boxes are for searching by the airline and flight number.
If you need to know the airport code, you can check out How to Look Up Airport Codes to help.
The system will try to search for these airports and airlines as you type, so select from the drop-down box if you spot the right one. ,, You'll see an estimated flight map on the left side of the page, as well as a text version of the flight details on the right side.
This will tell you how far from the destination the flight is, as well as an approximation of the updated time of arrival.
There are more technical specifications of flight details on this page, too, such as the distances between the airports, speed, altitude, and several other key pieces of information that airplane enthusiasts will understand.
If you have a airline ticket that will allow you to get past security or are on gate side of these airports, you'll find gate numbers for arriving and departing gates underneath the city airport name and airport code on the screen.
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