Flightradar24 – Track your flight on the flight radar for free – LIVE!
Flightradar24 is the best flighttracking system in the world! On their service you can track any commercial flight around the world on their flight radar! Besides the location of the aircraft you can also track other flight details of the plane such as speed, altitude and many more. Read the whole page to get all the information you need to use Flightradar24!
How does Flightradar24 – FR24 – work on your PC, tablet or smartphone?
Flightradar24 is a very userfriendly service. it was created so that everybody is able to use it! There are a couple of ways how you are able to track the flight you want. The easiest way is if you have the flightnumber of the flight you want to track. But there are also other ways to do it, we will explain the different options for you.
Flight Number

Airport

Use the map
What is the meaning of the different symbols in the fly radar of Flightradar24?
Flightradar24 kept the symbols really straightforward. The yellow symbols are all the aircraft and the blue markers are the airports. You can however distinguish the sizes of the aircraft by the size of the symbol. Also, different types of aircraft are differently shaped. Also, not all the airports are shown with blue markers, only the airports with regular and scheduled passenger flights are shown on the map. This is because the vast amounts of airports there are in the world and the entire flight radar would be covered with blue markers.
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What flight information can you track using Flightradar24?
The amount of information you can track about a flight and the aircraft depends on your subscription plan at Flightradar24. There are 4 plans in total ranging from basic to business with each their own price. We will discuss the different plans here for you in detail so you can make the right decision which plan fits your needs!Basic
FREE
- Live Flight Tracking
- Live Flight Status
- Limited Enhanced 3D view
- Registration of the aircraft
- Mode-S Code of the aircraft
- Ground Speed of the aircraft
- GPS-Position of the aircraft
Silver
1.49$ P/M
- No ads
- Unlimited enhanced 3D
- More aircraft and flight details
- Alerts
Gold
3.99$ P/M
- Insight in aeronautical charts
- Aviation weather insights
- More flight details
- 3 Users
Business
49.99$ P/M
- Live weather layers
- Lightning layer
- Airport view
- Fleet view
To check out all the features for each package visit the subscription plan page at Flightradar24 click on the Flightradar24 link
How does the technology behind flightradar24 work?

ADS-B
- An aircraft gets a GPS-signal from a satellite containing their GPS location.
- Aircraft with an ADS-B transponder sends their flight information including the GPS location continuously
- The ADS-B receivers that are used on the ground pick-up the information.
- The information is then sent to Flightradar24 who transmits the data onto their service.

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The History of Flightradar24
Flightradar24 started in Sweden, as a hobby project by 2 aviation geeks in 2006. They started to place ADS-B receivers in Central- and Northern Europe. Then after a few years in 2009 people could upload their data from their own receiver onto the flightradar24 service. The number of people joining the network is growing day by day and as a result so does the coverage of the network. Today, most parts of the world are covered by the transponders!The Flightradar24 App
For people who love to use apps, the service is also available through Google Play- and App Store. The app has been downloaded over 40 million times! The app has the same awesome features as the web version but it has an extra ace up its sleeve. When you open the app and point your phone at an aircraft it will automatically track that plane! Check out the video below to see it for yourself!Do I see information about delayed flights in Flightradar24?
In some cases, you can see if a flight is delayed, however the reason is rarely shown by the service. The best way to check whether a plane is delayed, is to visit the website of the airport the aircraft is departing or arriving.
Can I help expand the coverage of Flightradar24?
You sure can! Flightradar24 sends out free receivers to people so they can help build the network coverage even larger! And to make the deal even better, you get a year free Business Plan which is worth 49.99 per month! You can apply for a receiver on their website. However, as a host of the service there are also some requirements that must be met. The most important are:- Are able to place an antenna on your roof or something similar with no interruptions around it.
- You have an excellent internet service which is online 24/7.
- You can get the antenna into place within 1 week of receiving your equipment.