Tracking your Flight
Find out your flight's location on a map, its on-time status, check departure and arrival gates, and track the current position of any flight on our live interactive map. Check real-time information of thousands of flights all over the world using the live flight tracker. Enter the info for your flight, route, or airport into our Flight Status widget to track your flight.
WATCH: The short video above explains how to track a flight & how the flight tracker works.
Flight & Airport Status
Airport status is only available for US airports
Track flights by airline
Want to refine your search by airline? Choose your favorite airline from the popular ones below to see the status and information of all flights arriving or departing there. Online check-in information as well as baggage rules and fees are also provided for each airline.
Learn about flight tracking for airlines
American Airlines
American Airlines (AA) is the largest commercial airline in the world and one of the founding members of the Oneworld alliance. An average of more than 500,000 passengers fly on American Airlines flights daily. AA operates in 55 countries stretching to five continents, and has a network of 95 international and 95 domestic destinations. The airline has 10 hubs, with the largest one being Dallas/Fort Worth. Use the American Airlines flight tracker to track this airline's flight.
United Airlines
United Airlines is the third largest commercial airline in the world. The Star Alliance member has a route system that stretches to 48 countries across five continents, with a total of 118 international destinations (Africa has returned to be a part of United Airlines' fly-zone once again). Domestically, United operates in 240 destinations. The airline operates 8 hubs, with the largest one in Chicago. The United Airlines flight tracker will provide you live information specific to the flights of this airline.
Delta Airlines
Being one of the founding members of the SkyTeam alliance, Delta Air Lines is the second-largest airline in the world. Delta flies over 325 destinations worldwide, serving in 52 countries on six continents. They're the only company that operates flights from the US to Copenhagen, Lagos, Stuttgart, and Dakar. The airline has 9 hubs located all over the US, with the largest one being in Atlanta. Want to track your Delta Airlines flight?
JetBlue Airways
JetBlue Airways is the seventh-largest airline in North America in terms of passengers carried. This low-cost carrier has a large network of 100+ domestic and international destinations. Most of these are centered around the United States and the Caribbean. It also operates in a smaller number of destinations in Central and South America. It was one of the first airlines to be granted a license to fly to Cuba in 2015. It isn't part of any major airline alliances but has codeshare agreements with 21 airlines. Track your Jetblue flights using the JetBlue Airways flight tracker.
Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines is currently the world's largest low-cost carrier. Southwest operates in the United States as well as to Mexico, Central America, & the Caribbean, flying to over 100 destinations. Being one of the major American airlines, it carried the most domestic passengers in the States in 2022. The airline focuses on a point-to-point system and doesn't use the hub and spoke system of major airlines. All your Southwest flights can be tracked using the Southwest Airlines flight tracker.
Note that most airlines (like Delta, United, Southwest, British Airways, etc), use slightly different criteria for "arrival" vs "departure", vs what the airport might report, or the civil aviation authority (i.e. the FAA). Is the aircraft at the gate, or is it actually taxiing? This is why the live flight tracker aggregates the flight status information from multiple sources, helping travelers to accurately track flights in real-time.
Maps, Airlines & Amenities
About the Flight Tracker
iFly, along with a myriad of websites and apps, provides a live flight tracking system that gives passengers with real-time updates on where the flight is at any moment. The flight tracker gives you the power to track a flights' status, see their arrival and departure times, check the gates associated with the flights, and get the live position of your tracked flight on our interactive map.
Whether you're the occasional vacationer or business traveler, you won't need to be rushing to the airport prematurely, or worse yet, be late after making your friends wait in the lounge. You'll also avoid the hassle of locating your flight at the airport and looking at different gate monitors to find where you're supposed to go. Additionally, you'll save yourself from the frustration of unnecessary waiting at the airport in case your flight is canceled. If you're a plane-spotting aviation enthusiast, you already know how valuable flight trackers are!
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How it works
Aircraft are tracked by a variety of means, but primarily through their use of transponders. Aircraft transponders are devices that emit a signal that is received by ground-based receivers. The signal provides information about the aircraft, including its altitude, speed, and location. The transponder signal is also used to identify the aircraft to air traffic controllers.
The flight tracker relies on a host of technologies, including advanced GPS technology and ADS-B receivers and satellites stationed worldwide, making it possible to securely track flights and their arrival or departure times in real-time. This easy-to-use feature only requires you to provide your flight number, date of departure, or the route to track the location, status, and timing of every flight.
The information from these various tracking systems is combined to create a "picture" of the aircraft's location.This information is used by air traffic controllers to direct aircraft and ensure that they are safely separated.
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Flight Tracker Q&A
The flight tracker relies on a variety of technologies, including aircraft transponders, ground-based ADS-B receivers, satellite-based ADS-B receivers, and GPS data, to track the location, status, and timing of flights in real-time. This information is used by air traffic controllers to direct aircraft and ensure that they are safely separated.
As a traveler, you can use the flight tracker to search for flights and track their status in real-time. This can be useful for making travel plans and ensuring that you have up-to-date information about your own flights or the flights of loved ones.
You can access a variety of information about a flight through the flight tracker, including the flight's status, arrival and departure times, gates, and live position on an interactive map. You can also access information about the airline, aircraft type, and flight duration.
The flight tracker can typically be accessed from a variety of devices, including desktop computers, mobile phones, and tablets.
The flight tracker may be available for a variety of flights, including commercial passenger flights, cargo flights, and private aircraft. However, the availability of flight tracker information may vary depending on the specific flight and the technologies used to track it.
There may be some limitations to the flight tracker's capabilities, such as the ability to track flights in certain locations or during certain weather conditions. It is also important to note that the accuracy of the flight tracker information may depend on the source and the reliability of the tracking technologies used.
Airlines and aviation authorities may use the flight tracker to manage air traffic and ensure the safety of flights. They may also use the flight tracker to access up-to-date information about the location and status of flights for a variety of purposes.