

The ADS-B data allows you to track the movement any cargo or passenger aircraft in any part of the world.

Most of the planes use a general method for acquiring flight information from aircraft, using the defendant Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B). Principle of operation of the plane traffic system FlightRadar24 All flight and aircraft data is stored in the system memory of FlightRadar24 for the past 28 days, giving the chance to track not only the current flights, but those already ended. The database of this great flight tracking website is updated every few seconds, with the specified real time plane positions on the map. However, there are many filters implemented to facilitate the user activity. You are able to choose between:ĭue to the large number of aircraft displayed on FlightRadar24 (around 8,000 planes) there is an unpleasant delay in moving or zooming in and out the map. This function is quite similar to flight simulators, however, it is much more exciting to see the pilot’s view from a plane that is actually in flight.Īnother great feature of this sophisticated plane traffic system is the set of built-in themes that make the user experience all the more enjoyable. There are even some features that allow you to turn on and off a miniature map showing the current position of the plane, rotate the viewing angle around it and even switch to an exterior view showing a 3D model of the plane over the map. The view of the cockpit recreates the view of the pilots along with gauges for airspeed, altitude, direction and shows a two-dimensional view of the aircraft moving across the map. You just need to have either Google Earth installed on your PC or Google Earth plug-in for your browser (both accessible through the FlightRadar24 website).


Aircraft tracking system, FlightRadar24, was founded in 2007 by a Swedish company, Travel Network, as a system for real time plane tracking.
