Flight Tracking allows curious users and enthusiasts alike to follow every flight in the world’s air traffic in an instant, accurately and graphically.
How does it work?
Those applications take into account a large number of elements and gather as much information as possible. Airport databases are used, but it is thanks to ADS-B technology in particular that the applications are growing and becoming extremely accurate. The ADS-B transponder is a device installed on board aircraft, enabling precise monitoring of their activity and position in real time. Aircraft fitted with an ADS-B transponder transmit their position (latitude, longitude, altitude) via a radio, which is received in the aircraft’s line of sight. Receivers around the world send this data in real time to aircraft tracking applications, which collate the data and provide accurate tracking.
Why download an aircraft tracking application?
These applications can only be used for curious and interested purposes. Whether you’re an aviation enthusiast or not, it’s always interesting to keep up to date with what’s going on in the skies.
They can also be used to keep an eye on someone’s arrival, and are a way of reassuring those who are anxious and worried about air traffic.
Our selection of the best applications
- Flightradar24 is the most used and highest rated application. It recorded a record number of visitors on Tuesday, with more than 700,000 people following the flight of Nancy Pelosi (Speaker of the US House of Representatives) to Taiwan. The application is illustrated with highly realistic models and 3D plans, and can be used to track any commercial airliner, private jet or charter aircraft. You can track a flight simply by entering the flight number, aircraft registration number, airline or airport code.
- FlightStats also qualifies as one of the best aircraft tracking applications, thanks to its accuracy and the ability to track all types of flight, whether commercial or private, using your flight number.
- FlightAware allows you to track all commercial and private flights instantly, and after searching, provides detailed information on the flight’s scheduled arrival time, departure time, aircraft speed, etc.
- RadarBox, just as competent as the others, offers the same service and the same accuracy, although it should be noted that this application contains advertising.
- AirTraffic, the benchmark in aircraft tracking applications, works like radar and allows users to click and select an aircraft to obtain all the information about that flight.
Finally, applications represent a sought-after and developed technology, but also a means of taking an interest and reassuring oneself. Infinity Luxe, with its air transport services, private chauffeurs and bodyguards, offers you a luxurious, elegant and pleasant journey aboard our private jets piloted by the best.
