How To Track Your Flights Like A Pro

Have you ever gotten stuck picking someone up from the airport? It has happened to all of us at one time or another. You don’t want to waste time waiting around because a flight was delayed or having to endlessly circle the airport, as most don’t allow you to idle at the curbside. Thanks to flight tracking applications you can know exactly where in the sky your friends and family are.

Picking someone up from the airport can be a difficult task. You need to time out the traffic and ensure that your family or friends aren’t waiting for you. After a long journey, the last thing they want is to have to wait for your arrival to pick them up. This can get difficult when you are unable to know the status of their flight. Sure, using airlines can give you basic details such as the scheduled time of departure and arrival. But wouldn’t it be awesome if you could see exactly where a person is in the sky? Well, we will show you how.

We scoured the app store for the best flight tracking apps and our best friend became Flight-Aware. It gives you details that you couldn’t even imagine would be available. Once you download the app, you can enter the flight or tail number (information that should be available on your boarding pass) or the departure airport and arrival airport for the flight you are tracking. With the flight number, you are given more specific details. When using the departure and arrival city you have to do a slight bit of digging to find your flight. Once you find your flight you are given all the information you need. You can see how long the flight should take, the gate the plane will arrive in, and the speed and altitude of the plane. They even have a map showing where the plane is!

But what if you are stuck in the airport and hear that your flight is delayed? Maybe you have a connection that you have to reach and are worried you will miss it. Well, you can also track where your plane is on its inbound journey. On the mobile app and website, there is a link or tab that says Where is my plane now? When you enter in your future flight number. When you click on it you see where in the sky your plane is and how long it should take to get there.

So thanks to apps like FlightAware you are easily able to see where your plane is and know exactly when you will be seeing your friends and family. A task that seems like it should be very hard is actually quite easy. If you prefer a a web version, Flight Aware also has a website that allows you to track flights, just as you would on the app.