Flightaware.com

[VH-XXX]

For those that are interested, FlightAware.com now covers Australia

www.flightaware.com (http://www.flightaware.com)

http://members.iinet.net.au/~bc_j400/qantas.jpg

[RatsoreA]

Yes, but how accurate is it...

They currently have a departed YSBK senecca climbing through FL160 on its way Qaanaaq in Greenland...

[VH-XXX]

Garbage in, garbage out, is all I can say to that....

[Capt Fathom]

If you look at the history for that aircraft, a (PA34T), you'll see it regularly flies in the Flight Levels, and is heading for Moree, or a strip nearby!

[Aimpoint]

Better post before this thread is closed due to free advertising...

[Howard Hughes]

You can access Flightaware for free Aimpoint!:ok:

[Aimpoint]

Oh, but they attract advertisers themselves!

Checked it out, good site.

[Tinstaafl]

My wife calls it 'Hubby-track (tm)'

[baswell]

Can't find the answer on their site, but looks like it is only showing aircraft squawking a code. Possibly only IFR?

What's the delay on it?

[Desert Duck]

I tracked an aircraft today - it would appear to be very little delay

[baswell]

So no 45 minute delay like WebTrak to stop terrorists abusing it, then?

WE'RE ALL GONNA DIIIIIIEEEEE!!!!! :eek:

[Kenneth]

From the FAQ page:

How live is FlightAware's tracking and status data? (Back to top (http://flightaware.com/about/faq.rvt#questionlist))
The data displayed on FlightAware.com is typically 30 seconds to five minutes delayed from real time depending on the data source and government regulations. You can contact us (http://flightaware.com/about/contact/) if you have a commercial need for real-time data.


How often does the data update or refresh? (Back to top (http://flightaware.com/about/faq.rvt#questionlist))Depending on the data source, updates are usually one to four times a minute. For transoceanic flights, it may be every couple hours while over water. For registered members that are logged in, (http://flightaware.com/account/manage/) pages will receive more frequent updates.

[Harro]

With the last couple of flights I've flown , it seemed to track them very accurately . We were conducting practice approaches and I was surprised it reported alts for each stage of the approach accurately including minima.

A friend tracked my last flight , we worked out it was very close to realtime.

Baswell we were IFR however I think it tracks based on discreet squawk code as I've notice a number of flights cruising at VFR levels.

[Pass-A-Frozzo]

Did we ever get an answer on the true delay? Did ASA have a 15 min delay?