FlightAware

FlightAware is a digital aviation company based in Houston, Texas, that runs a flight tracking and aviation data platform used by aircraft operators, service providers and passengers. Founded in 2005, it was acquired by Collins Aerospace in 2021. The site says the platform serves over 10,000 aircraft operators and service providers and over 13,000,000 passengers with flight tracking, predictive technology, analytics and decision-making tools.

Data sources

FlightAware receives data from air traffic control systems in over 45 countries, its own network of ADS-B ground stations in 195 countries, Aireon space-based ADS-B, and satellite and VHF datalink through providers including ARINC, SITA, Satcom Direct, Garmin and Honeywell GoDirect. Its HyperFeed engine fuses these real-time sources with the company's own models and algorithms. Volunteers can build a PiAware receiver or host a FlightFeeder to contribute ADS-B coverage, and SkyAware Anywhere and a coverage map show the result.

Data products

• AeroAPI: flight status and tracking data API
• FlightAware Firehose: streaming feed of real-time, historical and predictive flight data
• FlightAware Foresight: predictive technology for arrival times and gate-to-gate operations
• Rapid Reports and Custom Reports: historical flight data delivered by email or built to order
• Integrated mapping for web and mobile applications

Applications

• FlightAware Aviator: flight tracking for general aviation owners and operators
• Premium Subscriptions: personal flight following with unlimited alerts
• FlightAware Global: tracking for business aviation fleets, including blocked aircraft
• FlightAware FBO Toolbox: inbound aircraft notifications, airport traffic and fuel price analysis reports, scheduling, FlightBridge integration and an optional AMSTAT add-on; the site lists it from $110 per airport per month; rates change; confirm with the company
• FlightAware TV: full-screen tracking maps for operators and FBOs
• GlobalBeacon: GADSS-compliant global tracking and alerting for airlines

Website and community

The public site and mobile apps show live flight tracking, airport delays, cancellations, the MiseryMap, a flight finder, browsing by operator, airport and aircraft type, and an IFR route analyzer, in more than twenty languages. Community sections include aviation photos uploaded by users, squawks and discussion forums. The company also publishes a blog, an engineering blog, a newsroom and webinars.

Contact

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