Is there a way to find/track my plane's previous flight?
My current flight has been delayed 9 hours and the plane is nowhere in sight. The airline gives no information besides pushing back the departure date every few hours.
Is there an easy way to determine which flight should be arriving that's delayed so long?
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Look up your flight on FlightAware. When you find it, in the table where it says "Status", there should be a link that says "Track inbound flight." Clicking that shows you all of the tracking information for the previous flight on that plane, including a map with its current location if it's in flight. Note that not as much information will be available for flights outside of their primary coverage area, which is the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, the U.K., Australia, and France. Note that this might not help you in the case that the airline has decided to switch to a different aircraft.
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Is there a way to look up past flights?
FlightView.com has great reports on historic flights (I work in sales there). They're the only flight data provider which are selected as consultants to the FAA, so you know you're getting the most accurate data.How do I find past flights on Flightradar24?
You can now play back all flights around the world in the Flightradar24 app. You'll see the new Playback button in the bottom toolbar of the app after updating to the latest version in the App Store or Play Store. Just tap the button, choose a date and time (UTC) and hit start.Are flight records public?
As a result, flight data collected by the FAA in its air traffic control system \u2013 except for military and sensitive government flights \u2013 is public information. Web sites such as FlightAware post the data online, allowing anyone to observe the system and follow most planes virtually in real time.How long do airlines keep records?
After being gathered by airlines and travel agents, the data will be stored on a central database for 30 days, before being redacted so individuals are no longer easily identifiable. But the information will be retained for up to five years and can be \u201cunmasked\u201d upon request by authorities.How to Track a Flight on Your iPhone | Track Flight iMessage ✈️
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Flight Stats can be helpful, too. If you register you can click through to Event Timeline, where most airlines will post the assigned tail number. You can also see if the tail number changes which is really helpful during protracted delays.
Here is a flight that got redirected today to SJC (San Jose, CA) from SFO (San Francisco, CA), probably because of the pretty stormy weather going on here today. From the timeline, it seems like it was redirected before it left LAX.
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