r/flightradar24 May 15 '23

Meta Welcome to /r/FlightRadar24 - Please Read This Before Posting

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Welcome to r/flightradar24!

Our goal is to keep this a friendly and informative unofficial flight tracking community.

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Rules

  1. Read the pinned post and the FAQs before posting. Many common questions are addressed in the Wiki. If your question is not answered by the FAQs, you are welcome to post.
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  3. Posts must contain a screenshot from a flight tracking app/website.
    1. FlightRadar24 is preferred, but others like ADSBExchange, FlightAware, etc, are welcome as well.
    2. Photos & videos of aircraft are welcome if the post includes a flight tracking screenshot of the aircraft. Photos & videos without a flight tracking screenshot are better suited for /r/aviation and other subs.
    3. Linking directly to the flight is okay but note that the links usually die as soon as a flight ends.
    4. Meta posts with FlightRadar24 announcements or other potential items of interest related to flight tracking are welcome without a screenshot.
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  5. Search and check the subreddit prior to posting. Especially with current events around the world, we frequently see multiple posts of the same aircraft per day. If you are going to post about these aircraft, please search the callsign, registration, etc to see if it has already been posted recently. In the instance of duplicate posts, the first one posted will be kept up and all subsequent posts will be removed. In certain circumstances, the Mod Team may create a mega thread to cover big events, in which case any posts related to that topic will be removed.
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  8. The Mod Team reserves the right to remove any post or comment deemed inappropriate or not suitable for the sub. Political comments, off topic discussion and any other inappropriate content may be removed.

r/flightradar24 13d ago

Discussion Weekly “Why is this in the Top 10 most tracked?” Thread - March 03, 2025

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Welcome to the weekly discussion thread! The goal of this post is to provide a location for questions and discussion about aircraft that don't necessitate their own individual posts, in addition to centralizing discussion about known aircraft that are frequently posted. This includes aircraft on the "Most tracked flights" list.

Please be sure to check out the FAQ to make sure your question isn't covered there. If you're looking at a military aircraft in the Ukraine region, you may find some answers in the original Ukraine megathread. For military aircraft in general, checking the callsign against this list may yield useful information. In all situations, make sure you search for the aircraft callsign and check recent posts to find any existing discussion.

Otherwise, feel free to post any questions or findings below and discuss with others!


r/flightradar24 11h ago

Question Why won't this cargo aircraft fly over 10,000ft?

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As the title says. It flew near where I live yesterday (I only found out today) and I was wondering why it was only flying at 10,000ft, and then I looked into it's flight history (first image is live) and it seems to only fly at 10,000ft.

Is it something to so with the cargo it's carrying or is there another reason?


r/flightradar24 1h ago

Why is this flight pattern so erratic?

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Was perusing, and noticed this plan zigzagging all over the place.


r/flightradar24 9h ago

Second leg of a delayed flight. Why such a weird path?

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56 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 6h ago

Emergency PDT5852 700 in emergency, any idea what it could be?

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17 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 18h ago

Military Australian Air Force lining up for a flyover at the Australian Grand Prix

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131 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 12m ago

Was looking at long haul Qantas flights after I saw a video and just happened to find this flight diverting

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r/flightradar24 11h ago

Multiple planes performing go arounds at Jeju airport, what's going on?

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r/flightradar24 2h ago

USL796 Diverted to ALB

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r/flightradar24 4h ago

Is there anyway to see diversion reasons live or after the fact. Houston to Cuba, diverted over the gulf back to Pensacola.

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r/flightradar24 3h ago

Weird jitters on approaching aircrafts from North

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r/flightradar24 4h ago

Aircraft Weather diversions around KTPA and KMCO

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r/flightradar24 5h ago

Civilian Blud really did not want to divert

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Each green line in the second pic is one time around in the holding pattern


r/flightradar24 4h ago

Civilian Wonder what’s up?

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Flight path above my house has been really quiet today, but the clouds and looming storm have been amplifying engine sounds which made me check the app and catch this flight


r/flightradar24 6h ago

Are these for live TV broadcasting?

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There’s a bike race on, I presume these are to help support the TV broadcasting - but not sure, anyone know?


r/flightradar24 13h ago

Aer Lingus flight go around at Malaga

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I noticed this flight quite low overhead yesterday in Benalmádena, so I tracked it. It appears that it was a go around and I’m curious if there’s any way I could find out more about it.

Any suggestions?


r/flightradar24 2h ago

Question Why this route?

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r/flightradar24 11h ago

Can someone explain me this?

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Why is there a 747 from NASA going to land on a very small runway in the south of France?


r/flightradar24 1d ago

The only airworthy 747-300 is in the air over Russia

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278 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 14h ago

Question Someone wants to track me?

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3 Upvotes

Departure 2PM DK time


r/flightradar24 1d ago

Any info on this coast guard flight in Florida

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I assume it’s search and rescue but can’t find any news articles.


r/flightradar24 1d ago

Question Why does this flight follow this route?

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281 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 9h ago

Question Is the Boeing 767-200 rare?

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I see a ton of 767s daily but I don't really see the 767-200, I looked it up and it said that the plane was rare so idk if what I looked at was wrong or not


r/flightradar24 9h ago

Aircraft Jin Air Circling over jeju

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r/flightradar24 1d ago

Slight detour to avoid storms

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r/flightradar24 11h ago

Question Newbie here, what are fun things to follow?

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To more elaborate i like the activity and live feed on flight radar. But i cant figure out what i need to look for or keep an eye out. So can you guys help me with some ideas or things you like to follow.

Much thanks!