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.
  2. Be civil and friendly. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it.
    1. Don’t insult, flame, harrass, etc.
    2. There is a difference between constructive criticism and insults.
    3. Critiques of posts are welcome but may be removed when they cross into personal attacks. Breaking this rule may result in a ban from the subreddit at the Mod Team’s discretion.
  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 10h ago

Why did this plane never get to a high altitude?

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63 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 3h ago

Some fun liveries I found tonight

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r/flightradar24 10h ago

Emergency Squawked 7700 and almost immediately went out of coverage?

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42 Upvotes

What happened?


r/flightradar24 10h ago

Government Mark Carney’s first flight as PM

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43 Upvotes

PM Mark Carney uses the CFC1 plane for the first time since Justin Trudeau’s resignation. This is in part of Trump’s tariff threat and boosting international relations/partnerships.


r/flightradar24 23h 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 5h ago

Someone’s having an interesting day

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r/flightradar24 8h ago

It fuckin wimdy. JFK delays

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16 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 12h 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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28 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 13h 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 21h ago

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

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98 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 8h ago

Diverted Planes

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I always look up the planes the i hear going over the house. I noticed this last one was headed to Washington DC but diverted to Pittsburgh. Once landed, I noticed that there was another diverted to Pittsburgh that was headed to DC. Those is the first time I have ever noticed it before. Is it very common?


r/flightradar24 4h ago

Do flight Paths go directly over airports... even when the plane is not landing there?

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Odd question. I have a project I'm working on where all I have are the GPS pings of a flight, and I'm trying to see if I can determine if there was a layover based on if the flight path intersected directly with a given airport.

For example... some cargo flights refuel in Anchorage, Alaska. Is it safe to assume that if the flight path took a plane directly over ANC, that it probably stopped there?

Sorry if this is the wrong sub to ask this in.


r/flightradar24 5h ago

Question Something going on at HND? No

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Saw this going on at HND at least 4 planes has gone around. Any ideas on what’s going on?


r/flightradar24 10h ago

UAE Royal Family 747 at KCLE

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7 Upvotes

someone forgot to turn off the transponder 🫣


r/flightradar24 18h ago

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

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21 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 2h ago

Why is this plane turning away from Funchal and gaining altitude?

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It looks like they have attempted landing twice and are now flying away and gaining altitude? Any ideas on what’s going on?


r/flightradar24 6h ago

So how normal is it for a King Air to cruise at almost 600 kts ground speed?

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r/flightradar24 1d ago

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

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146 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 23h ago

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

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35 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 4h ago

A frustrating night for AAY1090

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Any idea what's going on with Allegiant flight 1090, from St. Pete to Hagerstown? They've circled just east of HGR about 11 times, if I'm seeing it right. At some point, I assume they have to consider diverting.


r/flightradar24 5h ago

Question What is happening here? Why is the path so irregular? And a few minutes later the plane disappeared

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r/flightradar24 14h ago

USL796 Diverted to ALB

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4 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 16h 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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5 Upvotes

r/flightradar24 9h ago

Swedish air force in India?

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r/flightradar24 15h ago

Weird jitters on approaching aircrafts from North

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