Flight tracking

February 25, 2007 By

We’re about to hop on yet another plane, this time from Seattle to San Jose. One problem is that the flight trackers that Google points to generally suck. Buzz was raving about a new flight tracker he found, Flightstats, which is much better. Our plane is running late, which is why I wanted to track the flight.

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  • LayZ

    Hey Scoble, I think they are based out of Portland. So, next time you are up in the Northwest, maybe you can get them on camera. Yes, this site is excellent.

  • LayZ

    Hey Scoble, I think they are based out of Portland. So, next time you are up in the Northwest, maybe you can get them on camera. Yes, this site is excellent.

  • http://hailsky.wordpress.com/ hailsky

    down goes google.

  • http://hailsky.wordpress.com/ hailsky

    down goes google.

  • http://obfuscation.wordpress.com/ Todd McKinney

    Not sure if you saw this one also. I think Doc Searls just pointed to it a few days ago. Way cool. http://flightaware.com/

  • http://obfuscation.wordpress.com Todd McKinney

    Not sure if you saw this one also. I think Doc Searls just pointed to it a few days ago. Way cool. http://flightaware.com/

  • http://will.hughesfamily.net.au/ Will

    Excellent find Robert – it covers Australia too (and seems accurate and up-to-date), which is even better.

  • http://will.hughesfamily.net.au Will

    Excellent find Robert – it covers Australia too (and seems accurate and up-to-date), which is even better.

  • vanni

    i like the original:
    http://www.flightarrivals.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Flights

    never have they failed me.

  • vanni

    i like the original:
    http://www.flightarrivals.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Flights

    never have they failed me.

  • http://www.dealarchitect.typepad.com/ vinnie mirchandani

    Robert, between sites like Flightaware, weather.com and portable GPS many of us now have more technology than the average airline employee…yet as I describe below, not sure we are taking advantage of all the data…

    http://dealarchitect.typepad.com/deal_architect/2006/12/index.html

  • http://www.dealarchitect.typepad.com vinnie mirchandani

    Robert, between sites like Flightaware, weather.com and portable GPS many of us now have more technology than the average airline employee…yet as I describe below, not sure we are taking advantage of all the data…

    http://dealarchitect.typepad.com/deal_architect/2006/12/index.html

  • http://www.webware.com/ Rafe

    All well and good if you’re at your PC or Mac. When you’re in the airport you need something lighter weight. Try these on your mobile’s browser:

    Flightstats Mobile: mobile.flightstats.com
    United: ua.flightlookup.com
    Kayak (simplest and fastest): http://www.kayak.com/moby/

    IMO the most fun PC flight tracker is FBOWeb’s Google Earth tracker: http://www.fboweb.com/fb40/pu/info/gep.aspx

  • http://www.webware.com Rafe

    All well and good if you’re at your PC or Mac. When you’re in the airport you need something lighter weight. Try these on your mobile’s browser:

    Flightstats Mobile: mobile.flightstats.com
    United: ua.flightlookup.com
    Kayak (simplest and fastest): http://www.kayak.com/moby/

    IMO the most fun PC flight tracker is FBOWeb’s Google Earth tracker: http://www.fboweb.com/fb40/pu/info/gep.aspx

  • http://www.Jumbalika.com/ Mehul Patel

    I personally like FlightStats.com

    Robert have u chked India’s first Web 2.0 Hyper Aggregated Portal – Indy Chai the Beta version?!

    I think its Awesome + Simple!

    http://www.IndyChai.com

  • http://www.Jumbalika.com Mehul Patel

    I personally like FlightStats.com

    Robert have u chked India’s first Web 2.0 Hyper Aggregated Portal – Indy Chai the Beta version?!

    I think its Awesome + Simple!

    http://www.IndyChai.com

  • http://www.4info.net Zaw Thet

    Hey Robert, if you can’t get to your computer but have your phone handy, you can text the Airline Name and Flight Number to 4INFO (44636) to get back live flight status information. For example, text “UNITED 1583″ to 4INFO (44636). More on mobile flight search here: http://www.4info.net/howto/flights.jsp

  • http://www.4info.net/ Zaw Thet

    Hey Robert, if you can’t get to your computer but have your phone handy, you can text the Airline Name and Flight Number to 4INFO (44636) to get back live flight status information. For example, text “UNITED 1583″ to 4INFO (44636). More on mobile flight search here: http://www.4info.net/howto/flights.jsp

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  • http://www.nigelcooke.com/ monkeyleader

    now if only planes had wi-fi on board you could track yourself :) I’m off to Australia on Saturday. Care to track me :)

  • http://www.nigelcooke.com monkeyleader

    now if only planes had wi-fi on board you could track yourself :) I’m off to Australia on Saturday. Care to track me :)

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  • http://www.flightstats.com/ FlightStats

    Thanks for the great comments everyone! We are pleased you like our services. In fact we are located in Portland, OR – look us up sometime you’re in town (hopefully your flight will be on time!). We are really excited about FlightStats Mobile, hopefully we will soon be able to use mobile devices on all flights, be able to track our current flight and get updates on our connecting flights. Thanks again and Happy Travels!

  • http://www.flightstats.com FlightStats

    Thanks for the great comments everyone! We are pleased you like our services. In fact we are located in Portland, OR – look us up sometime you’re in town (hopefully your flight will be on time!). We are really excited about FlightStats Mobile, hopefully we will soon be able to use mobile devices on all flights, be able to track our current flight and get updates on our connecting flights. Thanks again and Happy Travels!

  • http://www.khaled.us/ Khaled A.

    I was looking for a flight tracking site and it lead me to this blog post. The site actually gave me the info I needed.
    Thanks!

  • http://www.khaled.us/ Khaled A.

    I was looking for a flight tracking site and it lead me to this blog post. The site actually gave me the info I needed.
    Thanks!

  • Kel_Quint

    Yes! I was looking for a flight tracking site as well and it hooked me up with this blog post! Quite impressive, actually! I think FlightStats is great – at least so far – this is my first time using it. It has helped tremendously in knowing if my brother’s flight is late or not – even BEFORE he calls us!!!
    Thanks to all!

  • Kel_Quint

    Yes! I was looking for a flight tracking site as well and it hooked me up with this blog post! Quite impressive, actually! I think FlightStats is great – at least so far – this is my first time using it. It has helped tremendously in knowing if my brother’s flight is late or not – even BEFORE he calls us!!!
    Thanks to all!

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