FlightView

If you have suffered the agony of waiting at the airport for hours when someone's flight is delayed, you need to check out FlightView.com. This site lets you enter the Airline Name and the Flight Number and get information about the exact location and status of the flight. It also gives you the expected landing times as well as current altitude and speed of the flight in question. In effect, you do not have to waste time sitting in the waiting lounge or parking lot.

FlightView was developed for the general public and commercial aviation by RLM Software, a software company based in Allston, MA. It operates with the help of radar-based applications which assist real-time flight tracking. Families of travelers can visit the FlightView website to access free flight tracking information. For commercial use, FlightView’s flight data is accessible to aviation and travel companies. FlightView combines airline schedule data, airline operational data, and radar-based flight information to produce its results.

A real-time flight tracking system allows the user to view up-to-the-minute positions of all aircraft within a specific area. Aircraft flying with Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) in or near the US and Canada transmit data about speed, altitude and other flight parameters. These data are collected by the radar to produce real-time reports.