What do the colors mean in flightradar24?

The numbers are in meters. If the plane is below 100 meters in altitude, the trail will be white. If it is above 100 meters, the trail will yellow, then green, then above 2500 meters it will become light blue, then dark blue, purple and for the highest altitude it will be red.



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If it is above 100 meters, the trail will be yellow, and with an increase in altitude, will be green, and so on. If the aircraft's position surpasses 2500 meters in altitude, the trail will be light blue, and will then change to dark blue, purple, and finally red for the highest possible altitude.

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On the map a coloured line shows the route of the aircraft. Purple colours indicate cruising altitudes. White colours indicate the plane is on the ground. As a plane takes off, the colours change from white, to yellow, to green, to light blue, to dark blue and finally to purple.

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  • Each color indicates a different flight status. ...
  • Gray: The flight is scheduled and there isn't an additional status available.
  • Green: The flight is estimated to be on time or arrived at time.
  • Orange: The flight is estimated to be delayed or was delayed.


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Websites such as ADSBExchange.com, FlightRadar24.com and FlightAware.com aggregate flight data in the United States and abroad using a mix of commercial and citizen-owned sensors that capture the movements of commercial, civilian and military aircraft in real time, 24 hours a day.

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@flightradar24. Hi James, the colored dots represent delay status: Green = on time, yellow = 15-45 min delay, red = 45+ min delay.

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If the aircraft's position surpasses 2500 meters in altitude, the trail will be light blue, and will then change to dark blue, purple and finally red for the highest possible altitude. If the trail is a black dotted line, the aircraft is outside our coverage area and its position is being estimated.

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The white line is basically estimated position while the green is when the aircraft is actually being tracked.

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Squawk codes are what air traffic control (ATC) use to identify aircraft when they are flying. They are unique four-digit numbers and range from 0000 to 7777; some of which are fixed values signifying specific scenarios (see below), others being randomly generated by ATC.

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The position is calculated based on many different parameters and in most cases it's quite accurate, but for long flights the position can in worst cases be up to about 100 km (55 miles) off. In settings there is an option to set for how long time you want to see estimated aircraft on map.

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The most well know of these is the code 7700. This is used to indicate an emergency of any kind. A pilot will enter this when in an emergency situation - either instructed by ATC after declaring an emergency or without communication if there is no time.

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Hi Damaris, the blue arrow indicates your direction of view or movement.

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The first emergency code that you may have become familiar with is Squawk 7500. This code is used to indicate that the aircraft has been hijacked, and therefore requires urgent emergency support from both security services and air traffic control.

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Flightradar24 Support center If a flight has an asterisk (*) next to it, it means it is currently later at the departing airport than the expected departure time and the flight is not yet active.

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The most tracked flight consists of 4.79 million trackings and was achieved by ZZ177 RAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III, carrying Queen Elizabeth II's coffin, from Edinburgh, Scotland to London, England on 13 September 2022.

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Aircraft located using satellite data are coloured blue on the map, and yellow if located by terrestrial receivers.

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The Blue Angels don't show up on FR24, but Fat Albert does!

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How to Track a Private Flight
  1. Go to » FlightAware.com (no login required)
  2. Enter the tail number of an aircraft, and click “TRACK FLIGHT”
  3. You can now follow the aircraft on the map, with its flight data located on the the right.


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Currently, the bragging rights for the longest flight in the world belong to Singapore Airlines' New York City to Singapore route. Its longest flight path, which connects Singapore's Changi Airport with New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, 9,585 miles away, takes 18 hours and 40 minutes.

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A plane may choose to turn off their transponder. Military aircraft in particular are exempt from many civil rules and regulations which would see most aircraft having an active transponder and of course their operational requirements will dictate they often do.

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