What is the difference between green and white line in FlightAware?
The white line is basically estimated position while the green is when the aircraft is actually being tracked. This is a somewhat common question.
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The dashed line is the flight's filed/planned route and is shown when we have that data available. That's the Wall to keep out the white-walkers. The dashed blue line is the intended flight plan route. The green line is where it actually went as tracked by reception of the ADS-B transmissions from the aircraft.
The white line is an estimated track while the aircraft was out of range of terrestrial ADS-B coverage. If you look at the track log, you will notice a “gap in available data” between approx 1450Z and 1750Z - this is the part of the track that corresponds to the white line.
Regulatory Restricted Zones: Due to local regulations and policies, flights are prohibited within the scope of some special areas. Recommended flight: This area is shown in green on the map.
Flightradar24 Support centerGray: 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.
A note about Estimated coverage: when you see a dashed or gray line behind an aircraft, that's estimated coverage. Colored lines indicate actual positions.
The dashed line is the flight's filed/planned route and is shown when we have that data available. That's the Wall to keep out the white-walkers. The dashed blue line is the intended flight plan route. The green line is where it actually went as tracked by reception of the ADS-B transmissions from the aircraft.
Each color indicates a different flight status. Below are the meanings behind these colors: 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.
These clouds are contrails, short for condensation trails. Water vapor is one of the byproducts of jet fuel combustion and will turn into ice crystals in the cold air at the high elevations where jet airplanes fly. Those ice crystals create a cloud (the contrail), which does not pose any public health risk.
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.
Aircraft located using satellite data are coloured blue on the map, and yellow if located by terrestrial receivers. In February 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the website crashed due to an influx of visitors tracking flights in and around Ukraine.
How do I track an aircraft that is not available for public tracking (blocked)? To track a blocked aircraft, you must be the owner or operator and it must be selectively unblocked through a FlightAware Global subscription.
For flights that are no longer in our coverage area, we may estimate their position for up to 240 minutes. These flight tracks are shown as black dashed lines. Read more about estimated positions on Flightradar24.