Alphonze From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2005, 49 posts, RR: 0 Posted (7 years 7 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 3280 times:
I have just spent a few very entertaining hours experimenting with the possibilities of the live flight-tracker on fboweb.com. I've been having a bit of a search, but I cannot find an equivalent that monitors the skies outside of US/Canadian airspace. Specifically, I'd love to be able to watch the progress of flights to/from HKG.
Bond007 From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 5098 posts, RR: 8 Reply 1, posted (7 years 7 months 6 days 18 hours ago) and read 3264 times:
There is very limited flight trackling outside of US airspace. You can get Europe/UK if you are approved and pay ATC fees (airline operator etc.). There is also some data available for Australia/New Zealand.
One possibility is the PC based Mode-S/ADS-B systems, but that relies on the aircraft having ADS-B installed and running. Also relies on some kind of database look-up of mode-s codes to get registration. This is great in the UK since most aircraft must have ADS-B.
Some of the ACARS products might be OK, but again relying on ACARS equipped aircraft sending real-time position data.
But...web based, there is little outside USA and limited in UK/Europe.
Jimbo
I'd rather be on the ground wishing I was in the air, than in the air wishing I was on the ground!
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