APPS TO WATCH: FlightAware
From Basel to Hong Kong, London to Los Angeles, New York and more, team iW is used to traveling long distances for the latest watch news (made all the easier with a nice GMT on the wrist). However, with all that travel comes all those headaches. Since 2005, FlightAware has been alleviating pounding heads with its real-time flight tracking tool for both the pilot and commuter.
Translated for iOS and Android devices alike, Flightaware offers free flight tracking from over 45 countries. The free mobile version includes a full-screen flight tracker map and is able to track all airline flights, both private and commercial. Find out your flight’s status, gate and terminal information or changes, delays, cancellations and flight connections- all monitored in real-time and often updated before even the airline.
Moreover, pilots and private crafts are able to check IFR routes, use GPS positioning, estimate departure and arrivals along with delays or cancellations and traffic in arriving or departing airports. With the “My FlightAware” feature, travelers are able to customize trips and give live updates to family, friends and co-workers with Facebook sharing.
