REGISTRATION matches a flight number, an airport, or a tail (KL871, BCN, PH-EHD).

AIRLINE matches the airline name on the board (KLM, Martinair).

AIRCRAFT matches the type code (77W, B744, A333).

The chips below then narrow those results. Example: type KL on AIRLINE, then tap HEAVY JETS. Only the large KLM jets remain.

LAST repeats the previous search. EU, NON-EU, FOCUS CARGO, and CANCELLED or DELAYED can combine with the typed term.

Track a flight

• Tap the aircraft to track it.
• Open Hextory.
• Add the aircraft you are tracking.
• Tap the bell on that new card.

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Open map layers — rain radar is on.

Buttons on the right, have a ▢ when ON.

Llabels (only when several aircraft are on the map)

Obasic or Overflowing aircraft labels

IIsolate this aircraft; others not shown.

Ffollow this aircraft (turns off if you pan)

Gground vehicles (off hides service trucks;
fire and rescue stay visible)

QAutomatic setting of QNH instead of QNE.

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Tap a plane to isolate and follow. The card stays on the left. EXPAND / COLLAPSE folds the left card. DISMISS shows only when nothing is tracked and leftover details are still on screen. Empty map drops the plane. Add Presently Tracked in the Hextory header to save the aircraft you are following.

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Colour is altitude. Grey is on the ground. This in-app map only shows traffic up to about 10,000 feet above the airport, so high overflights stay hidden.

10,000 AGL Max Tap here to show all aircraft altitudes/FL for this visit.

When tracking an aircraft you can follow it up to the cruise Flight Levels independent of the above toggle setting. Just keep breathing.

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FIND picks Registration, Airline / flight number, or Aircraft.
Hex lives in Registration (PH-CKA, CKA, or 484BD0).
A flight number zooms to that aircraft and tracks it.
An airline pans to the closest match.
A full registration or hex that is not transmitting on the map can open that tail on FlightRadar24 from the toast.
Last Search repeats the previous FIND. Last Tracked jumps to the last aircraft you followed.
HEAVY JETS filter this airport’s map (no 10,000 ft cap).
EMERGENCY zooms the closest 7500 / 7600 / 7700 worldwide; SHOW ALL lists the rest.
The return button or FIND → CANCEL clears the filter.

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Selecting an aircraft by tapping on it also opens a small FlightRadar24 card at the bottom right with the live route and ETA when that registration is airborne.

F tracks the aircraft, instead of keeping the airport centered. Turn off as needed — keeping the map from jumping.

Tap elsewhere on the map to deselect and view all aircraft again. Or turn I off to view other traffic while continuing to track.

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first returns to the last tracked airplane, if there was one. After that it returns to the last airport zoom. Double-tap the ADS-B tab to recenter the airport.

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Airplanes.Live map help

FIND opens the matching Flightradar24 page (flight number, tail, or airline) when the aircraft is not on the map.

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EOBT is Estimated Off Blocks Time: The flight plan time for the flight to be ready for departure. ATC usually allow a tolerance of +/- 15 minutes.

TOBT, Target Off Blocks Time, is a more accurate measure, usually within +/- 5 minutes, which tells the local CDM system and NMOC Brussels when the airline believes a flight will be ready.

From this, a TTOT is calculated (Target Take Off Time), which may be adjusted to allow for departure separations, CTOT etc, and then working backwards will provide a TSAT (Target Start Approval Time) which will provide both ATC and the airline the most suitable start up time given all the factors that the local CDM system takes into account.

• EOBT: Estimated Off-Block Time This is the estimated time at which an aircraft expects to start moving from its parking position at the airport (i.e., push back from the gate or start taxiing).
• TOBT: Target Off-Block Time This is the time that an aircraft operator or ground handler has agreed upon with air traffic control or airport authorities for starting the off-block procedure. It's essentially the target time for when an aircraft should begin its departure process.
• TSAT: Target Start Approval Time This is the time provided by air traffic control when an aircraft can expect to receive its start-up approval, which is crucial for sequencing departures at busy airports. It helps in managing the flow of traffic on the ground to avoid congestion.
• CTOT: Calculated Take-Off Time Also known as “slot time,” this is the time calculated by air traffic control for an aircraft to take off. It's used in flow management to regulate the departure sequence, especially in scenarios where there's a need to balance demand with capacity at departure or arrival airports.
• TTOT: Target Take-Off Time Similar to CTOT, this is the specific time at which an aircraft is scheduled to take off, considering all the previous steps like TOBT and TSAT have been coordinated. It's a target rather than an actual time of take-off, which might differ due to various operational factors.

These abbreviations are part of the Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM).

NOTIFY is on the phone only. It watches the open flight for CDM time changes and TOBT now. The Mac does not show NOTIFY or those alerts.

Select an aircraft on the map. ADD to HEXTORY reads ICAO hex, registration, type, and airline from the details card and adds it here, newest on top (5 aircraft plus the airport cards). Older cards drop off the bottom. FIND picks Registration, Airline / flight number, or Aircraft. Hex is typed in Registration. A flight number zooms to that aircraft and tracks it. An airline pans to the closest match. A full registration or hex isolates it when it is known; a parked or not-seen tail can open FlightRadar24 from the toast. Last Tracked jumps to the last aircraft you followed. The return button or FIND → CANCEL clears that filter. BACKUP LIST / RESTORE LIST brings a saved set back. Tap a card to find that aircraft on the map.

Pin a Schiphol flight — it lands here and the map link is copied.

The top-right cards are the most recently viewed airport and the one before it. Tap either to return there. They cannot be deleted or moved.

The hourglass-eye on a card opens that registration’s Flightradar24 history in a new tab.

FLYtification is on the phone only. Tap the bell to watch one aircraft. GearUp then notifies taxi, takeoff, approach, landing, and parked. A radio hole is not a chime. Only one tail at a time (tapping another bell moves the watch). Tap the same bell again to turn it off. A watch ends after 24 hours. Add GearUp to the Home Screen and allow notifications so the short lock-screen line can appear (for example “PH-CKA is taking off · AMS → JRO”). The Mac does not show the bell or those alerts.

The globe on the airport card opens that airport’s Flightradar24 page in a new tab.

Swipe a card past the left edge of the screen to remove it. Swipe right past the right edge to copy the map link to your clipboard for sharing anywhere. Handy for your friends and family.

BACKUP LIST saves this set. RESTORE LIST brings that save back.