What does yellow mean on Flightaware?


What does yellow mean on Flightaware? Yellow: Aircraft displayed as yellow icons are being tracked via our terrestrial receiver network or are in an estimated position.


What is the difference between yellow and blue FlightAware?

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 accurate is FlightAware?

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.


What do the colors mean on flight tracker?

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.


What is the black line on flight tracker?

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.


What are the different flight status?

Scheduled: Flight is not airborne. Departure and arrival times are according to airline's schedule. Delayed: Flight will depart 15 or more minutes after its scheduled departure time. Departed: Flight has left the departure gate but may not be airborne yet.


What do blue planes mean on FlightAware?

@flightradar24. Our most asked question on social media: “What do the blue planes mean?” Blue planes indicate aircraft are being tracked by satellite-based ADS-B receivers.


What are the flight codes for pilots?

Alpha, Bravo, Charli, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, Juliett, Kilo, Lima, Mike, November, Oscar, PaPa, Quebec, Romeo, Sierra, Tango, Uniform, Victor, Whiskey, X-ray, Yankee, Zulu. Pilots pronounce numbers similar to regular English, with a few exceptions: The number three (3) is pronounced “tree.”


What does a GREY line mean on Flightaware?

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.


What is the blue dashed line on Flightaware?

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.


What does it mean when a plane is SQUAWKing?

SQUAWKing is the process of communicating between the air and the ground, the process is essential for keeping planes in the air safe and ensuring a smooth and manageable air traffic control process, both for pilots and air traffic controllers.


What is code yellow at airport?

Travelers would be classified into one of three groups: green for good to go, yellow for investigate further and red for stop from flying.


What does a red plane on flight tracker mean?

Red: When an aircraft is displayed as red that means that you are currently following that specific aircraft on the map or that the aircraft's transponder is squawking an emergency code. These codes are 7500 (Hijack), 7600 (Communication Equipment Failure), 7700 (General Emergency)