How flight tracking works - Live Flight Tracker | real time flight
HowflighttrackingworksFlightradar24isaflighttrackerthatshowsliveairtrafficfromaroundtheworld.Flightradar24combinesdatafromseveraldatasourcesincludingADS-B,MLATandradardata.TheADS-B,MLATandradardataisaggregatedtogetherwithscheduleandflightstatusdatafromairlinesandairportstocreateauniqueflighttrackingexperienceonwww.flightradar24.com[1]andinFlightradar24apps[2].ADS-BTheprimarytechnologythatFlightradar24usetoreceiveflightinformationiscalledautomaticdependentsurveillance-broadcast(ADS-B[3]).TheA...
How flight tracking worksFlightradar24 is a flight tracker that shows live air traffic from around the world. Flightradar24 combines data from several data sources including ADS-B, MLAT and radar data. The ADS-B, MLAT and radar data is aggregated together with schedule and flight status data from airlines and airports to create a unique flight tracking experience on www.flightradar24.com[1] and in Flightradar24 apps[2].
ADS-BThe primary technology that Flightradar24 use to receive flight information is called automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B[3]). The ADS-B technology itself is best explained by the image to the right.
Aircraft gets its location from a GPS navigation source (satellite) The ADS-B transponder on aircraft transmits signal containing the location (and much more) ADS-B signal is picked up by a receiver connected to Flightradar24 Receiver feeds data to Flightradar24 Data is shown on www.flightradar24.com and in Flightradar24 appsADS-B is a rel...