How flight tracking works
Enter a flight number
Every flight has a code: two letters for the airline plus digits, like KL1234. You'll find it on your ticket, booking confirmation or airport screen.
We check verified sources
FlightScanNow queries aviation data providers and clearly labels whether a time is scheduled, estimated or actual, and when it was last updated.
Get a clear answer
One clean view: route, status, terminal, gate and delays, shown in each airport's local time zone. No account, no clutter.
Flight statuses at a glance
Airlines and airports use short status labels that aren't always obvious. Read what every status means
- Scheduled
- Boarding
- In flight
- Delayed
- Landed
- Cancelled
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What do I need to track a flight?
Just the flight number, an airline code plus digits, like KL1234 or BA249. It's on your ticket, booking confirmation and the airport departure boards. Adding the departure date helps when a number is used on several days.
What does "delayed" mean on a flight tracker?
Delayed means the airline or airport has reported a departure or arrival time later than the published schedule. The new estimated time is shown next to the original scheduled time. Estimates can still change, so check again closer to departure.
Why can't I find my flight?
Common reasons: a typo in the flight number, the flight doesn't operate on the selected date, or your ticket shows a codeshare number sold by a partner airline. Try the operating airline's own flight number, or search with the departure date.
Which time zone are the times shown in?
Departure times are always shown in the departure airport's local time, and arrival times in the arrival airport's local time, the same convention tickets and airport screens use.
Honest data, transparently sourced
We show flight information exactly as reported by our data providers, never guessed, never invented. Every result tells you where the data comes from and when it was last refreshed.
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