Track a flight by number

Type the flight number from the ticket — BA283, EK17, U2 1234 — press Enter, and Wingwait finds that exact aircraft anywhere in the sky. You'll see it moving on the map with its route drawn as the real great-circle arc, a progress bar, and a rough time remaining. Waiting for someone? Set a landing alert and get pinged at touchdown.

Share it with everyone who's waiting

Every flight has a link — send it and whoever opens it lands directly on the live aircraft, no app, no account. One person tracks, the whole family watches.

Searching a whole route

You can also type a pair of airports — MAN-AMS, LHR to JFK — and see every flight currently in the air between them, in both directions, strung along the corridor.

Why can't I find my flight?

Usually one of three things: it hasn't taken off yet (try again near departure); the airline flies it under a different radio callsign (Wingwait converts and fuzzy-matches these automatically); or — the big one on long-haul routes — it's crossing a receiver blind spot. Community receivers can't hear aircraft over open ocean or sparse regions like Central Asia; the paid trackers draw an estimated position there rather than a real one. When this happens, Wingwait shows the flight's route, tells you honestly that it's out of range, and keeps listening — you'll get grabbed the moment a receiver hears it again, usually a few hours before landing.