How to Track a Flight in Progress

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Gather the information about the flight: Airline name or IATA code (designated by the 2-letter airline code that precedes the flight number

   Although there are some flight tracking websites that host free information for these flight details, there are some free ones that offer this without gimmicks, however thirdly there are also others that offer these services that are on a "per payment" site which tend to look quite spammy.. ,, Sometimes, this plugin will include Adobe Flash or similar, but the browser must be able to have that plugin installed to run the site successfully and see your flight in progress. ,, If not, you'll have to click or tap the refresh button in your browser to refresh that website.
   
   If it does, wait for the screen to refresh.
   
   Sometimes, there are buttons you can click to manually refresh the page that these websites have built into their functionality (but these button names will vary by site)., Zooming in on some site, can sometimes allow you to watch the progress of the plane.
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   Step 2: sometimes called the IATA code) Flight number (695) City of departure and/or city of arrival specified more commonly by another FAA-specified 3-letter code (helpful if you know the airport code).

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   Step 3: Find a flight-tracking website to find out the information about your flight.

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   Step 4: Enter your flight information.

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   Step 5: Watch for plugins that you could need to add to your browsers functionality to run the website.

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   Step 6: Watch a map come up on your screen showing the route the plane has taken

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   Step 7: as well as the current location of the plane and the expected route ahead.

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   Step 8: Figure out if the website you chose has an auto-update feature.

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   Step 9: Look for ways to zoom in on the plane

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    Step 10: if this site allows that ability.

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