how many planes are active at once?

Thorin · March 07, 2013, 10:48:54 AM

My wife comes back tonight and I have to be at the airport at the right time to pick her up, so I was looking for an online tool that would give me real-time flight status. While doing so, I came across this one: planefinder.net. Have a click-see if you like, there's over 11,000 planes active on Earth today!

Mr. Analog · March 07, 2013, 11:11:29 AM

I love the dead zone over eastern Russia / Mongolia

Darren Dirt · March 07, 2013, 11:19:02 AM

And looks like Madagascar is pretty quiet. Isolated, in fact.

In case of sudden pandemic, I presume...

Melbosa · March 07, 2013, 11:21:12 AM

That is one very very very kewl site.

Mr. Analog · March 07, 2013, 11:26:49 AM

Quote from: Darren Dirt on March 07, 2013, 11:19:02 AM
And looks like Madagascar is pretty quiet. Isolated, in fact.

In case of sudden pandemic, I presume...

CLOSE THE PORTS!

and all the viruses go "awwwwwwww man"

Thorin · March 07, 2013, 03:16:01 PM

Part of the reason there's a dead zone is because not all planes transmit the same kind of location data, as explained in the FAQ on that site. Also, red planes provide more detailed location data than orange planes.

Pretty neat to be able to see what plane is scheduled for what flight path and how much they deviated and all that.

And there's also a ship version: shipfinder.net.

An' yeah, it's almost impossible to get Madagascar infected. Good thing they have a whole host of their own microbes.

Mr. Analog · March 07, 2013, 03:26:23 PM

Also there's nothing you want to land near in that rather large zone

Melbosa · March 07, 2013, 03:28:00 PM

Quote from: Thorin on March 07, 2013, 03:16:01 PM
And there's also a ship version: shipfinder.net.

That link went to a Parked Domain style website.

Thorin · March 07, 2013, 04:26:26 PM

Oops, it's shipfinder.CO, not .net. Gotta remember to double-check the links I post every time...

Lazybones · March 07, 2013, 07:48:42 PM

FlightBoard ? Live Flight Departure and Arrival Status by Mobiata
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/flightboard-live-flight-departure/id390553006?mt=8

Grabbed it when it was free, it is fairly cool for getting current flight info without hanging aroun the screens at the airport.

Darren Dirt · March 08, 2013, 09:02:23 AM

Quote from: Thorin on March 07, 2013, 04:26:26 PM
Oops, it's shipfinder.CO, not .net. Gotta remember to double-check the links I post every time...

neat! u can direct-link to a boat.
http://shipfinder.co/ship/367056982