Best Flight Tracking Apps for Android with Maps, Seats & Routes Info

For those who travel through air or someone who what to track a flight that their loved ones are travelling, there are few apps available in the Play Store for this very purpose. Most of the apps offer the arrival times along with the information about the flights progress while some of the apps even provide the real-time tracking of the flights. Here are the best flight tracking apps for your Android smartphone available for free in the Play Store.

SeatGuru

The SeatGuru by Tripadvisor provides a lot more information than just tracking; it gives a detailed view of seats on different models. It gives a map view of the route that the flight travels. You can get the arrival time for a particular flight within the app along with the other status alerts in real-time. It has pretty much simple user interface which is easy-to-use. You can book a flight ticket directly within the app.

Price: Free

Download: Google Play Store

FlightStats

The app gives you the real-time flight status along with airport delays and weather updates. You can input your unique code or the route to get the information. This is one of the few apps that provide the information with more accuracy. The app provides the information about the airport like delay index, the current weather along with visibility and wind speed. You can enter the details once and can check the other details any other time with just a single tap.

Price: Free

Download: Google Play Store

FlightView

FlightView app comes with a lot of features; it shows the real time flight path with Current weather at the airport. The ‘My Home’ section in the app shows all the details about your home airport, and you can also save the details for next trip. The app notifies the alerts for the flights saved in the ‘My Next Trip’ section. It shows the map view of the routes with the integration Google Maps. You can even compare the status for the flight with the previous trip status.

Price: Free

Download: Google Play Store

FlightAware

The FlightAware sorts out the information filtered by the airport, airline and destination. With this, it’s easy to see the detailed information for the flights with arrival and take-off times. It gives you some up-to-date information than most of the airlines. You can easily share the trip details with others. The app also gives the real time tracking for private aircrafts (only in US and Canada) along with commercial airplanes.

Price: Free

Download: Google Play Store

Airline Flight Status Tracking (Flight Hero)

The app can integrate with your Tripit account to show you the details of a trip without needing to enter manually. You can get the information about the all the flights departing or arriving in a particular time at an airport. It shows the real-time flight status and also the cruising speed. You can simply swipe left or right for adding the flights or airport in the favourite listing.

Price: Free

Download: Google Play Store

Flightradar24

Flightradar24 comes with all the basic features like any other flight tracking app. The flight animations are shown with their respective logo for better identification. You can also get the complete information regarding individual planes and routes. It also shows the speed, altitude and also the callsigns directly on the app. The free version of the comes with ads while the ads free version costs you which comes with added functionalities.

Price: Free

Download: Google Play Store

Flight Tracker

The Flight Tracker doesn’t serve any added functionalities but does the tracking perfectly. It shows the real-time flight status along with departure and arrival time accurately. You can even get the boarding gate information. There are two versions of app – Flight Tracker and Flight Tracker International. The premium version comes with the route map for flights.

Price: Free

Download: Google Play Store