Frequently asked questions

FlyingOver is a flight tracker and travel companion for iPhone and Android. It follows your flight on an offline map, shows flight status and gate changes, helps with connections and keeps every trip in your FlightBook.

Yes. Add your flight before takeoff while you're connected to Wi-Fi or mobile data. FlyingOver saves the route and the map, so you can follow the flight without in-flight internet.

Yes. Once the flight is added, the map and the trip details work with your phone in airplane mode. How it works.

No. FlyingOver doesn't use GPS and never asks for location access. It combines several data sources, such as airline and airport data, weather, on-time statistics and historical averages, to estimate where your plane is, usually with a high degree of accuracy, even in airplane mode.

Very close, most of the time. FlyingOver uses airline and airport data, weather, on-time statistics and historical averages in real time to estimate your position. Like any estimate it can differ for a while, for example if the flight holds before landing, and it updates as soon as you're online.

Yes. The map labels the cities, coastlines, lakes, mountains and borders along your route. What am I flying over?

Yes. FlyingOver covers 400+ airlines worldwide, on domestic and international routes, including long-haul flights where Wi-Fi is expensive or missing.

Yes, with Premium. You see gate, terminal and delay details when the data is available, and you can get push alerts when they change. Scheduled and estimated times are free.

Yes. A connection card follows a multi-leg trip and shows whether the layover looks comfortable or tight. Is your layover long enough?

Yes, with Premium. Your flight shows on the Lock Screen while it's under way.

Your flight log inside FlyingOver: a globe of every flight you've taken, with distance, hours, countries and aircraft. More about FlightBook.

No. FlightBook, its stats and its share cards come with Premium. Tracking a flight, the offline map and the share stickers stay free.

Yes. Add them by flight number and date, or import a CSV file using the template in the app.

From December 1 to January 31, FlightBook shows a card with your year in flights: distance, hours, countries and top routes, ready to share.

Two die-cut stickers for each flight, a boarding pass and a bag tag, with your airports, date and seat. You can paste them into a story or chat, or share them as a full story image.

No. Stickers can show your seat; the booking number stays in the app.

Yes. Tracking a flight, the offline map and the share stickers are free. Premium is an optional subscription that adds FlightBook, gate, terminal and delay details, push alerts, the Live Activity and more upcoming flights.

One, up to 7 days ahead. Premium removes the limit.

The app is available in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Hungarian, Indonesian and Malay.

Yes. Pick kilometres or miles in Settings. In the US the default is miles.

Your flights are saved on your phone and in your account. Your booking number and seat never go to analytics. See the privacy policy.

On iPhone and iPad from the App Store, and on Android phones from Google Play.