Contrail - Flight Tracker
Live Aircraft Tracker
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad
New in 1.1: Filter aircraft by flight phase, see full route contrails, and find flights faster with the new search button.
Contrail puts live aircraft tracking in your pocket. Watch planes move across a real-time map with smooth animations, tap any aircraft to see its route, airline, altitude, speed, and gate information.
LIVE MAP
• Real-time aircraft positions updated every few seconds
• Smooth 30fps position interpolation — planes glide, not jump
• Beautiful contrail trails showing where aircraft have been
• Color-coded markers: green=climbing, orange=descending, yellow=level
• Aircraft count badge shows how many planes are in view
FLIGHT INTELLIGENCE
• Tap any aircraft for full flight details
• Route with origin and destination airports
• Airline, flight number, and aircraft type
• Live progress bar showing how far along the flight is
• Gate, terminal, and baggage belt information
• Departure and arrival times with delay alerts
MY FLIGHTS
• Add flights by number to track status and gates
• Monitor departure delays and gate changes
• Auto-refreshes every 2 minutes
• Show your flight on the live map
SEARCH
• Find flights by callsign, registration, or aircraft type
• Supports both IATA (SK, DY, BA) and ICAO (SAS, NAX, BAW) codes
• Filter the live aircraft list instantly
PRIVACY FIRST
• No account required — just open and track
• No advertising, no analytics tracking
• Location used only to center your map
• Flight monitoring stored locally on your device
Powered by ADS-B community data from adsb.lol and enriched with flight information from AeroDataBox. Aircraft positions come from real ADS-B receivers worldwide.
Not for navigation. Flight data is provided for informational purposes only.
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Map filters and route visualization
- New: Filter aircraft on the map by flight phase (climbing, descending, cruising, ground)
- New: Dedicated search button on the map for quick access
- New: See the aircraft's flown route as a contrail line, with a dashed line to the destination
- Improved: Faster and more stable data delivery
- Fixed: Tap-to-dismiss no longer blocks map panning
The developer, Jacob Lassen, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Location
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- Jacob Lassen
- Size
- 18.9 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Keep the servers running $4.99
- I love this app $11.99
- Buy me a coffee $1.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Jacob Lassen