About the data
Flights reconstructed from ADS-B — the position signal modern aircraft broadcast to air traffic. Coverage is strongest across North America and Europe, thinner over oceans, polar regions, and parts of Asia and Africa.
Long-haul flights whose paths cross sparsely-covered areas may appear with an unknown origin or destination — the receiver network loses sight of them mid-ocean. We mark those unknown rather than guess. Every flight is still counted in the totals; the route-by-route breakdown filters to flights with identified endpoints.

Summary
Total Flights
1,921
Arrivals
976
Departures
945
Unique Aircraft
780
Peak Hour Flights
141
Avg / Hour
80
Notable Flights
Shortest
From BFK — Buckley Space Force Base
N8526W
Longest
To SJU — Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
N27586
Highest
OE-LIM
Most Active
8flights
N699BR
Time Highlights
Times in MST
Busiest Hour
7 PM
141 flights · 53 arr / 88 dep
Quietest Hour
2 AM
2 flights · 1 arr / 1 dep
Peak Frequency
26 sec
between flights at peak
| Hour | Flights |
|---|---|
| 12 AM | 9 |
| 1 AM | 12 |
| 2 AM | 2 |
| 3 AM | 5 |
| 4 AM | 3 |
| 5 AM | 28 |
| 6 AM | 84 |
| 7 AM | 107 |
| 8 AM | 129 |
| 9 AM | 105 |
| 10 AM | 99 |
| 11 AM | 129 |
| 12 PM | 126 |
| 1 PM | 83 |
| 2 PM | 122 |
| 3 PM | 112 |
| 4 PM | 96 |
| 5 PM | 117 |
| 6 PM | 122 |
| 7 PM | 141 |
| 8 PM | 104 |
| 9 PM | 112 |
| 10 PM | 54 |
| 11 PM | 20 |
Performance
Max Altitude
43,350ft
Avg Altitude
22,163ft
Max Groundspeed
632.4kts
Avg Groundspeed
311kts
Total Distance
1,295,556NM
Avg Leg Distance
674NM
Avg Leg Duration
114min
Traffic Flow
Flight Trails

Routes
Arriving from
Departing to
Aircraft by Registration Country
Aircraft
780 unique aircraft
Every flight path above, on a museum-quality aluminum print.