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
1,217
Arrivals
608
Departures
609
Unique Aircraft
513
Peak Hour Flights
91
Avg / Hour
51
Notable Flights
Shortest
To SEA — Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
N277SY
Longest
From BOS — General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport
N932AK
Highest
From SCF — Scottsdale Airport
N915QS
Most Active
8flights
N637QX
Time Highlights
Times in PDT
Busiest Hour
8 PM
91 flights · 55 arr / 36 dep
Quietest Hour
4 AM
3 flights · 2 arr / 1 dep
Peak Frequency
40 sec
between flights at peak
| Hour | Flights |
|---|---|
| 12 AM | 3 |
| 1 AM | 7 |
| 2 AM | 10 |
| 3 AM | 4 |
| 4 AM | 3 |
| 5 AM | 14 |
| 6 AM | 34 |
| 7 AM | 46 |
| 8 AM | 68 |
| 9 AM | 77 |
| 10 AM | 72 |
| 11 AM | 66 |
| 12 PM | 75 |
| 1 PM | 74 |
| 2 PM | 79 |
| 3 PM | 65 |
| 4 PM | 71 |
| 5 PM | 53 |
| 6 PM | 73 |
| 7 PM | 80 |
| 8 PM | 91 |
| 9 PM | 64 |
| 10 PM | 57 |
| 11 PM | 31 |
Performance
Max Altitude
46,875ft
Avg Altitude
17,924ft
Max Groundspeed
582.8kts
Avg Groundspeed
264kts
Total Distance
978,481NM
Avg Leg Distance
804NM
Avg Leg Duration
144min
Traffic Flow
Routes
Arriving from
Departing to
Aircraft by Registration Country
Aircraft
513 unique aircraft
Every flight path above, on a museum-quality aluminum print.