Description
Ever look up at a plane and wonder where it's going? Contrail tells you -- instantly. Open the app, and every aircraft in the sky appears on your map, moving in real time at 30 frames per second.
Contrail is the flight tracker built for curiosity. No account needed. No ads. No subscription required. Just a beautiful, fast map showing thousands of flights around the world -- powered by the global ADS-B community network.
LIVE MAP
See aircraft moving smoothly across a live map. Tap any plane to see its callsign, airline, route, altitude, speed, and aircraft type. Zoom in to see callsign labels appear. Zoom out to see continental traffic. Color-coded markers show you what every plane is doing at a glance: green for climbing, orange for descending, yellow for cruising, and white for ground.
FLIGHT DETAIL
Tap any aircraft for the full picture: airline and flight number, departure and arrival airports, aircraft type and registration, altitude, speed, heading, and vertical rate. See a real photo of the actual aircraft. Follow the flight track on the map with smooth animation.
MY FLIGHTS
Track flights you care about -- a friend's flight, your business trip, a pickup from the airport. Live position, ETA, gate, and weather at both airports. Pro users get push alerts on gate changes, delays, landings, and baggage.
MY PASSPORT -- FLIGHT LOGBOOK
Track every flight you take. Your flights are saved as a personal logbook -- your aviation passport. See stats on your travel history: total flights, distance, top airlines and airports. iCloud sync across devices.
AIRPORT BOARDS (FIDS)
Check departures and arrivals at any airport, just like the boards in the terminal. See scheduled times, actual times, gates, and status for every flight. Tap any flight on the board to see its full detail.
DISCOVER NOTABLE AIRCRAFT
Browse what's airborne now: military, government, celebrity jets, and historic warbirds. Live emergency squawks (7500/7600/7700) shown across the world.
FLEET FILTER
Want to see every plane from one airline? Use the fleet filter to highlight all aircraft from any operator on the map. Perfect for spotting your favorite airline.
DESIGNED FOR SPOTTERS
Whether you're an aviation enthusiast watching traffic from your balcony, a traveler checking if your flight is on time, or just curious about that plane overhead -- Contrail is built for you. The app is privacy-first with no tracking or data collection.
CONTRAIL PRO (optional)
Track any aircraft registration with Pro tail watchlist push -- get a notification the moment your favourite tail takes off, anywhere in the world. Plus My Flights push alerts, UK Military Airspace overlay, OSINT Activity Corridors, Global SIGMET aviation weather, and Flight Cinema 3D replays. Free features stay free.
SPECIAL FEATURES
- ADS-B community data from adsb.lol
- Helicopter and general aviation tracking
- Color-coded altitude and status markers
Contrail is indie-made. Rated 4.8 stars by real users who love aviation.
Questions or feedback? We'd love to hear from you -- reach out through the App Support link.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://contrail-app.netlify.app/privacy
Nouveautés (v1.6.1)
Replay your favourite trips in 3D. Tap any flight in My Passport and watch the full route play back with cinematic camera moves — exclusive to Pro.
Emergency squawk alerts (7500, 7600, 7700) are now free for everyone. Pick worldwide or a nearby radius and we'll push you when an aircraft starts squawking distress, hijack, or radio failure.
Discover loads instantly now. The notable-aircraft feed pre-warms on app launch and is kept hot in the background, so the first tap on Discover lands on data instead of a spinner.
Plus everything new in 1.6: the Discover hero feed (Air Force One, royal flights, celebrity jets), the single Layers button gathering every map overlay, UK Royal & military push and airspace, watchlist nearby scope, OGN gliders, gate-to-gate scheduled times, and a much faster live map.