# FlightView: Flight Tracker

> Live real-time flight tracking app, flight status, airport, map, weather info

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.flightview.flightview\_free](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.flightview.flightview_free)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.flightview.flightview_free`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited
- **Category:** TRAVEL\_AND\_LOCAL
- **Downloads:** 2,591,338
- **Rating:** 1.52 / 5 (11,998 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.0.13
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-19
- **First published:** 2010-07-23
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 130 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flightview.flightview_free)
- **Website:** [https://www.flightview.com](https://www.flightview.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.flightview.com/privacy-policy/](https://www.flightview.com/privacy-policy/)

## Description

**FlightView: Flight Tracker** is a comprehensive flight tracking app that provides real-time information on flights worldwide. Users can monitor flight status, gate assignments, delays, cancellations, and airport conditions with an intuitive flight map and radar weather overlays. The app also offers push notifications for flight status alerts, synchronized trip management across devices and web, and driving directions to airports.

Additional features include an airport delay map color-coded for easy visualization, a proprietary Airport Delay Index covering 180 major North American airports, FAA closure notifications, and the ability to search flights up to 350 days in advance. FlightView is optimized for both phones and tablets, ensuring travelers stay informed and can plan their journeys efficiently. A paid version is available for an ad-free experience.

## Rankings

- #38,290 — Overall
- #52 — Travel and local (Gross)

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE`
- `com.flightview.flightview_free.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`

## Review summary

Many reviews describe FlightView as unreliable now: alerts/notifications frequently fail, launches are slow, and ads interrupt use. Users report losing saved trips or needing account/login, and paywall changes around FlightView Elite. While a few updates are said to fix some issues and reduce ads, the overall sentiment is a decline in stability and core functionality, with only a minority noting improvements.

### Pros

- Core flight-tracking data and alerts when the app works as intended.
- Updates sometimes restore or improve functionality (e.g., fix notifications, reduce intrusive ads).
- Long-time users previously relied on it as a go-to flight-tracking tool.

### Cons

- Notifications often do not fire or are unreliable, causing missed alerts.
- Significant slowdowns and long startup times (spinner), affecting usability.
- Intrusive and heavy advertising, including full-screen ads and ad-focused UI.
- Inability to save trips or loss of saved trip history after updates, plus login/elite subscription changes.
- Reliability issues after updates, including crashes, data loss, or needing reinstalls.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.flightview.flightview_free)