Flighty Airports (flighty.com)

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[−] ZeWaka 52d ago
If you fly a lot, you might also be aware of the National Airspace System Status: https://nasstatus.faa.gov/

It also has links to a lot of other information useful for people in the airline industry.

I find the Airport Arrival Demand Chart to be good for seeing a big picture of all the flights: https://www.fly.faa.gov/aadc/

[−] donalhunt 51d ago
The equivalent for Europe is probably https://www.public.nm.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec... (at least what I use when there is major disruption).
[−] wlonkly 51d ago
[−] jpalawaga 52d ago
I've never seen the nasstatus page, but I have seen the OIS page, which I use frequently when experiencing delays to find out what's going on: https://www.fly.faa.gov/ois/?legacy=true

The links on the NAS page are also really good. nice share!

[−] HarHarVeryFunny 52d ago
I'm not sure the use case for this. It seems the information provided is just number of on-time/delayed/cancelled flights, but how is the user meant to use that information? Check before booking flight and choose another airport it it has more on-time flights? I think most people are just going to fly out of the nearest/most convenient airport and hope for the best.

I was hoping this might have information about length of security lines, a bit like Google maps indicating delays due to traffic build up, but this doesn't seem to be there. That would have been useful/actionable - give an idea how far ahead to arrive at airport to make it through security.

[−] bodhiJhawken 52d ago
Flighty is generally built around supporting your flight experience. I’m a touring lighting designer, and I spend a fairly large portion of my life in the air. Myself and most other touring crew I know adore Flighty. We get precious few hours to sleep, and being able to sleep in a few extra hours due to delays or spend an extra 30 minutes in the lounge eating and showing makes the difference between a good show and a bad show.

Flighty has 99% of the time notified me about issues before airlines have. In a couple situations it’s been more than 6 hours ahead of airline communication and I can personally speak to the amount of shows myself and my artists have been able to make because of an early notification about a delay or cancellation giving us enough time to reroute before everyone else rebooks.

Also the flighty passport has some amazing data and stats we all love to share with each other every year.

The new update just looks to add another tool to the flighty tool belt to keep me appraised of how likely I am to make it to my next show. Jury is still out on how good the data is though!

[−] atonse 52d ago
I travel 4-5 trips a year and I didn't hesitate for a second to pay for Flighty, because this was one of those "man these guys deserve to be rewarded for the amazing job they've done"

I have had at least 2-3 situations where Flighty gave me information before the airport did, and that I ended up being a guy informing a few fellow passengers on the status of our flight before the airlines did.

They've chosen a niche, have executed extremely well, and I'm happy to throw $50/year at them to say thank you for an excellent product that does everything I want.

My ONLY complaint is that during a flight, flighty's live activity or something uses up a TON of battery. It seems unlike them to overlook such a thing when the rest of the app has such a polish and attention to detail (form and function-wise)

[−] malfist 52d ago
You created this account 14 minutes prior to this post. Forgive me if I don't trust your testimonials. Feels very astroturf
[−] bodhiJhawken 52d ago
Haha i knew i was going to get this reply. Long time lurker first time poster. My instagram backs up the story @bodhihawken

Honestly have just been using Flighty for 4 years

[−] xvector 52d ago
Take it from an older account then. Flighty has been amazing, I can attest to every point above (except sleeping in airports, I don't do that)
[−] bzillins 52d ago
Flighty was recommended to me by a flight attendant and I also have been notified hours ahead of the airlines by it.
[−] malfist 51d ago
You logged in after a 5 year hiatus to advertise for an app?
[−] pgwhalen 51d ago
As not a shill myself, who comments on a variety of stuff regularly, I could totally see why the mention of a product someone loves is the thing that pulls them out of lurking.
[−] mi_lk 51d ago
Keep it up, I think you’re onto something. Sus
[−] jakeydus 51d ago
I’m regular commenter with an old (er) account. Flighty is an 11/10 experience.
[−] bob1029 52d ago

> a bit like Google maps indicating delays due to traffic build up,

Traffic on google maps might actually be a good canary for airport issues.

[−] runeks 51d ago

> I think most people are just going to fly out of the nearest/most convenient airport and hope for the best.

There are many cities in the world with more than a single airport at relatively close distance. Just to name the few I've been to recently: New York City, London, Paris, Dubai.

I think it's useful information if it turns out one of these choices has significantly higher cancellation rates.

[−] sssilver 52d ago
Such delightful UI.

One small thought: as I scroll down on a particular airport page, it would be useful for that page to always display the airport's name in a fixed position. I've opened up a few airports and scrolled down to look at the data, and then was unable to tell which page was which airport without scrolling the pages back to the top (I later realized I could just look at the URL, which is cool).

[−] culopatin 52d ago
How does an app like this make money? I made an app that I simply can’t promote because it would bankrupt me. Every person I share it with thinks it’s genius and been using it but if it ever hits critical mass without me knowing it, id be those guys with the “my cloud provider reamed me overnight” posts.
[−] hmartin 52d ago
Love Flightly, one of the best apps ever. Beautiful design + incredibly useful info.
[−] chiefgeek 52d ago
Flighty is a great app. I travel a lot and use it all the time to manage my flights. Highly recommend.
[−] __MatrixMan__ 52d ago
What would be super useful is an indicator of how long it takes to get through TSA
[−] pinkmuffinere 52d ago
I think this may be a 'bug': as you zoom into the US west coast, SAN is visible before LAX. But LAX serves much more people every day, so a random person is much more likely to care about LAX. Intuitively, it seems to me that LAX should show up first. That could be intentional, but I can't think of a good reason why that choice would be made.
[−] JDEW 52d ago
CDG shows yellow (“minor issues”), 65% of planes arrive on time, 0% cancelled. FRA shows green (“normal operations”) 59% of planes arrive on time, 4% cancelled.

Surely that’s wrong?

[−] aresant 52d ago
Clicked this and was hopeful it was a TSA-line-tracker

Anybody have a good solution that's utilizing actual traveler data vs the (non existent atm) TSA data?

[−] reason3316 52d ago
Flighty is terrific, well worth the subscription cost. I'm delighted to see a replacement for the last part of FlightAware I still used.
[−] friendzis 52d ago
Note: the web interface exposes minimal info, the rest is hidden in a mac-only app. Don't bother.
[−] elAhmo 52d ago
Flighty is nearly useless when using low-cost carriers, such as RyanAir, WizzAir, etc, which seem to be predominantly covering destinations I use.
[−] exidy 52d ago
While I appreciate the aesthetics of this feature I actually fear it represents a loss of focus for Flighty. As a traveller, I don't need a global view of airport disruptions, I need relevant info for my flights.

Given the prominent TV Mode button in the interface, this update seems to be about competing with Flightradar24, who sell business subscriptions for airports and related sectors for information displays.

[−] jt2190 52d ago
I was thinking this was something to help estimate the time to get through airport security. It's still very cool, though. I love the TV mode!
[−] socalgal2 51d ago
Curious what the criteria are for which airports to show at a given zoom level.

At the default for me it showed SFO and SAN, both green, and did not show LAX. LAX is a bigger and busier airport than SFO and SAN.

I'm not saying they were wrong not to show it. Just curious - It was apparently a common interview question - what place names should you show a map at a certain zoom level.

[−] dneri 52d ago
Flighty is easily my favorite iOS app. I fly 10-20 times a year, mostly recreationally, and have come to rely on Flighty for travel updates, tracking my partners flights, and general stats through their Passport feature. Beautifully designed, and it just seems like they’ve really thought through every feature. It’s the gold standard for apps.
[−] globular-toast 52d ago
Isn't this currently showing a flaw in their system? It correctly shows LaGuardia as having issues but also shows nearby airports as having issues due to severe arrival delays. But surely those delays are also due to LaGuardia? Maybe that's still useful, though? I don't know. Rarely fly.
[−] peterchane 52d ago
I wish they would add hotel reservations. Loss of focus but I want it as much as flight tracking.
[−] oompydoompy74 52d ago
What’s up with all the complaining that this wonderful app isn’t available on non Apple platforms? Android isn’t worth it for monetization and one of the reasons Flighty is so good is that the developer picked a platform and created a native app. Idgi.
[−] trakkstar 51d ago
Absolute metrics like "Most Disrupted Airlines" are completely useless if they are not normalized by the number of flights per each airline.
[−] eagerpace 52d ago
Maybe this week is an edge but a lot of airports, including mine, are showing no issues, but have major issues outside of flights being on time
[−] ryeguy_24 52d ago
I rarely bookmark things but just did. For some reason, I never get this data concisely from Google search and always look for it. Nice job.
[−] codingjoe 52d ago
Does it show ICEy conditions too?
[−] bl4kers 51d ago
No description or about page or anything? Seems pretty bare bones.
[−] enos_feedler 52d ago
Notice a lot of Canadian airports are yellow right now. Is this normal?
[−] flemhans 51d ago
Happy to see Kyiv doing so well! Not a single delayed flight.
[−] peterchane 52d ago
On one level I'd love for them to add in my hotel reservations so I have my whole trip in one place. But hotels don't need real time tracking like flights do.
[−] throwaway290 52d ago
"Most disrupted" routes/airlines should be adjusted. Right now now it shows total numbers so the main airline or destination of any airport is always "most disrupted" which is a bit useless
[−] sklargh 52d ago
Also recommend nasstatus.FAA.gov
[−] nixass 52d ago
A website requiring me to download their app for detailed report on certain airport is not worth my time.
[−] daikon899 52d ago
Very pleasant UI. Good job!
[−] jryio 52d ago
Flighty is a good representation of what craft - compounded over time - gives you.

Everything from on design, to features, to data integrations. It's everything that vibe coding and agents don't get you. I appreciate their craft.

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