Airplane information

Airplane information pane and track


The pane pops up when a user selects a symbol of the plane on the map. The tracked plane will be highlighted in light blue and the pane with details will appear. NEW! At least the last 10 min of the selected airplane track will be presented on the map.




Another example with a helicopter:



Airplane ID

The airplane ID - ICAO code, squawk, or other available

Altitude (geometric)

Altitude above the WGS84 ellipsoid, in feet and meters. For ADS-B it has a step of 25ft (or about 7.5m)

Altitude (barometric)

Altitude above mean sea Level (AMSL) based on an uncorrected barometric pressure in feet and meters

Vertical speed

Ascent or descent speed in feet per minute

Latitude and Longitude

Position of the plane

Ground speed
Speed relative to the ground in knots


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