Switching Airports
Pre-configured Hubs — Use the dropdown at the top-left to instantly switch between major airports (LSZH, EGLL, EDDF, LFPG, EHAM, KJFK, RJTT, and more).
Any Airport Worldwide — Click the + button next to the dropdown, enter any 4-letter ICAO code (e.g. KSFO, VHHH, WSSS), and click Search.
Direct Links — Bookmark or share a specific airport: ?icao=EDDF or ?airport=KJFK
Flight Information
- Flight — Callsign. Hover (desktop) or tap (mobile) to see cruise altitude, speed, and squawk.
- Destination / Origin — Cycles between ICAO code and airport name every 4 seconds.
- Time — Scheduled departure or arrival time (UTC).
- Gate / Stand — Assigned position. UK airports pull real data from UKCP when available.
- Check-in — Desk assignment for departures, based on airline and terminal.
- Status — Current flight phase. Cycles every 6 seconds between the phase label and delay / gate information.
Status Colours
- Blue — Pushback / Departing / Approaching
- Green — Boarding
- Yellow — Check-In / Landing / Taxiing
- Orange — Late Arrival / Wait
- Red — Delayed
- Pink — Go To Gate
Flight Tracking
Click any flight row to start tracking that callsign. A chip appears in the header. When the tracked aircraft departs and goes airborne, the board automatically switches to the destination airport. Click the row again or press × on the chip to stop.
Header Widgets
- ATC (radar icon) — Green when controllers are active. Hover to see positions and frequencies.
- Weather (cloud icon) — Live METAR-based icon with temperature in °C.
- Clock — Current UTC (Zulu) time.
Visual Features
- Auto-Pagination — Splits into pages and cycles automatically when flights exceed screen space.
- Airport Themes — EDDF uses an animated Solari split-flap display; each airport has its own branded colours.
- Responsive Layout — Landscape: tables side-by-side. Portrait: tables stacked (great for dedicated monitors).
- Event Ticker — Scrolling banner above the footer when a VATSIM event is active or starting within 24 hours.
- Fullscreen — Click ⛶ in the footer. Press ESC to exit.
Tips
- Bookmark your favourite airport with
?icao=XXXX in the URL.
- Works great on a spare monitor in landscape or portrait orientation.
- Track your own flight to follow it automatically across the network.
- Data refreshes every 60 seconds via live VATSIM data, pushed instantly via WebSocket.