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.
• Destination / Origin — Cycles between ICAO code and airport name every 4 seconds.
• Time — Scheduled departure or arrival time (UTC). When a departure enters "Departing" status, the time switches to the actual departure time and pulses amber.
• 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 showing the flight and route. 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.

While tracking is active, the compass icon pulses green — click it to open the Live Radar Map, which will automatically open the tracked flight's detail panel and draw its planned route. Other aircraft on the map cannot be selected while tracking is active.

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. Hover to reveal a decoded METAR popover showing wind, visibility, cloud layers, temperature/dewpoint, and QNH alongside the raw METAR string.
• Map (compass icon) — Opens the Live Radar Map. Pulses green when a flight is being tracked.
• 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.

Gate Display

Quick View — Right-click any flight row to open a gate information card with status, gate, time, and aircraft.

Full-Page Mode — Inside the gate card, click the ↗ link (top-right) to open a dedicated full-page gate monitor in a new tab. Perfect for OBS overlays or streaming.

Direct URL — Navigate directly to /gate/ICAO/CALLSIGN (e.g. /gate/EGLL/BAW123). The page waits for the flight to appear, then displays live updates.

Gate Status — Shows CLOSED while the flight is still at the origin or en route. Switches to TBA (or an assigned gate number) once the flight is on approach or has landed at the destination.

Dynamic Branding — The page accent colour automatically adapts to match the airline's logo.

Live Radar Map

Open the Map — Click the compass icon in the header, or navigate directly to /map/ICAO (e.g. /map/EGLL).

Aircraft Markers — Each flight appears as a rotated plane icon colour-coded by phase: green (ground), blue (arriving), orange (departing). Airline logos and callsigns are shown on a label connected by a stalk line.

Draggable Labels — Click and drag any callsign label to reposition it. Double-click to reset to auto-placement.

Breadcrumb Trails — Airborne aircraft leave a fading dot trail showing their recent flight path.

Tracked Flight Route — When a flight is being tracked, its planned route is drawn as a dashed amber line with the destination ICAO labelled at the far end. The tracked aircraft's label is highlighted and shows speed, heading, and altitude.

Flight Detail Panel — Click any aircraft to open a side panel with callsign, status, aircraft type, route, altitude, speed, and gate assignment. When tracking is active, the panel opens automatically and other aircraft cannot be selected.

Gate Display Link — From the detail panel, click Gate Display to open the full-page gate monitor for that flight.

Boarding Pass — Click Print Boarding Pass in the detail panel to generate a printable boarding pass with flight details, seat assignment, and airline-branded accent colours.

ATC Panel — An expandable panel in the bottom-left lists all active controllers with their frequencies. Controller positions are also shown as labels on the map.

Conflict Detection — En-route and approaching aircraft are continuously checked for proximity conflicts using ICAO-aligned separation minima. Conflicting pairs are joined by a dashed coloured line and the aircraft icon pulses with a coloured ring: yellow (<10 NM / <2,000 ft), orange (<5 NM / <1,000 ft), red (<2 NM / <800 ft). Toggle off via the Conflicts button in the legend; the setting persists across sessions.

Live Updates — The map refreshes in real time via WebSocket — no page reload needed.

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 — the board follows it automatically, the compass pulses green, and the map opens straight to your aircraft.
• Right-click a flight for the gate display; the gate shows CLOSED en route and updates to TBA or your gate number on approach.
• Print a boarding pass from the map's flight detail panel — great for immersion.
• Data refreshes every 20 seconds via live VATSIM data, pushed instantly via WebSocket.

Legal & Branding

Simulation Use Only — This tool and its branding are for immersion purposes and are not for real-world travel or navigation.

Trademarks — Airline logos are trademarks of their respective owners, used here for non-commercial community simulation.

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