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BlinkNFG

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Flight Numbers/Routes
« on: April 04, 2010, 10:23:50 PM »
Hi,

Is there anyway of working out what route/flight number is being flown by an aircraft with an ATC callsign containing letters?  The airnav database often doesn't contain route information for these.

I've seen on this website http://www.seldecpublishing.co.uk/aviation%20books/ a book giving the information but wondered if it was an alternative source (and one that is updated as presumably the book would soon be out of date).

thanks

Jon

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Re: Flight Numbers/Routes
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2010, 12:20:43 AM »
Hi Jon
Do you know FlightAware? It uses live flight plans and is good for the USA and many transatlantic flights. http://flightaware.com/live/

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BlinkNFG

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Re: Flight Numbers/Routes
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2010, 02:30:46 PM »
thanks for the link - very useful.  Does anything similar exist for the UK/Europe?

Jon

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Re: Flight Numbers/Routes
« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2010, 03:27:54 PM »
Hi Jon

Actually if you just put the flight into google it will give you the routing too. It doesn't do it every time but we find it does a lot of them anyway.

Claire

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Re: Flight Numbers/Routes
« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2010, 03:49:04 PM »
Claire

Just tried it with a couple of routes, very good, it worked.

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BlinkNFG

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Re: Flight Numbers/Routes
« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2010, 06:35:22 PM »
Thanks - it does indeed work.  If I than add them to the Database Explorer will they be automatically shown next time that Flight ID is found?

Jon

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Re: Flight Numbers/Routes
« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2010, 06:59:57 PM »
Hi

Yes that should work. We have done this for a few routes ourselves now.

Claire

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Re: Flight Numbers/Routes
« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2010, 04:01:55 AM »
The route information in my database explorer needs updating.
Is there away to delete all the information so I can start a new one(ie: a multiple delete).
Thank you in advance
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Re: Flight Numbers/Routes
« Reply #8 on: April 06, 2010, 08:31:09 AM »