When you click on an aircraft icon, its flight path is shown on the map. The color of the trail represents the aircraft’s altitude at each point along the route - different colors indicate different altitude levels.



































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100 m



6 000 m


13 000 m


The trail behind an aircraft shows its recent flight path, with colors indicating altitude in meters:

  • White: below 100 m / 300 ft
  • Yellow: above 100 m / 300 ft
  • Green to Light Blue: increasing altitude
  • Dark Blue, Purple, Red: highest altitudes (above 6 000 m / 19 700 ft)

A black dotted line means the aircraft is outside our coverage area and its position is being estimated.

For exact details, please see below:

Note: Altitudes shown in feet are rounded to the nearest 100 ft for simplicity.

Altitude in meters
Altitude in feet
Color
13 000
42 600

12 500
41 000

12 000
39 400

11 500
37 700

11 000
36 100

10 500
34 400

10 000
32 800

9 500
31 200

9 000
29 500

8 500
27 900

8 000
26 200

7 500
24 600

7 000
23000 

6 500
21 300

6 000
19 700

5 500
18 000

5 000
16 400

4 500
14 800

4 000
13 100

3 500
11 500

3 000
9 800

2 500
8 200

2 000
6 600

1 500
4 900

1 200
3 900

1 000
3 300

800
2 600

600
2 000

400
1 300

300
1 000

200
700

100
300

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