Flights map

[InGearX]

Airline flights.. Even live.. Are public data..

I wonder if we could make a world map with historical map.. Say past weeks or months or years

Showing line traces.. Of where flights originate and you and land..

Would be cool and useful..

As humans are very visually perceptive.. Could help travelers understand their options better.. Etc..

Maybe something like it is out there?

Thanks..

 

[Rukbat]

There are "where each plane is right now" maps on the web. If one of them has an api that lets you grab data, and you want to write a program to grab it and put it into a database (3TB of storage isn't too expensive these days), go for it. Pulling up data from point A to point B over the last X number of days, between the hours of A and B (how many more criteria do you want to add?) is a simple SELECT query. I don't do graphics (I'm a developer, not a designer), but putting the results on a web page wouldn't be difficult.

 

[gtbarry]

Plane Finder in the Play Store

 

[InGearX]

maybe someone already did this as a project ...

and there is some map image or interactive map online?