FlightAware is an American multi-national technology company that provides real-time, historical, and predictive flight tracking data and products.

As of 2019,[update] it is the world's largest flight tracking platform, with a network of over 32,000 ADS-B ground stations in 200 countries.

[2] FlightAware also provides aviation data and predicted ETAs to airlines, airport operators, and software developers.

Baker recruited friends Karl Lehenbauer and David McNett to help create a free public flight tracking service.

On March 17, 2004, FlightAware was officially founded and began processing live flight data.

Registration allows users to upload photos, submit aviation-related news ("squawks"), participate in discussion forums, and set up aircraft alerts in addition to numerous other features.

[1] FlightAware provides various paid commercial services designed to support aviation-related businesses, consumers, and FBOs.

If the aircraft is operating with a 1090 MHz transponder, Aireon's ADS-B space-based receivers can track them.

A proprietary fuel-burn calculator estimates the number of gallons necessary to complete a filed flight plan, and can deliver FBO managers a picture of potential fuel sales on any given day.

[30] FlightAware has a query-based flight tracking API called AeroAPI (formerly FlightXML).

Functionality includes flight status, airline data, maps, and push call-backs.

[31][32] Push notifications allow an app to be alerted about flight plans, schedule changes, departures, arrivals, cancellations, diversions, and more.