Launch of HelloFlight.com Makes Real-Time FAA Flight Data Available to U.S. Travelers

This season, holiday travelers have a new online tool to determine the official status of their airline flights. HelloFlight.com accesses live data directly from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to track the real-time location of all commercial and most private aircrafts on the U.S. air traffic control system.

Louisville, KY (PRWEB) December 17, 2008 - This season, holiday travelers have a new online tool to determine the official status of their airline flights. HelloFlight.com accesses live data directly from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to track the real-time location of all commercial and most private aircrafts on the U.S. air traffic control system. Thus, travelers sitting in terminals awaiting the inbound arrival of a flight from its previous destination or family members eagerly anticipating loved ones flight arrivals can see exactly where an aircraft is located and can determine precisely when it will arrive.

HelloFlight.com also allows users to see, free-of-charge:

Flight Details

• Flight speed, altitude, and flight path for every commercial aircraft traveling inbound and outbound from all U.S. airports
• Weather details and the effects on flight status
• Percentage of delays at top U.S. airports
• Graphics depicting the vertical climb of a given flight
• Movie viewer animation of live flights or archived flights on an interactive map with various playback controls
• Total number of aircrafts currently in U.S. airspace
• Filter options by aircraft type, airline, and private or commercial aircraft

• Airport terminal maps
• Airport statistics including the percentage of flights cancelled, delayed and on-time
• Average delays for an airport for the previous month
• Total number of aircrafts through an airport in the last month

• The number of flights over a given neighborhood or zip code and at what altitude the aircraft is flying
• Print and Go features that allow travelers to input a specific flight number and receive detailed information for that flight. A high resolution PDF is generated based on the flight number and depicts the terminal maps for both departure and arrival airports, weather forecast of the destination, driving maps to the airport, seating charts for the specific plane type, as well as restaurants, attractions, and events taking place in the destination city

HelloFlight.com differentiates itself by catering to the commercial traveler, as opposed to the private pilot. Helloflight.com is useful for travelers seeking to track information for commercial, private or cargo aircrafts arriving in or departing the U.S.

Additionally, premium flight account packages will soon be available for purchase with more detailed flight tracking information for frequent business travelers and private jet owners. More advanced premium account tools include:

• Radius search tool for plane spotters that allows identification of planes within a given radius on a map
• Close Calls tool that keeps track of distances between planes and reports various "Close Calls" throughout the month
• Historical data on flights paths and aircraft
• "Blocking" features that allow private jet data from public view

About HelloMetro
As we have said since 1999, the future of the Internet is "Local." The HelloMetro global network of city search guides offers users the opportunity to get to know a city through local history, attractions, real estate, jobs, Yellow Pages, White Pages, local resources and other partner sites that provide the most complete and up-to-date information in their particular subject areas. Unlike cluttered city portals that blast online audiences with irrelevant advertising information, HelloMetro.com uniquely dedicates each city site to the flavor of the individual location. More information about HelloMetro can be found at www.HelloMetro.com or by calling (877) 282-2973.
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