FlyteComm is a pretty cool way to check flight schedules. Plug in an airline and flight number, and you get a display with a graphic showing the plane’s current estimated position, overlaid on a weather map (in this case of the US).

Why am I checking on a Saturday? Oh, well, never mind. I’m a geek that way.

Here’s another example, we flew on American’s “daylighter” flight from Chicago to London last August. It departs in the morning, and arrives that night, so you go straight to your hotel and to bed rather than trying to stay awake all day with the more typical overnight departure/morning arrival schedule.

Airline American
Flight Number 90
Departure City (Airport) Chicago, IL (ORD)
Departure Time 04/25/2009 09:35 AM
Arrival City (Airport) London, England, Great Britain (EGLL)
Arrival Time 04/25/2009 10:24 PM
Remaining Flight Time 02:15
Aircraft Type Boeing 777-200
Current Altitude 39,000 feet
Current Groundspeed 632 mph
Flight Status In Flight

WebTrax is predominantly a US & Canadian Flight Tracking application. Trans-Atlantic, Trans-Pacific, and Central/South American flights may contain errors in the data because of lack of transoceanic radar coverage once the flight leaves FAA tracking range. If necessary, check with the Airline.

I guess the disclaimer is to show that the little plane is shown in “somewhere over the Atlantic” mode and not accurately, as currently it’s only a couple of hours out of London Heathrow (LHR) airport.