Finding aircraft types for
Jun 25, 2016, 11:33 pm
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Finding aircraft types for
OCD meets Avgeek meets excel geek question here...
Like many on FT I keep track of my flights, aircraft type, reg, miles earned etc... with increasing detail.
I'm trying to backfill some data dating back to as far as 2008 (for now).
So: any tips on where/how to find aircraft type on a particular flight that far back?
e.g. what aircraft type flew DL 72 (JFK-IST) in late 2008? Or CX 919 HKG-MNL? Or AA 1876 (MIA-LGA)?
I have a general idea for some (e.g. DL 72 was a 767 as far as I remember, but what type?), but how can I find out for sure?
Thanks in advance.
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Like many on FT I keep track of my flights, aircraft type, reg, miles earned etc... with increasing detail.
I'm trying to backfill some data dating back to as far as 2008 (for now).
So: any tips on where/how to find aircraft type on a particular flight that far back?
e.g. what aircraft type flew DL 72 (JFK-IST) in late 2008? Or CX 919 HKG-MNL? Or AA 1876 (MIA-LGA)?
I have a general idea for some (e.g. DL 72 was a 767 as far as I remember, but what type?), but how can I find out for sure?
Thanks in advance.
Mods: clicked post too fast. Please change title to: "Finding aircraft types for flights as far back as 2008"
Jun 26, 2016, 9:27 pm
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FlightAware has some historical info ... if you're a member, you can buy data back to 1998
Jun 27, 2016, 3:51 am
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For the US travel it is relatively easy to extract these data from the statistics section of the Department of Transportation.
http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/ri...ion/index.html
For international, it will be next to impossible to go back more than a few years, though there a lot of private websites that track individual routes and airports.
http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/ri...ion/index.html
For international, it will be next to impossible to go back more than a few years, though there a lot of private websites that track individual routes and airports.
Jun 28, 2016, 12:00 am
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FlightAware has some historical info ... if you're a member, you can buy data back to 1998
I'm an unpaid member (do contribute ADS-B feed) but all I get offered is to buy a history for a specific flight (e.g. DAL72). Even then, I can't actually find a way to complete a purchase. Am I missing something?
Jun 28, 2016, 12:34 am
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For the US travel it is relatively easy to extract these data from the statistics section of the Department of Transportation.
http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/ri...ion/index.html
For international, it will be next to impossible to go back more than a few years, though there a lot of private websites that track individual routes and airports.
http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/ri...ion/index.html
For international, it will be next to impossible to go back more than a few years, though there a lot of private websites that track individual routes and airports.
Jun 29, 2016, 5:45 am
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The OAG contains this information if you can get your hands on the year and month in question. I have a few years of those books in my garage, but for 2005 and before. I also have one under my bed when I get the urge to see who was flying where in 2002...
Yes, I'm an airplane geek, too. Last weekend at my kid's outdoor school festival I had the Heathrow app open on my iphone so I could track what was flying overhead
Yes, I'm an airplane geek, too. Last weekend at my kid's outdoor school festival I had the Heathrow app open on my iphone so I could track what was flying overhead