I just put up another new mobile service on my projects page–mobile flight tracking. This is part of my ongoing annoyance with the mobile web and my attempt to make it easier. When I’m on the go I want very specific data without any fluff. To use the new service, just enter a flight number into the tracking box and you get a bunch of data about it. Example.
I haven’t tested it too much (I need to pick someone up soon so I made it on the spur of the moment) so let me know if you find a bug. It works with data from Google and a travel website. The advantage of this over some flight tracking services is you can enter it in plain English (US Air 723 for example) instead of choosing stuff from pull downs.
Your mobile device will need to support XHTML.
One of these days when I have a bit more time I intend to wrap these services into one page, using radio buttons or keywords to define what data you want.
Just wanted to say thanks for this — bookedmarked it in my A1000. So simple and clean - I share your annoyance with the mobile information world.
Comment by James — December 22, 2005 @ 10:14 pm
This is nice. I’m using it on a Treo 650, and will be putting it to the test tonight while I wait for an arrival at JFK.
Cheers!
Comment by Tim Boyd — January 10, 2006 @ 7:06 pm
Great app - works well. Any chance you’re going to be releasing the source code for this?
Comment by Aakash — January 14, 2006 @ 12:48 am
Your flight tracker rocks. Exactly what I was looking for, and exactly how it should work. Thanks!
Comment by aj — February 1, 2007 @ 8:01 pm
Glad you like it aj. I haven’t used it in a long time, good to know it’s still up and going a year and a half later.
Comment by Administrator — February 8, 2007 @ 1:44 am
Awesome! Did a Google search for mobile flight tracking on my Blackberry and voila! Fast, simple and truly real-time. I especially like how you don’t need to re-load input info upon a refresh. Perfect for trackwheel users! Thank You!
Comment by Marc — April 24, 2007 @ 12:43 am
Works great from my T-Mobile Sidekick.
Comment by Jason Savlov — June 28, 2007 @ 1:32 pm
Thanks for a site so good none of the pro players could produce it! I’d like to see more things like it. Don’t hold back!
Comment by Alex Kates — October 17, 2007 @ 10:57 am
it never finds anything what am i doing wrong
Comment by BOb Pavese — January 13, 2008 @ 3:28 am
Flight tracker is simple and sweet. works perfectly on my Treo 755p. Comes in very handy KUDOS
Comment by Eric — June 3, 2008 @ 11:02 pm