Flight Track iPhone app really helpful in tracking and organizing flights

If you have been looking for a useful app to keep on top of travel plans, and don't mind spending a few bucks that you can actually say was more of an investment than a cost, I think this one is it.

I've been using the Flight Tracker app now since last winter and feel it's one of the more accurate apps available for organizing and tracking flights anywhere int he world.  Even if you don't do a lot of traveling yourself, it's also great for keeping an eye on friends and family that may be enroute over the holidays.

Some of the more useful features of Flight Track is being able to organize a number of flights consecutively and stay on top of what's happening.  Is the flight on time?  What terminal will it be arriving at?  It even gives you the exact time in which a flight has departed and the new estimated time of arrival.  Need to know what the weather is like?  Just hit details and there it is. (Temperature Only.  Detailed weather is only available for US destinations and departures.)  You can also get a glimpse of the flight route as well.

I recently got hooked up with Tripit.com where I can email my flight itneraries to my account and have Tripit automatically send this information to my iphone and appear nicely organized in Flight Track.  This is also useful for keeping up to date on Gate changes, which you know happens frequently.  The Tripit feature is free.  I think initially payed $4.99 for Flight Track and another $9.99 for the upgrade to Flight Track Pro which gives you that option.

One of the draw backs, at least for me as I live in Canada, is the Delays and Closures feature which is only available for US destinations and departures and does not include international locations.  The same goes with the complete detailed weather forecast.

Another feature I find really useful when I travel is letting people know the latest updates on my flight.  Built in features also include the ability to mail or Tweet info.

I have tried a few different ones, including the Air Canada app which has been plagued with many inconsistancies, which doesn't come as a suprise, but they assure us they are still working on getting all the bugs out.  Hey, if they run their app like they handled last winters chaos at YVR over the holidays, don't hold your breath.

Enjoy, and let us know what you think about Flight Track.

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