FlightAware Outage History

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FlightAware had 16 outages in the last 2 years totaling 249h 26m of downtime, averaging 0.7 incidents per month.

There were 16 FlightAware outages since May 19, 2026 totaling 249h 26m of downtime. Each is summarised below. Incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: status.flightaware.com

Minor October 21, 2026

Brief issues logging in to FlightAware

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 21, 2026, 05:02 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 21, 2026, 05:02 PM UTC
Duration
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Affected: Web & Mobile (Web & Mobile)
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Oct 21, 2026, 05:02 PM UTC

    We had brief issues logging in to to FlightAware, which should be resolved at this time. The issues occurred between approximately 11:19 - 11:28 CT. If you have persistent issues, it may be necessary to refresh your browser or restart the FlightAware application.

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Major October 15, 2026

Data issue with space-based ADS-B and Global Beacon

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 15, 2026, 03:38 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 15, 2026, 04:58 PM UTC
Duration
1h 19m
Affected: Global Beacon (Global Beacon)Space-Based ADS-B (Space-Based ADS-B)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Oct 15, 2026, 03:38 PM UTC

    Our upstream provider of space-based ADS-B data is having issues and it is affecting the availability of space-based ADS-B data and Global Beacon.

  2. investigating Oct 15, 2026, 04:32 PM UTC

    We are working with our upstream provider of space-based ADS-B to restore service. At this time the upstream issue continues to affect the availability of space-based ADS-B data and Global Beacon.

  3. resolved Oct 15, 2026, 04:58 PM UTC

    Our upstream space-based ADS-B provider has restored service and we are operating normally at this time. This will be the final update for this issue.

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Major September 30, 2026

Intermittent feed volume for space-based ADS-B

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 30, 2026, 01:21 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 09, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC
Duration
9d 4h
Affected: Global Beacon (Global Beacon)Space-Based ADS-B (Space-Based ADS-B)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Sep 30, 2026, 01:21 PM UTC

    We have detected an issue with an upstream space-based ADS-B provider, resulting in intermittent feed volume. This may affect Global Beacon tracking and alerting as well as downstream availability of space-based ADS-B data.

  2. resolved Oct 09, 2026, 05:53 PM UTC

    Our upstream provider has implemented a solution and we are seeing stable output from them. At this time, space-based ADS-B and Global Beacon services are operating normally, and this will be the final update for this incident.

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Minor September 29, 2026

Intermittent Space-Based ADS-B data

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 29, 2026, 01:53 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 29, 2026, 03:28 PM UTC
Duration
1h 35m
Affected: Global Beacon (Global Beacon)Space-Based ADS-B (Space-Based ADS-B)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Sep 29, 2026, 01:53 PM UTC

    Our upstream provider of Space-Based ADS-B has identified an issue with their data delivery. This is resulting in fluctuations in feed volume. This may affect Global Beacon tracking and alerting as well as downstream availability of space-based ADS-B data.

  2. resolved Sep 29, 2026, 03:28 PM UTC

    This incident is now resolved.

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Minor September 28, 2026

Global Beacon and Space-based ADS-B issues

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 28, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 29, 2026, 04:01 AM UTC
Duration
4h 16m
Affected: Global Beacon (Global Beacon)Space-Based ADS-B (Space-Based ADS-B)
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. identified Sep 28, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC

    We have detected an issue with an upstream space-based ADS-B provider, resulting in intermittent feed volume and latency. This may affect Global Beacon tracking and alerting as well as downstream availability of space-based ADS-B data.

  2. identified Sep 29, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC

    We are continuing to monitor the issue with an upstream space-based ADS-B provider, which is resulting in intermittent feed volume and latency. This may affect Global Beacon tracking and alerting as well as downstream availability of space-based ADS-B data.

  3. identified Sep 29, 2026, 01:52 AM UTC

    We are continuing to monitor the issue with an upstream space-based ADS-B provider, which has been resulting in intermittent feed volume and latency. While the feed appears to have stabilized, we do not yet have an all-clear from the provider.

  4. identified Sep 29, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC

    We are continuing to monitor the issue with an upstream space-based ADS-B provider. The data feed has remained stable for the last hour, but we still do not have an all-clear from the provider.

  5. resolved Sep 29, 2026, 04:01 AM UTC

    We have received a message from our upstream provider that data is flowing at nominal levels, and have verified that it continues to be stable this will be the last update for this issue. Thank you for your patience.

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Minor September 28, 2026

Degraded performance in GlobalBeacon.

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 28, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 28, 2026, 07:40 PM UTC
Duration
7h 10m
Affected: Global Beacon (Global Beacon)Space-Based ADS-B (Space-Based ADS-B)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Sep 28, 2026, 12:30 PM UTC

    title: Degraded performance in GlobalBeacon. Internal monitoring has detected that some 3rd party data sources have deviated from normal quality levels. As a result, space-Based ADSB data is delayed. This primarily impacts GlobalBeacon which is functional but displaying delayed...

  2. investigating Sep 28, 2026, 04:25 PM UTC

    We continue to work with upstream providers to address the issue; the volume of space-Based ADSB data is below nominal levels and unusually delayed. GlobalBeacon is impacted; some flight positions will be slow to update or missing all together. Unfortunately we do not yet have an estimated...

  3. resolved Sep 28, 2026, 07:40 PM UTC

    For the 80 minutes we have seen nominal data throughput and quality from upstream sources. GlobalBeacon functionalty has been restoerd and we are closing the incident. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your patience while working towards this...

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Minor September 22, 2026

Loss of redundancy for FlightAware services.

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 22, 2026, 03:17 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 22, 2026, 04:46 PM UTC
Duration
1h 28m
Affected: ADS-B (ADS-B)AeroAPI (AeroAPI)Alerts (Alerts)Global Beacon (Global Beacon)FlightAware Firehose (FlightAware Firehose)Space-Based ADS-B (Space-Based ADS-B)Integrated Maps (Integrated Maps)FlightAware Foresight (FlightAware Foresight)Data Availability (Data Availability)Web & Mobile (Web & Mobile)
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. identified Sep 22, 2026, 03:17 PM UTC

    We have detected an issue causing a loss of redundancy for FlightAware services. All services are available and we are investigating now.

  2. investigating Sep 22, 2026, 03:44 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate the issue. All services remain available with a loss of redundancy.

  3. investigating Sep 22, 2026, 03:55 PM UTC

    We have resolved the connectivity issue and are now transitioning to scheduled maintenance.

  4. investigating Sep 22, 2026, 04:24 PM UTC

    We are continuing with scheduled maintenance. All services remain available with a loss of redundancy.

  5. resolved Sep 22, 2026, 04:46 PM UTC

    All service redundancy has been restored and maintenance is concluded.

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Major September 17, 2026

Global Beacon login issues

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 17, 2026, 03:10 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 17, 2026, 06:33 PM UTC
Duration
3h 23m
Affected: Global Beacon (Global Beacon)
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Sep 17, 2026, 03:10 PM UTC

    We are investigating issues signing in to Global Beacon.

  2. investigating Sep 17, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC

    A root cause has been identified and initial steps have been taken to address the issue. Error rates are trending down. We are monitoring the situation closely.

  3. investigating Sep 17, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC

    A root cause has been identified, and we are diligently working to restore the redundant capacity; error rates are trending down. We continue to monitor the situation closely.

  4. resolved Sep 17, 2026, 06:33 PM UTC

    Remediation was a success and all Global Beacon instances are healthy and serving traffic with nominal error rates.

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Minor September 12, 2026

Flight Tracking Data Behind

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 12, 2026, 02:32 AM UTC
Resolved
Sep 12, 2026, 02:53 AM UTC
Duration
20m
Affected: AeroAPI (AeroAPI)Global Beacon (Global Beacon)FlightAware Firehose (FlightAware Firehose)Data Availability (Data Availability)Web & Mobile (Web & Mobile)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Sep 12, 2026, 02:32 AM UTC

    We are currently experiencing delays in flight tracking data. The team is actively investigating the issue and working to restore back to real time.

  2. resolved Sep 12, 2026, 02:53 AM UTC

    Flight tracking data is now processing normally and is up to date. Thank you for your patience while we worked to resolve this issue.

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Major September 1, 2026

AeroAPI Alerts are delayed

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 01, 2026, 07:54 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 01, 2026, 08:22 PM UTC
Duration
28m
Affected: Alerts (Alerts)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Sep 01, 2026, 07:54 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is in progress.

  2. investigating Sep 01, 2026, 08:07 PM UTC

    Expected recovery is in 20 minutes.

  3. resolved Sep 01, 2026, 08:22 PM UTC

    This incident is now resolved.

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Minor August 26, 2026

Loss of redundancy for some FlightAware services

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 26, 2026, 06:04 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 26, 2026, 06:32 PM UTC
Duration
27m
Affected: ADS-B (ADS-B)AeroAPI (AeroAPI)FlightAware Firehose (FlightAware Firehose)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 26, 2026, 06:04 PM UTC

    We are aware of a problem causing a loss of redunancy of some FlightAware services. We are investigating the issue to determine if there is any other impact.

  2. identified Aug 26, 2026, 06:25 PM UTC

    We have identified the issue, and the redundant services have recovered. We will continue to investigate the matter and provide further updates as needed.

  3. resolved Aug 26, 2026, 06:32 PM UTC

    Redundancy has been restored to FlightAware services.

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Minor August 24, 2026

Issues with firehose/surface movement

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 24, 2026, 05:10 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 24, 2026, 06:28 PM UTC
Duration
1h 17m
Affected: FlightAware Firehose (FlightAware Firehose)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 24, 2026, 05:10 PM UTC

    We are investigating an issue currently affecting firehose/surface movement.

  2. investigating Aug 24, 2026, 05:51 PM UTC

    We have taken steps to correct these issues and are currently monitoring the recovery.

  3. resolved Aug 24, 2026, 06:28 PM UTC

    Everything is back to normal.

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Minor July 27, 2026

Brief intermittent 500 failures effecting AeroAPI and Mobile users

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 27, 2026, 07:24 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 27, 2026, 07:24 PM UTC
Duration
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Affected: AeroAPI (AeroAPI)Web & Mobile (Web & Mobile)
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Jul 27, 2026, 07:24 PM UTC

    From about 19:24 UTC to 19:39 UTC, some customers may have observed elevated error rates when accessing AeroAPI or using certain portions of the Flight Aware Mobile applications. The issue would present as intermittent 500 failures affecting API requests. Internal monitoring detected this...

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Minor June 25, 2026

Firehose operating in loss of redundancy mode

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 25, 2026, 03:37 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 25, 2026, 06:58 PM UTC
Duration
3h 21m
Affected: FlightAware Firehose (FlightAware Firehose)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jun 25, 2026, 03:37 PM UTC

    Firehose is currently operating with a loss of redundancy. IP range is limited and rejected connections are expected at this time.

  2. resolved Jun 25, 2026, 06:58 PM UTC

    Firehose redundancy has been restored.

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Major June 25, 2026

Multiple service outage

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 25, 2026, 02:12 AM UTC
Resolved
Jun 25, 2026, 03:53 AM UTC
Duration
1h 41m
Affected: ADS-B (ADS-B)AeroAPI (AeroAPI)Global Beacon (Global Beacon)FlightAware Firehose (FlightAware Firehose)Space-Based ADS-B (Space-Based ADS-B)Integrated Maps (Integrated Maps)FlightAware Foresight (FlightAware Foresight)Data Availability (Data Availability)Web & Mobile (Web & Mobile)
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Jun 25, 2026, 02:12 AM UTC

    Investigation is ongoing.

  2. investigating Jun 25, 2026, 02:54 AM UTC

    We are still investigating the reason for outage and will be working towards a resolution.

  3. investigating Jun 25, 2026, 03:13 AM UTC

    We are still determining the reason for outage, but recovery of affected services has started. Expect additional updates shortly.

  4. resolved Jun 25, 2026, 03:53 AM UTC

    We have determined the reason for outage and all services are operational. We are resolving this incident.

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Major May 19, 2026

Connectivity Issues

Detected by Pingoru
May 19, 2026, 06:19 PM UTC
Resolved
May 19, 2026, 08:23 PM UTC
Duration
2h 4m
Affected: Alerts (Alerts)Data Availability (Data Availability)
Timeline · 6 updates
  1. identified May 19, 2026, 06:19 PM UTC

    We have identified and are investigating a connectivity issue in one of our facilities.

  2. investigating May 19, 2026, 06:28 PM UTC

    We are working on resolving a connectivity issue in one of our facilities. Some Flight alerts/notifications may not be delivered and there may be a degradation of ADS-B data.

  3. investigating May 19, 2026, 06:48 PM UTC

    We have mitigated the issue and are working on restoring full operation at the affected facility.

  4. investigating May 19, 2026, 07:23 PM UTC

    We have mitigated the issue and are still working on full resolution. All services appear to be operating normally with the exception of alerts to Android devices.

  5. investigating May 19, 2026, 07:48 PM UTC

    Android alerts/notifications have been restored. Mitigation remains in place and we are still working on full resolution,

  6. resolved May 19, 2026, 08:23 PM UTC

    All services are operating normally.

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