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DVA026
Captain, MD-88

Joined on June 15 2001

"We get there when we get there."
Dallas, TX USA

68 legs, 125.8 hours
33 legs, 63.5 hours online
44 legs, 90.0 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on July 22 2011 07:50 ET by Joseph Meyers

Good morning,

I was curious if there was a way to figure out which specific aircraft is flying a certain routing. I know the likes of Continental provides a fleet number on their flight data page, but I was curious if there was a way that we can find out which Delta aircraft is flying a certain route. I could have sworn that there was a way to see which Delta aircraft was flying what flight, but for the life of me I cannot figure out where I looked to find that information out.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Joseph Meyers

Captain, MD-88

DVA5385
Captain, A330-300

Joined on September 13 2007
Two Million Mile Club
DVA Ten-Year Anniversary
Everett 500 Club
Eight Century Club

North Yorkshire GB

857 legs, 5,275.1 hours
1 legs, 0.8 hours online
843 legs, 5,256.0 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on July 22 2011 08:00 ET by Will Prince

flight aware? just type the flight number and code and it will give you everything from gates to routes and timing, hope this helps

Will Prince (DVA5385)

DVA026
Captain, MD-88

Joined on June 15 2001

"We get there when we get there."
Dallas, TX USA

68 legs, 125.8 hours
33 legs, 63.5 hours online
44 legs, 90.0 hours ACARS

Posted onPost created on July 22 2011 08:08 ET by Joseph Meyers

No not just flight aware. I am looking to figure out which actual "N-number" is flying the route. Because, I like to take the aircraft reg., go to flightaware.com and then I like to see the rest of the routing of the aircraft to just give me ideas. I have done it before, it is just I cannot figure out which website it is that tracks these sort of things.

Joseph Meyers

Captain, MD-88

DVA7922
Senior Captain, MD-88
OLP

Joined on November 04 2009
50 State Club
Online Century Club
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Globetrotter

"Student Pilot: "Um, Your controls.""
Dallas, GA USA

384 legs, 1,292.5 hours
128 legs, 221.9 hours online
382 legs, 1,281.7 hours ACARS
18 legs, 40.6 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 22 2011 08:23 ET by Charles Carter

I'm not saying it's impossible, but that's not information the airlines and (more importantly) DHS wants you to have anymore.

If the ideas you're talking about are something like coming up with the schedule to fly on a given day to simulate what RW pilots do, keep in mind that pilots swap aircraft too. I've done a 5 leg day on 5 different planes. The plane has a schedule (which is fluid do to equipment swaps for maintenance and other issues), and the pilots have a schedule (which is fluid as well).

Charles Carter

Senior Captain, MD-88

DVA4290
Senior Captain, CRJ-200

Joined on April 04 2007
50 State Club
Online Triple Century Club
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"Lightning coming out of that one"
Houston, TX USA

502 legs, 829.4 hours
340 legs, 575.5 hours online
421 legs, 683.7 hours ACARS
41 legs, 81.2 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 22 2011 11:05 ET by Andrew Lynn

Flight aware gives the N-registration but not very long before departure. Basically, when the airline dispatch files a flight plan. So no, there is no way of knowing far in advance what ship will operate what route.

Andrew Lynn

Senior Captain, CRJ-200

DVA8452
Captain, A320
OLP

Joined on March 28 2010
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Novi, MI

2,970 legs, 9,136.9 hours
1,629 legs, 4,166.2 hours online
2,893 legs, 8,878.5 hours ACARS
65 legs, 189.4 hours event

Posted onPost created on July 22 2011 11:22 ET by Justin Lawrence

I like looking up the N numbers of the aircraft in my FS fleet. I have found out that my QualityWings 752WL Skyteam livery, N717TW, is usually flying SFO-JFK-SFO. I also look up my iFly 738 Skyteam livery, N3765, and see that it's flying all over the place. You can never tell where a specific N number is going to be flying, but I have seen a few that fly a specific route.

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N717TW

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N3765

Justin Lawrence

Captain, A320

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