Everything you need to track your flight, know your airport, and show up prepared. These tools and tips are here to help you move through travel day with confidence — whether everything goes smoothly or plans change on the fly.
See where your plane is right now and track your incoming aircraft. If the inbound flight is running late, yours likely will be too — knowing early gives you options.
Check for ground stops, ground delays, and closures across U.S. airports before you leave for the airport.
Look up current security wait times at your departure airport so you can time your arrival and avoid surprises.
Confirm your flight details, check current status, or compare alternative routes if a rebooking becomes necessary.
Know what you’re entitled to if your flight is delayed, cancelled, or oversold. The Department of Transportation outlines your rights as a passenger.
Skip the paper customs form. The free Mobile Passport Control app speeds up your re-entry into the U.S. at participating airports — no Global Entry required.
Starting May 7, 2025, a REAL ID-compliant license or passport is required to board domestic flights. Confirm your ID is compliant before your travel day.
Before departure, verify passport validity requirements, entry rules, visa requirements, health advisories, and destination-specific travel alerts. Requirements can change without notice, and checking them before travel helps prevent unexpected issues at check-in or arrival.
- The night before your flight, look up your incoming aircraft on FlightAware. If it is delayed at its origin, plan accordingly.
- Download your airline’s app before you leave home. Gate changes, boarding alerts, and rebooking options go there first.
- Screenshot or print your boarding pass as a backup. Phone batteries die and apps glitch at the worst times.
- Complete your airline profile and add emergency contacts before your trip — not at the airport.
- Sign up for flight alerts via email and text so you are never caught off guard by a change.
- If you do not have TSA PreCheck or Global Entry, arrive at least two hours before domestic flights and three hours before international.
- Share your full itinerary — flight numbers, hotel names, and a contact number — with someone at home before you depart.
- Pack a carry-on with anything you cannot afford to lose. Checked bags get delayed; your essentials should travel with you.