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  2. Flightradar24 - Wikipedia

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    Flightradar24 ADS-B receiver based on jetvision Radarcape [24]. Flightradar24 aggregates data from six sources: [25] Automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS-B). The principal source is a large number of ground-based ADS-B receivers, which collect data from any aircraft in their local area that are equipped with an ADS-B transponder and feed this data to the internet in real time.

  3. Flight tracking - Wikipedia

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    Flight tracking enables travellers as well as those picking up travellers after a flight to know whether a flight has landed or is on schedule, for example to determine whether it is time to go to the airport. Aircraft carry ADS-B transponders, which transmit information such as the aircraft ID, GPS position, and altitude as radio signals.

  4. FlightAware - Wikipedia

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    FlightAware is an American multi-national technology company that provides real-time, historical, and predictive flight tracking data and products. As of 2019, [update] it is the world's largest flight tracking platform, with a network of over 32,000 ADS-B ground stations in 200 countries. [ 2 ]

  5. San Francisco International Airport - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco purchased the property and the surrounding area expanding the site to 1,112 acres (450 ha) beginning in August 1930. [6] The airport's name was officially changed to San Francisco Airport in 1931 upon the purchase of the land. "International" was added at the end of World War II as overseas service rapidly expanded. [citation needed]

  6. San Francisco International Airport station - Wikipedia

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    San Francisco International Airport station is an elevated structure about 100 feet (30 m) wide and 900 feet (270 m) long. It is located on the northwest side of the group of terminals; the west half of the station is adjacent to Garage G, while its east end connects to the north end of the International Terminal (near the G gates side).

  7. Flight information display system - Wikipedia

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    A flight information display system (FIDS) is a computer system used in airports to display flight information to passengers, in which a computer system controls mechanical or electronic display boards or monitors in order to display arriving and departing flight information in real-time.

  8. Air Canada Flight 759 - Wikipedia

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    Preliminary NTSB investigation results from flight data recorder telemetry, released on August 2, 2017, indicate that AC759 reached a minimum altitude of 59 feet (18 m) above ground level, comparable to the 55 ft 10 in (17.02 m) tail height of a Boeing 787-9, two of which were on Taxiway C. [7] [24] The cockpit voice recorder had been ...

  9. San Francisco and Oakland Helicopter Airlines - Wikipedia

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    In 1965, the airline tried operating a 15-seat Bell SK-5 hovercraft between San Francisco International Airport , Oakland International Airport , and San Francisco. [10] [11] In 1969, it carried 320,000 passengers on more than 100 flights a day. [12]