How to Find Out If a Flight Landed on Time
If you're picking up friends at the airport or waiting for a cab to bring visiting relatives to your house, checking their flight's arrival time gives you a more accurate idea of when to expect them. Heavy air traffic during peak travel times or bad weather can lead to lengthy delays. If you know the flight number or the departing time and city, you can easily check the flight's status or even track it while it's in the air.
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Instructions
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Check the Arrival and Departure screen if you're inside the airport. Look for the flight number or the name of the departure city under the Arrival list. You should see a message such as "Arrived," "On Time" or "Delayed" next to it, along with an estimated or actual time of arrival.
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Visit the airline's website. Go to the flight status or flight tracking section. Type in the flight number or the arrival date and city or airport the flight departed from. Submit the information for an updated status on estimated or actual time of arrival.
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Call the airline's toll-free number. Use the automated tracking option or speak to a representative to find out what time the flight arrived. Have the flight information ready.
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Tips & Warnings
You can also check a flight's status at online travel booking sites such as orbitz.com or expedia.com.
If the flight hasn't landed yet, visit a site such as flightstats.com or flightaware.com for live tracking, which shows you the airplane's current location on a map. These sites offer flight status information as well.
