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24 alternatives to Vanished Aeroplanes

Map of aircraft which have gone missing around the world

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Vanished Aeroplanes launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   I'm an airline pilot – I built interactive graphs/globes of my flights▲1,539

   Hey HN! Pilots everywhere are required to keep a logbook of all their flying hours, aircraft, airports, and so on. Since I track everything digitally (some people still just use paper logbooks!), I put together some data visualizations and a few 3D globes to show my flying history. This globe is probably my favourite so far: https://jameshard.ing/pilot/globes/all If you’ve got ideas for other graphs or ways to show this kind of data, I’d love to hear them!

   2025 · jameshard.ing · its alternatives →

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   Plane Finder▲92

   Identify airplanes with iPhone

   2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   tripdelta▲112

   Save with hidden flights, smart area search & trip splitting

   2015 · tripdelta.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Product Hunt Map▲199

   Live map of recent hunters and makers

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   JetRadar▲141

   Compare flights from hundreds of airlines & travel agencies

   2015 · aviasales.com · its alternatives →

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   Plane Finder▲74

   Track real-time air traffic worldwide

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   App in the Air▲76

   Flight Tracker with Airport Guides

   2014 · lifeintheair.com · its alternatives →

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   YouTube Map Explorer▲75

   Discover videos from around the world.

   2015 · youtubemapexplorer.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

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   Fruity Maps▲104

   Apple Maps in your browser

   2016 · hakuna-iptv.pro · its alternatives →

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    Flight▲85

    A Beautiful Flight Tracking App

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Wistiki▲78

    Locate lost items with location tags

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Travel Score▲82

    Map the percentage you traveled in the world

    2015 · travelscore.org · its alternatives →

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    FlightFox▲87

    Crowdsourced Flight Booking

    2014 · flightfox.com · its alternatives →

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    Modern Atlas▲186

    Discover where to travel

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Tomnod▲78

    Crowdsourced Malaysian plane search via satellite images

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    FlightTrack▲88

    Track your flights and get quick updates on changes/delays

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Missing Maps▲5

    Putting the World's Vulnerable People on the Map

    2017 · missingmaps.org · its alternatives →

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    Disputed Territories▲61

    Interactive map of every disputed territory in the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Travelplanet24▲69

    Search, book, travel!

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    TravelbyDrone▲112

    Collects travel videos taken by drones.

    2014 · travelbydrone.com · its alternatives →

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    Mapped In Israel▲155

    An Interactive map of the Israeli startup community

    2014 · mappedinisrael.com · its alternatives →

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    Maps.me▲84

    Fast, detailed & completely offline maps for mobile devices.

    2015 · maps.me · its alternatives →

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    MeerkatMap▲100

    Where in the world are the Meerkat Streams?

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Mapfight▲67

    Compare the Sizes of Countries and States

    2014 · mapfight.xyz · its alternatives →

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