Explore Flight Routes Worldwide

Exploring routes and searching connections and flights is free, on the website and in the app. Live flight boards, live flight status, flight alerts, seatmaps, interline connections, and custom connection-time and nearby-airport settings are part of Route Explorer Pro. Log in with a StaffTraveler account to add non-rev airline filtering.

The Explore tab is your starting point. Search for any airport by IATA code, name, or city. Once selected, all direct routes from that airport appear on the interactive map. You can click any destination to see detailed route information including airlines, schedules, aircraft types, and flight frequency.

The Connections tab lets you search for flights between two specific airports. Set your origin, destination, and travel date to find available connections. Advanced options include filtering by number of stops, departure and arrival time windows, nearby airports, minimum connection time, and whether to include interline or cargo-only flights.

The Flight tab lets you look up a specific flight by airline code and flight number (e.g., KL 644). Enter the airline code, flight number, and date to see the full schedule including departure and arrival times, aircraft type, and route details.

When you select an airport in the Explore tab, you can filter routes by travel date, airline, alliance (Star Alliance, OneWorld, SkyTeam), aircraft type (wide-body, narrow-body, regional), and distance range. Active filters show as chips above the results so you can easily remove them.

FIDS stands for Flight Information Display System — the real-time departure and arrival boards you see at airports. When you have an airport selected, tap the Departures or Arrivals buttons to see a live board with flight statuses, gate info, and times. You can filter the board by airline.

Yes. Wherever a flight appears — in the Explore, Connections, or Flight tabs — tap Seatmap to see the actual cabin layout of the aircraft operating it, including each deck, the cabin classes on board, and the seat arrangement. Seatmaps are available for most major airlines.

Airlines often fly the same aircraft type in different cabin configurations — a long-haul Boeing 787 may have far more business class seats than a regional one. Route Explorer matches the configuration to your specific flight's seat count where it can, and otherwise lets you choose from the available layouts with the closest match highlighted.

If you log in with your StaffTraveler account, Route Explorer can filter routes to only show airlines you have interline agreements with — making it easy to plan non-rev travel. This works in both the Explore tab (route filtering) and the Connections tab (server-side flight filtering).

Yes! Use the globe/map toggle button in the bottom-right controls to switch between a 3D globe view and a flat 2D map. The globe view is great for visualizing long-haul routes, while the flat map is better for regional exploration. You can also press G on your keyboard.

When you select a destination, the right panel shows distance, flight duration, operating airlines with logos, aircraft types used, flight frequency, and a weekly schedule. The Good to Know section shows local weather, time difference, and travel deals at the destination.

Route data is updated weekly from official airline schedules, so you always see current routes and frequencies. Real-time flight information on the FIDS board refreshes every few minutes from live airport data.

No. You can explore routes, search connections and flights, and use most filters without an account. Log in with your StaffTraveler account to filter routes to the airlines you can non-rev with. To get Route Explorer Pro, log in with StaffTraveler or sign in with a Route Explorer account.