Airport Monitor has a simple interface, which is a good thing for sorting through all the flight data. It will give you the origin and destination, the airline, flight number, gate number, and estimated time of arrival. You can also search through the airline name, flight number, gate number and more.

You can also send flight details to your friends through your e-mail – great if you want to be on the same flight or if there is someone picking you up. And if you are a frequent flyer, you can bookmark you favorite airport for quick access.

Airport Monitor Lite is a handy app for anyone who needs the latest flight details on their fingertips. This is especially useful for people who bounce from one airport to another on their day job and need to get advanced flight information for booking.

Features:

• View arrivals and departures from top US airports
• Sort list by time
• Search through flight data
• Bookmark airports for quick access
• No need to check flight number to know

Superfly does everything that a flight search tool does, and more. It quantifies the reward and additional value you will be getting from each flight so you can make a more informed decision. You can also track your points balance through their simplified dashboard and see which percentile you rank in compared to other travelers.

Features:

• Flight search personalized to provide best value.
• Link your airline and hotel rewards program online.
• Track your points balance.
• Similar tools: Google Flights and TripAnomaly,

Visit Superfly @ www.superfly.com [Via TheNextWeb]

ExpertFlyer does not sell tickets. What it does is let users know when to buy tickets, online or offline and keeps users up-to date about seat availability so you can buy your favorite seat the moment it becomes available.

The website has two packages – free and pro. The free package allows the users to get seat alerts for the seats, find flights and more. The PRO package, however, allows users to not only get seat availability alerts, but also gives them the best information on flight fares, search over 400 airlines, detailed seat maps, a mobile edition and more.

Features

• Free and paid plans available.
• Never miss your favorite seat – buy it the moment it’s available.
• Find the best fares and options through the PRO package.
• Similar tools: FlyTimeNotify.

Check out ExpertFlyer @ www.expertflyer.com

You can navigate through Planefinder by going through the major airport cities and zooming in on them. You can then click on one of the moving planes to view their running flight data, including altitude, speed, course, and complete route.

Planefinder also has a fresh feature where you can go back in time and play back historic flight paths. If you have Google Earth, just click on the FlyMe icon to give yourself a tour of the flight path.

While searching for specific flights may be hard, Planefinder provides a great overview on how global air traffic works. You can also click any flight and share it with your friend, just in case you are on that plane and you want your friend to track you.

Features:

• Real-time airplane tracking website.
• Rewind flights by picking a date and time.
• Go back in time and play back flights.
• Data includes altitude, speed, course, complete route, and more.
• Similar Tools: Read our 6 Best Sites to View Maps of Airline Flight Paths

Check out Planefinder @ www.planefinder.net

Fly Time Notify lets you know when your date becomes available for booking. The service helps you find the best airline deals and notifies you when companies announce different packages on the dates you wish to travel.

Using Fly Time Notify is really simple. All you have to do is pick your travel date then choose your preferred airlines and click Next. It will then ask you to select the notification method. You can choose from two options: Free and Priority which costs a certain amount depending on the airlines you have selected.

In the case of the free option, you will get a notification via email when any of the selected airlines unlock any dates. The priority option also sends you a text message as soon as there is any offer so that you can take up the opportunity as soon as possible.  If you select free, it will ask you to provide your email address.

Features

• It’s easy to use.
• Get notifications as soon as any airline unlocks the dates.
• Supports 28 different airlines (US and international).
• Get notification via email or SMS.

Check out FlyTimeNotify @ www.flytimenotify.com (By Hammad from TechnicallyDigital)

Google Flights is a flights search engine which helps travelers look for cheapest air fare for different destinations. Right now, the service does not support worldwide locations but if you are travelling anywhere in the US, you can make use of this service. To get the fares of different airlines, select the place you want to travel to, the date and your budget. It will then generate results based on your query.

You can even customize your search by selecting a specific flight time, airlines, outbound/return time and more.

Select the flight you want to book and it will redirect you to the airline website where you can pay and print your itinerary.

Features

• Free and easy to use.
• Find cheapest flights.
• Currently works in US.

Check out Google Flights @ http://www.google.com/flights (via Geeks Are Sexy)

The Reliability score is based on different factors such as how often a particular flight is delayed, the severity of the delay, how often the flight was canceled, and so on. Scores are from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

To check the reliability of your flight, simply enter your airline, flight number and click “Check Reliability”. You will get the score and also see how your airline compares to other airlines on this route.

Features:

• Compare flights based on their reliability.
• Compare the reliability of your airline for a particular route.
• Millions of flights scanned and analyzed for reliability.
• Free, no registration needed.

Check out Trip Anomaly @ www.tripanomaly.com

Fly or Drive Calculator is a free to use web service that helps you determine the cost of driving and flying from a particular city to another. You can specify your departure and arrival cities, vehicle type, number of travellers, start and return dates, and whether or not your trip will be a return one. From its default settings, the web tool generates its time and cost predictions and shows them to you.

In order to change the driving and flying cost factors you can access individual settings and modify them.

Features:

• Is it cheaper to fly or drive calculator.
• Helps decide whether to fly or drive to a destination.
• Auto-loads numerous travel costs.
• Lets you modify cost settings.
• Generates time and cost predictions.
• Similar tools: Mapnificent, CommutePrice, Drive Pricing and MyMileMaker.

Check out Fly-or-Drive-Calculator @ www.befrugal.com/tools/fly-or-drive-calculator (By Umar from TechCityInc)

If you are interested in interacting with one of the matches, you can simply send them a message via Planely which will be delivered to their email address and if they want they can communicate with you directly using your included email address. It is a great way to kill time and make new friends on those long and boring trips but the idea will only take off if a significant number of people start using it.

For more info watch demo video:

Features:

• Find people on same flights and socialize.
• Preview potential matches and send them a message.
• Create a profile to increase your chances to socialize.

Visit Planely @ www.planely.com

GoMiles is a free to use website that will help you keep track of all your airline loyalty programs. You can sign in by creating a new account or by using your existing account from Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Next you add an airline account from the supported companies.

The site then lets you enter your flying information ““ airline and flight details. It then keeps a track of your frequent flyer miles. The service lets you find out if there are any free tickets in your free miles. You can even find out when your free miles are about to expire. All this is done through a simple point-based interface that keeps track of your account rewards.

While adding an account you can even add hotel, car, and credit card accounts. This way GoMiles will become your perfect spot for discovering your flying, hotel, and credit card rewards.

Features:

• A user friendly web service.
• Lets you track your frequent flyer miles.
• Lets you easily find if there are any free tickets in your miles.
• Lets you find when free miles expire.
• Lets you add other loyalty programs e.g. hotels and credit cards.
• Similar tools: Flight Memory, LuggageLimits, FlightCaster, AboutAirportParking, SleepingInAirports and MySkyStatus.

Check out GoMiles @ www.gomiles.com (By Umar from TechCityInc)