Can I track planes on the flight path behind my house?

FlightAware General
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Hi,

I live fairly close to a BWI flight path. I have a big window on the back of my house that overlooks the flight path. I think it would be neat to see a plane in the air (either taking off or landing) and look at the computer and see where the plane is going. Is that possible?

Is there a way to view flight information from within Google Earth. I would like to park google earth on top of my house and then look out over the horizon towards the flight path to match the view I have from the back of my house.

Thanks,
John

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Click on the orange icon on the bottom right of the KBWI map, locate your house by freeways, and zoom in so you can see all the flights.

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…but also note the delay in the data:

The data displayed on FlightAware.com is typically five minutes delayed from real time.

So after you see a flight go overhead, you have several minutes to boot the old laptop.