Day of Travel (DOT) gives you live flight status, gate and terminal information, EU 261 passenger rights, and airport updates for any flight departing or arriving in Europe. Enter your flight number and get everything you need in one place, for free.
What you get
Live flight status
Real-time position, departure and arrival times, delays and cancellations - all in one clear view.
Airport & airline updates
Gate information, terminal details and the latest notices from your airport and carrier.
Disruption guidance
Plain English advice on what to do if your flight is delayed, cancelled or gates change.
How DOT helps
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Enter your flight number
Type your IATA flight code, found on your boarding pass or booking confirmation.
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Get your day-of-travel status
DOT looks up live data from FlightRadar24 and shows you everything that matters right now.
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Know what to do next
Clear, calm guidance on your next action - whether you're at home, the airport, or in the air.
Built for real travel situations
Flight delays
Cancellations
Gate changes
Missed connections
Passenger rights
Airport alerts
Shareable updates
Baggage belt
How DOT sources flight data
Transparency matters for a tool you rely on at the airport. Here is exactly where DOT gets its information:
Flightradar24 (FR24)
Primary source for gate, terminal, boarding time, aircraft registration and live flight position. FR24 aggregates ADS-B transponder data from a global network of ground receivers.
Official airport live departure boards
When FR24 does not yet have gate data published, DOT links directly to the official live departures board for 60+ EU and UK airports, so you always have a path to the most current gate assignment.
Official EU and UK civil aviation authority guidelines
All passenger rights information is sourced from EU Regulation 261/2004 and UK Regulation SI 2019/1165. Compensation tiers are calculated from haversine distance between airports.
Frequently asked questions
Day of Travel (DOT) is a free flight status tool built for European travelers. Enter your flight number and DOT shows you live status, gate and terminal information, the airport departure board link, a 45-minute gate countdown, passenger rights guidance under EU 261 or UK261, and calm step-by-step advice for disruption scenarios. It works for any flight departing or arriving at an EU or UK airport.
DOT uses Flightradar24 (FR24) as its primary data source for gate, terminal, boarding time, and live position. FR24 collects ADS-B transponder signals from a global network of ground receivers. When FR24 has not yet published gate data, DOT links directly to the official live departure board for 60+ EU and UK airports. Passenger rights information is based on EU Regulation 261/2004 and UK Regulation SI 2019/1165.
Under EU Regulation 261/2004, if your flight departs from an EU airport (or arrives at an EU airport on an EU carrier), you are entitled to: care at the airport (meals and communications) for delays of 2 hours or more; compensation of €250 for flights under 1,500 km delayed 3+ hours; €400 for flights between 1,500 km and 3,500 km; and €600 for flights over 3,500 km. Compensation can be reduced by 50% if the airline reroutes you with a delay of less than the threshold. Extraordinary circumstances (weather, air traffic control strikes, security incidents) can exempt the airline from paying compensation. DOT detects your route and departure country and shows the correct tier for your specific flight.
To claim EU 261 compensation: (1) Keep all boarding passes and booking confirmations. (2) Keep receipts for any meals, accommodation or transport you had to arrange because of the disruption. (3) Contact the airline directly in writing, stating the flight number, date, delay or cancellation, and the compensation amount you are claiming. (4) If the airline rejects the claim or does not respond within 6 weeks, escalate to your national aviation authority. In Ireland: Commission for Aviation Regulation. In the UK: Civil Aviation Authority. In Germany: Luftfahrt-Bundesamt. Most EU countries have a national enforcement body. DOT shows you the relevant authority based on your departure country.
UK Regulation SI 2019/1165 (UK261) mirrors EU Regulation 261/2004 and applies to flights departing from UK airports, regardless of airline. The compensation tiers and rights are identical to EU261: £220 (short-haul under 1,500 km), £350 (medium-haul 1,500 to 3,500 km), £520 (long-haul over 3,500 km) or roughly €250/€400/€600 at current exchange rates. DOT detects your departure country automatically and shows EU261 for EU airport departures and UK261 for UK airport departures.
DOT works for any flight with an IATA flight number. Gate and terminal data availability depends on the airport and airline publishing that information to Flightradar24. For 60+ major EU and UK airports (including Dublin, London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Paris CDG, Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt, Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Athens and more), DOT provides direct links to official live departure boards as a reliable fallback. Live board links are updated as new airports are added.
Most flight trackers show you where the aircraft is. DOT focuses on what you need to do as a passenger right now. It combines live flight data with jurisdiction-specific passenger rights (auto-detected from your departure country), a 45-minute gate countdown, destination weather, airport stress forecasts, liquids security rules, baggage belt information, and step-by-step guidance for delays, cancellations and gate changes. It is built specifically for the day of travel, not aviation enthusiasts.
Gate and terminal data comes from Flightradar24, which publishes gate information as it becomes available from airports and airlines. Gate assignments can change up until boarding, so DOT shows a data confidence indicator (high, partial, or limited) for every flight. When gate data is not yet available, DOT always provides a direct link to the airport's official live departure board. Always verify gate information at the airport before proceeding to the gate.
We partner with airport and airline operations teams to help make travel smoother. If you'd like to explore how DOT can support your passengers, get in touch below.