COI Departures & Arrivals
Scheduled flights for today at Merritt Island Airport with gate, terminal, and current status. Separate from the live radar above, which shows every aircraft in the sky whether or not it's on a public schedule.
| Status | Airline | Flight | Destination | Sched | Updated | Gate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top Airlines at COI Right Now
21 aircraft tracked
Snapshot from 17:45 UTC — live data loads in a moment.
Aircraft Types in the Pattern
PIPER PA-28-140/150/160/180 leads the COI pattern with 7 aircraft right now, followed by CESSNA 172 Skyhawk at 4. The mix is a fingerprint of the operation. Narrowbody-heavy points to domestic trunk service; widebodies signal long-haul arrivals and departures.
Snapshot from 17:45 UTC — live data loads in a moment.
About Merritt Island Airport
COI's busiest nonstop destination is TLH, at 1 flights a week. 2 scheduled destinations overall, served by 2 airlines. Based in Merritt Island.
All Tracked Flights
Every aircraft currently inside the COI radar. Sort by any column. Click a row to open its tracker page with route arc, altitude profile, and live telemetry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aircraft positions refresh every few minutes. ADS-B is GPS-accurate, so what you see is within about 30 meters of the aircraft's position at broadcast time.
Altitude. Red on the ground, through green, teal, and blue for mid-altitudes, into violet above 40,000 feet. At a glance you can tell who just took off, who is climbing through the pattern, and who is cruising overhead.
They are inside the COI radar radius but not landing or departing here. Passing through en route to another airport. We flag them so the numbers for COI traffic actually reflect COI traffic.
Click any aircraft on the map. You get its track line across the region and an altitude profile showing the climb, cruise, and descent.
A pulsing red circle indicates an emergency squawk: 7500 (hijack), 7600 (comm failure), or 7700 (general emergency). These are legally-required codes pilots set when something is wrong.
The radar shows live aircraft positions. Gate, terminal, and schedule status sit in the Board section above this one.
GPS-accurate via ADS-B, typically within 30 meters horizontally. Positions refresh every few minutes. When a signal drops (mountain terrain, certain oceanic corridors), the marker holds the last-known position instead of disappearing.