AeroTrack — Live Flight Tracking

My role

Full-stack developer

Year

2026

Type

SaaS

Overview

AeroTrack is a web-based flight tracking platform designed to provide an interactive way to create and share flight journeys. Users can select departure and destination airports, preview their route, start a live flight simulation, and share a unique tracking link with others.

Viewers can follow the flight's progress, route, and estimated arrival without needing to create an account.

The problem

Sharing flight journeys and providing others with an easy way to follow a flight can be complicated when users need to install an app or create an account just to view tracking information.

The solution

Sharing flight journeys and providing others with an easy way to follow a flight can be complicated when users need to install an app or create an account just to view tracking information.

Key features

• Live flight tracking
• Interactive global flight map
• Animated aircraft movement
• Departure and destination selection
• Route preview
• Unique shareable tracking links
• Public tracking without login
• Flight progress tracking
• ETA calculation
• Credit-based tracking system
• Paystack payment integration
• Instant credit top-ups
• Email account verification
• 6-digit verification codes
• Email notifications
• Digital boarding passes
• Usage analytics
• Credit consumption tracking
• Admin audit logs
• Role-based access control
• Super Admin, Admin, and Support roles
• Login and session monitoring
• IP tracking
• Failed-login detection
• Responsive web interface
• PWA support

Technologies

• Bootstrap
• CSS
• HTML
• JavaScript
• MySQL
• Paystack
• PHP
• PHPMailer
• PWA
• REST API

How it was built

1. Planned the flight-tracking architecture and user workflow.
2. Designed the database structure for users, flights, credits, payments, and tracking sessions.
3. Built user registration and authentication.
4. Implemented email verification using 6-digit verification codes.
5. Developed the flight creation and route-selection system.
6. Added interactive flight progress and animated aircraft movement.
7. Implemented unique public tracking links.
8. Built the credit-based access system.
9. Integrated Paystack for credit purchases.
10. Added automated balance updates after successful payments.
11. Developed role-based admin and support functionality.
12. Added analytics, audit logs, login tracking, and security monitoring.
13. Implemented email notifications and digital boarding passes.
14. Optimized the interface for desktop and mobile users.
15. Tested and deployed the production platform.