FlightBeat is built to know as little about you as possible. There are no accounts, no sign-ins, and no advertising trackers. Here is exactly what happens.
When you use the flight time calculator, the math runs in your browser. What you type is not sent to us. There is no account and nothing to log in to.
We use analytics to understand which pages and routes are popular, so we know what to build next. We use Vercel Web Analytics, which is aggregate and cookieless, and we may also use Google Analytics, which uses cookies and sends aggregate usage data to Google. Neither collects your name or email, and we look at trends, for example how many people looked up New York to London, not who you are. When you run a calculation, we may record the route as an anonymous event.
Nothing loads until you choose. The first time you visit, a banner asks you to Accept or Decline. If you decline, no analytics script is loaded at all, including Google Analytics, so your choice is genuinely honored, not just noted. Your choice is remembered in your browser's local storage, which stays on your device and is never sent to us. You can change it any time using the "Cookie preferences" link in the footer.
FlightBeat sets no advertising cookies. If you accept analytics and Google Analytics is enabled, it sets its own cookies to measure aggregate usage; decline and none are set. We also store your cookie choice in your browser's local storage so we do not ask again. If a booking link you click sets cookies, those belong to that partner and are covered by their policy.
Some booking links on the site, such as flights, hotels, and eSIM, are affiliate links. If you book through one, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Clicking a booking link takes you to that partner's own website, which has its own privacy policy.
Yes, we do look at which routes and pages are popular. That is the point of the analytics above, and only if you agree to it. It is counted in aggregate, for example how many people looked up New York to London, never tied to who you are. We do not know your name, and we do not follow you from site to site.
FlightBeat shows no ads today. Right now the only way the site earns is the affiliate links above. If we add advertising later, we will say so clearly here first, and any ad system that uses cookies or tracking will sit behind the same consent choice, so nothing tracks you for ads unless you agree.
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not ask you to create an account. No third-party tracking scripts run on the site unless you have agreed to analytics. If any of this changes, this page is updated before the change goes live.
Questions? Reach the FlightBeat team through the site.
New tools, fresh route data, and the odd travel tip. No spam, and you can unsubscribe anytime.