One of the most common questions people ask when using Flightradar is:聽

Why do some planes disappear from my map after a few minutes?聽

There are two reasons for that.聽

First, not all aircraft transmit their position every second, and some may not do it at all. That is why you have to wait a bit longer until they appear on your screen.聽

Second, some aircraft just temporarily disappear from your map because they are behind terrain or another plane, and in fact, should be visible later again.

If you look closely at the map, you will notice that there are many planes over Siberia (for example) that are visible only now and then because of mountains and buildings but they fly in these areas all day long.

You should check back in a few minutes and the radar should normally show the plane again.