Real flights
Live flights from The OpenSky Network arrive on their real bearing, with their real flight numbers. Simulated planes fill in when the sky is quiet, unless you switch on Real planes only.
Free on Android · Google Play
Land the real planes at any airport on Earth.
Pick an airport. The real flights landing there arrive at the edge of your screen, under their flight numbers. Draw a path to a runway, keep everyone apart, and land as many as you can.
Free to play. The daily challenge is always free.
Read this page in: English
- 29,000+airports
- 6,200airports with full maps on this site
- 50busiest airports open offline in the app
- 7original music tracks
- Real flights, live from OpenSky
- A daily challenge, always free
- Weekend events from version 3.3
- World boards and 24 achievements
- 20-second videos to share
- 50 busiest airports open offline
What is in the game
Any airport
Search more than 29,000 airports by code, name or city. Each has its real runways, and many have taxiways and gates drawn from OpenStreetMap.
Real weather
The airport's current weather report sets the wind and the active runway, so the approach you fly is the one the airport is using.
A daily challenge
The same traffic and weather for everyone, every day, with a play streak to keep.
Boards and achievements
World boards for each airport and level: today, this week and all time. Sign in to Google Play Games for 24 achievements and seven leaderboards.
Weekend events
Each weekend one of the 50 busiest airports gets its own twist: storms, fog, rush hour or strong gusts. From version 3.3.
How a game works
Pick an airport
Search more than 29,000 airports by code, name or city, or start with one of the 50 busiest.
Draw a path to each runway
Drag from each plane to a runway. Drag its tail to carry the path on, tap to circle, or draw a loop to hold.
Land as many as you can
Keep the planes apart and land them on the right runway. Engine failures, low fuel, storms and fog turn up as you play.
In the game
Watch the trailer
A short trailer on YouTube. The video loads only when you press play.
Pick your airport
Search more than 29,000 airports by code, name or city. Airports with a map get their own page, with runways, a map and a play button.
For aviation fans
Short Final is a game, not a flight tracker, but the airports are real.
- Real runways, with the idents each airport uses.
- Taxiways, gates and terminals from OpenStreetMap at more than 6,200 airports.
- Radio chatter in real ATC phraseology, if you switch it on in Settings.
- Closed runways show red X marks, by day and at night. Wake turbulence and runway inspections are part of the play.
- Real daylight: play Tokyo at night while it is night in Tokyo.
Free to play, with one optional upgrade
The daily challenge is always free. Your first 3 days are unlimited; after that you get 3 free games a day at any airport. Short Final Pro is a one-time purchase in Google Play, $2.99 at the price Google Play shows, for unlimited games.
Questions people ask
Is Short Final free?
Yes. It is free on Google Play, with no ads and no account. The daily challenge is always free. Your first 3 days are unlimited; after that you get 3 free games a day at any airport. Short Final Pro is an optional one-time purchase for unlimited games.
Are the planes real?
Live flights come from The OpenSky Network, with their real flight numbers. Simulated planes fill in when the sky is quiet, unless you switch on Real planes only. Short Final is a game, not a flight-tracking or navigation tool.
Which airports can I play?
Any of more than 29,000 airports, each with its real runways. More than 6,200 also have full layouts from OpenStreetMap, with taxiways and gates, and the 50 busiest airports open offline in the app.
Can I try it without installing?
Yes. The free browser demo gives you 3 free games a day, with simulated planes.
Do I need an account?
Your progress stays on your phone. Ranked scores go to the online boards. If you sign in to Google Play Games, your achievements and best scores sync there. You can remove your board entries at any time.
Is the game in other languages?
The game itself is in English. The Google Play page and this website are also available in 12 other languages.
Creators and press
Making videos or streams about flying or games? The press kit has the facts, logos, screenshots and the trailer.
Your first landing is a tap away.
Short Final is free on Google Play. No ads and no account.