Privacy Policy

AirStatus (airstatus.live) is an independent real-time airspace disruption monitoring service. We translate raw aviation data — ground stops, ground delay programs, ATC outages, and NOTAM advisories — into plain English for passengers and aviation enthusiasts.

For the purposes of data protection law, AirStatus is the data controller for personal data collected through this website. You can contact us at hello@airstatus.live.

AirStatus does not require you to create an account or provide personal information to use the service. The core function of the site — checking airport status — is entirely anonymous.

We collect the following categories of data automatically when you visit the site:

• ›Pages you visit and how long you spend on each page
• ›Your approximate geographic location (country and city level — we do not collect precise location)
• ›The type of device, operating system, and browser you use
• ›How you arrived at our site (search engine, direct link, referral)
• ›Your anonymised IP address

If you use our contact form, we collect the email address and message content you provide in order to respond to your enquiry.

A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by your browser. We use the following types of cookies:

We do not sell your personal data. We share data with the following third-party service providers solely to operate the service:

• ›Google LLC — Google Analytics 4 (analytics), Google AdSense (advertising). Based in the USA — transfers covered by Google's EU Standard Contractual Clauses.
• ›Vercel Inc. — Website hosting and serverless functions. Based in the USA — transfers covered by Standard Contractual Clauses.
• ›Supabase Inc. — Database storage for disruption history. Based in the USA — transfers covered by Standard Contractual Clauses.
• ›Upstash Inc. — Redis caching layer. No personal data is stored in cache — only aggregated airport status data.
• ›TravelPayouts (Travelpayouts Ltd) — Affiliate network managing AirHelp and Kiwitaxi links. Based in Cyprus.

If you are located in the UK or European Union, you have the following rights under the UK GDPR and EU General Data Protection Regulation:

• ›Right of access — You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
• ›Right to rectification — You can ask us to correct inaccurate personal data.
• ›Right to erasure — You can ask us to delete your personal data where we have no legal basis to continue holding it.
• ›Right to restrict processing — You can ask us to limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.
• ›Right to data portability — You can request your data in a machine-readable format.
• ›Right to object — You can object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• ›Right to withdraw consent — Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw it at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at hello@airstatus.live. We will respond within 30 days.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the UK, or your national data protection authority in the EU.

Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months and then automatically deleted. Contact form enquiries are retained for up to 12 months and then deleted. Disruption history stored in our database is automatically pruned after 30 days. We do not retain any other personal data beyond what is described in this policy.

AirStatus is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Continued use of AirStatus after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.