Flight delays and cancellations escalated over the weekend, with real-time flight tracking data confirming over 8,000 delays across the United States on Sunday, which was up from approximately 5,300 the previous day. Up-to-date flight information can be found in this real-time flight tracker.

As the name suggests, Flight Tracker lets you follow any commercial flight in real time. You can search your flight by number or route and instantly see where it is on a live map. You will see whether it is taxiing on the runway, flying over the ocean, or delayed at the gate.

American Airlines passengers can check their flight status online at aa.com or via the airline's mobile app. Flight status can be tracked by flight number or city pair. See real-time flight tracking on websites like FlightAware and Flightradar24.

The FAA is preparing for more possible ground stops and delays at several major airports amid air traffic controller shortages in the government shutdown.

Colorado-based airline Key Lime Air is running flights of detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to government data, flight tracking and analysis by Colorado Newsline. Personnel in reflective vests led 11 people in shackles off a plane registered to Key Lime at King County International Airport outside Seattle on Thursday,

Apple AirTags are one of the best luggage trackers we’ve tested, and now, you can share your checked bag’s AirTag location directly with 36 airlines. Here, learn more about how airlines are using the Share My Location feature to find lost luggage,