Observed arrival · 2026-10-18
Departle turns a departures board into a geography puzzle
A daily browser game asks players to identify the airport behind a real departures board assembled from flight data.
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- For
- Players who enjoy geography and flight-data puzzles
- Worth noticing
- Boards are delayed by two days so players everywhere get the same completed departures set at local midnight.
Field notes
The page says its boards use flights picked up by volunteer radio receivers on the OpenSky Network, with estimated departure times and some flight numbers replaced by stand-ins when radio callsigns differ from public numbers. It also notes that receiver coverage varies and excludes flights without a known destination. An archive is listed, while the captured board itself shows placeholder edition and time fields.
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✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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