Know the Second Your Boyfriend's Flight Lands
SkyText texts you the moment his plane touches down — so you're not watching a map for two hours waiting to hear from him.
By Tom Walsh
Track a FlightWe've been doing long-distance for about fourteen months. He's in Chicago, I'm in Nashville. Every few weeks one of us gets on a plane, and every time he flies to me, there's this stretch of about two and a half hours where I have no idea what's happening. I know he boarded. I know his flight number. Beyond that, I'm just watching the clock.
I downloaded a flight tracking app once and spent the whole flight staring at a little plane icon crawling across Indiana. It didn't make me less anxious. It just gave my anxiety something to look at.
SkyText was different. Instead of watching a live map for two hours, I just get a text when he lands. That's what I actually wanted — not the journey, just the arrival. I enter his flight info, add my number, and sometime later my phone buzzes and tells me his flight landed. Then I can text him, start figuring out the pickup, and stop counting minutes.
The flights where he's going home are harder, honestly. He just left, and now I'm already waiting to know he got back safe. I use SkyText for those too. The moment the wheels hit the runway in Chicago, I know. I don't have to wait for the "home safe" text that sometimes comes right away and sometimes comes an hour later when he's already half asleep.
Long-distance is a lot of waiting. This is one less thing to wait on.
The challenge
What makes this difficult.
- Two hours of not knowing anything between takeoff and when he finally texts
- Flight tracking apps require you to actively watch them the whole time
- Not knowing when to head to the airport to pick him up
- Waiting to hear he made it home safely after he leaves
The solution
How SkyText helps.
- You get a text the second his flight lands — not an estimate, the actual landing
- No need to watch a flight map — just wait for the alert
- Works for both directions: when he flies to you and when he flies home
- Nothing required on his end — he doesn't need to do anything
How it works
Three steps to peace of mind.
Enter the flight number
Type the flight number. We verify it against live data.
Add your phone number
Enter the mobile number where you want to receive updates.
Get a text when they land
We track the flight and send you an SMS when it touches down.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Can I track both his flight to me and his flight home?
Yes. Each SkyText alert is per-flight, so you'd set up a separate alert for each direction. A lot of couples do both — one for the arrival, one for when he lands back home.
Do I need to tell him I'm tracking his flight?
That's up to you. SkyText tracks publicly available flight arrival data and he won't receive any notification either way. Some people tell their partner, some don't — it's just a landing alert, not location tracking.
What if his flight is delayed?
SkyText sends the alert when the flight actually lands, not at the original scheduled time. If he's delayed, you'll get the text later — no need to update anything.
Founder, SkyText
Aviation lover who built SkyText because families deserve to know when someone lands safely. Has tracked more flights than he'd like to admit.