Data Disputes & Corrections

Last updated: 1 July 2026

SkyMeter publishes historical flight replays and automatically detected events derived from publicly broadcast ADS-B data. We take accuracy seriously — but automated analysis of radio-broadcast position data has inherent limits, and we know the people most affected by an error are pilots, aircraft owners, and operators. This page explains what our data is (and is not), and how to ask us to review, correct, annotate, or remove it.

1. What detected events mean

Events such as “go-around,” “unstable approach,” “rejected takeoff,” and “runway excursion” are heuristic classifications produced by algorithms. They flag flight patterns that may be of interest for further review. They are not findings of fact, not accident or incident determinations, and not assessments of pilot performance, fault, or regulatory compliance. Many flagged events reflect entirely normal, safe operations — a go-around, for example, is a standard, well-executed procedure. Coverage gaps, multilateration noise, and interpolation can also produce false or imprecise classifications. See our methodology for how detection works.

2. How to dispute or correct data

If you believe a flight page, detected event, or description on SkyMeter is wrong, misleading, or unfairly characterizes a flight, email [email protected] with the subject line “Data dispute” and include:

  • A link to the SkyMeter page in question;
  • What you believe is incorrect and, if possible, why (e.g. “this was a normal ATC-instructed go-around,” “the aircraft shown was not this registration”);
  • Your relationship to the flight, if any (pilot, owner, operator) — you do not need to prove it to have data reviewed, though it helps us prioritize.

We aim to acknowledge disputes within 7 days and resolve them within 30 days. Depending on what our review finds, we may correct the data, reprocess the flight, add a clarifying annotation, remove the detected event, or remove the page. If we do not make a change, we will tell you why.

3. Aircraft privacy & blocking

SkyMeter honors the FAA’s Limiting Aircraft Data Displayed (LADD) program and does not display flights for aircraft on the LADD list. U.S. owners and operators can request LADD blocking directly from the FAA at ladd.faa.gov; blocks take effect on SkyMeter as our registry data refreshes. The FAA’s Privacy ICAO Address (PIA) program is likewise reflected through the upstream data we receive.

If you are an aircraft owner or operator outside those programs and have a specific privacy or safety concern about your aircraft appearing on SkyMeter, contact us at [email protected] and we will review the request.

4. Personal data (GDPR / privacy law)

If your request concerns personal data — for example, a request to erase or object to processing under the GDPR or a similar law where a flight is linkable to you as an identifiable individual — please say so in your email. Those requests are handled under our Privacy Policy, which describes the rights available to you and how we process such requests.

5. Journalists & researchers

If you plan to cite SkyMeter data in reporting or research, please read our methodology first, note the heuristic nature of detected events, and reach out — we are happy to explain what a specific replay does and does not show, including data-quality caveats for that particular flight.