Airport departure board for home
Turn Mach 2 into a live departure board for any airport and airline: the terminal FIDS look on a handmade maple display. Free on every Mach 2, with no API key.
A tiny FIDS for your desk.
Choose an airport, an airline and a refresh interval. Live departures fill the LED matrix like a miniature terminal board.
64 × 32 pixels · 3 mm pitch · 192 × 96 mm LED panel
7.56 × 3.78 in before the maple enclosure.
Airport plus airline.
A 3-letter airport IATA code like ORD and an airline ICAO code like UAL. Departures list by time.
Save, then start.
Enter the codes and interval, press Save Settings, then start the scene.
Pick your refresh pace.
Start around 15 minutes. Shorter feels fresher, and there is no usage bill.
An LED flight board for home.
The airport terminal board, shrunk to a maple desk piece for the airport you care about.
One display, three live modes — Departure Board included.
Included free with the Overhead Scanner and flight-number tracking. Handmade solid maple, phone setup, no subscription.
Split-flap boards, wall panels, or the Mach 2
“Flight board” covers three very different products. The difference is what they show and what they cost to run.
The airport flip-clack effect, for messages and connected content. See the Vestaboard comparison →
Acrylic LED panels like TheFlightWall track area flights through a phone app, on a wall or the Mini’s desk stand. See the Flight Wall comparison →
A maple desk piece with live departures, overhead planes and flight-number tracking. $399 once, with no subscription.
Starting Departure Board
- Enter airport and airline. Use IATA for the airport, like ORD, and ICAO for the airline, like UAL.
- Choose a refresh interval. As short as two minutes; 15 is a good everyday start.
- Save settings and start. The first board takes a moment to appear.
If the board is blank at first
Wait a moment. The first live results can take a little time after switching.
Save settings first. The scene uses the last saved airport, airline and interval.
Check code types. Use airport IATA codes like ORD/LAX/JFK and airline ICAO codes like UAL/AAL/DAL.
Still blank after a few minutes? Email or text me and I will help.
Flight display board FAQ
A Flight Information Display System, or FIDS: the boards that list flights, times, gates and status. Mach 2’s Departure Board is a miniature FIDS for your desk.
Yes. Mach 2’s Departure Board shows live departures for the airport and airline you pick, FIDS-style, on a handmade maple LED display.
Yes. Enter any airport’s 3-letter IATA code (like ORD or JFK) and, optionally, an airline ICAO code.
Prices vary by maker, size and technology. The Mach 2 is $399 with free US shipping and no subscription, with live departures, overhead planes and flight tracking in one display.
It has the airport-board feel, with LEDs instead of mechanical flaps. Vestaboard is a separate mechanical messaging product with its own pricing and optional subscription.