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Published 5 October 2026

How Rare Is This Plane? Check on Your Phone

Identify a plane, save the catch and see its rarity in FlightCatcherPro.
Airbus A300-600ST Beluga F-GSTD in flight, showing its enlarged cargo fuselage and visible registration
Photo by Miguel Cuenca on Pexels, licensed under Pexels License

Wondering how rare a plane is? Identify it with FlightCatcherPro on your iPhone, save the catch and check its rarity in your hangar. You don’t need to research fleets or count registrations first.

In short

  • Identify the aircraft with your camera or a phone photo.
  • Save the catch and see its rarity in your hangar.
  • Rarity labels apply to the aircraft type.

On this page

  • Check aircraft rarity in three steps
  • What does the rarity label mean?
  • Find your next catch

Check aircraft rarity in three steps

  1. 1

    Identify the aircraft

    Point your phone’s camera at the aircraft, or upload a photo you already have. FlightCatcherPro suggests an identification.

  2. 2

    Save your catch

    Check the suggested aircraft matches what you saw, then save it to your collection.

  3. 3

    See its rarity

    Open your hangar to see the aircraft’s rarity label: Common, Rare, Epic or Legendary.

Check your next aircraft with FlightCatcherPro.

What does the rarity label mean?

The label describes the aircraft type from a civilian spotter’s perspective. It gives you a quick way to see which catches stand out in your collection.

The tiers run from Common → Rare → Epic → Legendary. They aren’t based on how many times you personally have seen a plane. A type you see regularly near its home base can still have a high rarity rating.

For the details, see what FlightCatcherPro’s rarity labels mean.

Find your next catch

Start with an aircraft you can see or a photo on your phone. Once it’s in your hangar, look for a type or airline you haven’t collected yet. A first catch is worth saving even when it’s Common.

If the identification looks wrong, try a clearer photo and check the suggested type before saving. Our photo identification guide can help with an uncertain result.

Find out what you’ve spotted — identify it, save it and see its rarity in FlightCatcherPro.

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