What is SkyQ?

SkyQ is a free daily flight guessing game in the spirit of Wordle, built for people who like aviation, geography, and a tight daily puzzle. Every day a real flight is pulled from scheduled airline data, and you have five guesses to identify the departure and destination airports. After each wrong guess a new clue unlocks: flight duration, aircraft type, domestic versus international, cardinal direction, and finally the operating airline. Most players crack the medium puzzle in three or four guesses. Hard is where it gets interesting.

No sign-up required. Plays on phone or desktop in under two minutes. Streaks, stats, and a copy-paste result grid so you can share your score to iMessage, Twitter, or your group chat. If flights aren't your thing, try AirportQ (name the airport from its airlines), PassportQ (guess the city), CityQ (3×3 geography grid), or RailQ (Amtrak routes).

How to play SkyQ

1. Pick a difficulty. Easy puzzles pull from 50 of the busiest routes in the world. Medium adds 500 scheduled routes. Hard uses the full daily schedule, so niche, seasonal, and regional flights are all in play.
2. Guess the flight. Start typing any airport by city, country, IATA code, or ICAO code. SkyQ autosuggests from 338 real airports.
3. Read the clue. Each wrong guess unlocks a new hint: duration, aircraft, direction, domestic vs international, airline.
4. Solve in 5. Nail both the origin and the destination before you run out of guesses. Missed it? The correct answer is revealed and you can still play Medium and Hard.
5. Share and come back tomorrow. Copy your emoji result grid, keep your streak alive, and check back at 5 AM Eastern for the next set.

Full how-to-play guide →

Other daily games

• AirportQ
  Name the airport from the airlines that serve it.
• PassportQ
  Guess the city from travel and geography clues.
• RailQ
  Guess the Amtrak route from stops and duration.
• CityQ
  Fill a 3×3 geography grid with cities that fit each row and column.

Explore airports

Dive into airline operations, destinations, and live flights at the world's busiest airports.

• jfk - New York
• lax - Los Angeles
• ord - Chicago
• lhr - London
• cdg - Paris
• ams - Amsterdam
• dxb - Dubai
• sin - Singapore
• hnd - Tokyo
• syd - Sydney
• yyz - Toronto
• mex - Mexico City

Frequently asked questions

Is SkyQ free?

Yes. Every daily puzzle across every game mode is free, forever. Premium is optional and only removes ads.

How often do new puzzles drop?

Every day at 5 AM Eastern you get a fresh easy, medium, and hard SkyQ puzzle, plus new AirportQ, PassportQ, and RailQ puzzles. Weekly challenges launch every Monday at 5 AM ET.

Do I need to sign up?

No. Play instantly with zero friction. Create a free account only if you want to sync streaks across devices, join group games, or compete on leaderboards.

Where does the flight data come from?

Real scheduled airline data. We filter for actually-flown routes only. No made-up puzzles, no flights that don't exist.

Does SkyQ work on phones?

Yes. Mobile-first design. Add it to your home screen from Safari or Chrome for a full-screen install experience. No app store required.