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The Jetphotos logo.

JetPhotos is a Swedish-run aviation website used to share high-quality aircraft photos, from Airliners to Blimps, and more. It is used by Aircraft Spotters all over the world, commonly in the United States or Europe. The site includes over 6,000,000 Photos of aircraft, all of which are screened by a team of over 25 volunteers for quality and compliance with site standards.[1][2]

Flightradar24

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In August 2015, the company was acquired by the current owner, Flightradar24 , to provide the site with images of the wide range of aircraft the site can track. The images are visible on the Flightradar24 app whenever you click on an aircraft. Images on the JetPhotos website are automatically used for Flightradar24; however, any user who submits a photo is able to request that it isn't used on the app.[3]

Screening process

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Every photo on Jetphotos is reviewed by a volunteer screener to ensure that the photos meet many strict requirements. This is done by hand and by real people, so many photos can take days or weeks to be approved.[1][4]

Photo requirements. [5]

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  1. A user must have taken the image they are going to upload.
  2. Photos must be at least 1024x576 in size.
  3. Photos must not be overly edited or changed in any major way besides light edits to improve the quality. The Screeners will also look for quality, such as sharpness, and if the full aircraft is shown.
Example of an image found on the Site.

Rewards

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Every week, Jetphotos nominates one "Photo of the week." This image is normally one of the most notable images of the week and will be displayed on the front page of the website.[6]

There are also over 20 Photographer achievements, ranging from 5000 accepted photos to the screener's choice.[7][8]

There are 8 rewards given for spotting rare or uncommon aircraft; these include:

  1. Air Force One.
  2. A Boeing Dreamlifter.
  3. A Airbus Beluga.
  4. The Antonov AN-225. (Prior to it being destroyed.)
  5. An Antonov AN-22.
  6. The Ilyushin IL-96-300PU. (Russian Presidential Aircraft)
  7. Japan Air Self-Defense Force. (Presidential Aircraft)
  8. The Government of Burkina Faso's Boeing 727.

References

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See Also:

Flightradar24

Aircraft spotting

  1. ^ a b "Aviation photos - 6 million+ on JetPhotos". JetPhotos. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  2. ^ "Flightradar24 AB - Org.nr 556895-1213 - Stockholm - Se Nyckeltal, Befattningar med mera". www.allabolag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  3. ^ Petchenik, Ian (2015-08-06). "Welcome JetPhotos.net to the Flightradar24 Family". Flightradar24 Blog. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  4. ^ "JPscreener.com | Queue Updates; a screening update for Jetphotos April 21". www.jpscreener.com. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  5. ^ "Photo Guidelines". JetPhotos. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  6. ^ "Photo of the Week photos on JetPhotos". JetPhotos. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  7. ^ "Badges on JetPhotos". JetPhotos. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
  8. ^ Petchenik, Ian (2017-02-01). "Welcome to the All-new JetPhotos". Flightradar24 Blog. Retrieved 2025-10-22.