SkyQ
GEOGRAPHYName both airports of a real scheduled flight in five guesses, guided by duration, aircraft, direction and airline clues. Easy, Medium and Hard each day.
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SkyQ
At a glance
- Platforms
- Web · iOS · Android
- Attempts
- 5
- Archive
- Free archive
- Round length
- 2 min
- Price
- Freemium
- Streaks
- Yes
- Account required
- No
- Publisher
- FlightQ
What is SkyQ?
SkyQ is a daily aviation route puzzle from FlightQ. It asks you to identify the departure and destination airports of a real scheduled flight, using duration, aircraft, route type, direction and airline clues. Each daily set includes Easy, Medium and Hard flights.
How to play
- Choose Easy, Medium or Hard.
- Search for and select a departure airport and a destination airport.
- Submit the route and read the position feedback for both airports.
- Use each wrong guess to unlock another clue and solve before five guesses are used.
Why play SkyQ?
Choose SkyQ if you enjoy aviation knowledge combined with structured geographic deduction. Its escalating clue sequence and dual-airport feedback reward careful inference rather than random route guessing.
Reading the feedback
SkyQ grades each airport position directly: a correct airport in the correct position, a correct airport in the wrong position, or a wrong airport accompanied by distance and direction. Every wrong guess also unlocks the next clue; after five guesses, an unsolved flight is revealed.
Modes
- Easy daily
- Uses routes from 50 of the world’s busiest routes.
- Medium daily
- Expands the pool to 500 scheduled routes.
- Hard daily
- Uses the full daily schedule, including niche, seasonal and regional flights.
Tips & strategy
- Use the earliest clues together: duration and aircraft quickly constrain the plausible route length and carrier type.
- Separate airport identity from position; the feedback explicitly distinguishes a correct airport in the wrong slot.
- Save hard commitments for later guesses, because each wrong attempt unlocks a new clue that can reduce the search space.
Popular questions
How many guesses do I get in SkyQ?
You have five guesses to identify both the departure and destination airports of a daily flight.
What feedback does SkyQ give?
It shows whether an airport is correct and in the correct position, correct but in the wrong position, or wrong with distance and direction; wrong guesses also unlock clues.
Do I need an account to play SkyQ?
No. FlightQ says an account is optional; it is used to sync streaks and stats across devices, join group games and compete on leaderboards.
Can I play SkyQ on mobile?
Yes. The official SkyQ page provides iOS and Android app links and states that the game is mobile-first.