Name

iFly.com

Legal name

Waycom Inc.

Website

https://ifly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

iFly.com, operated by Waycom Inc., is a travel information portal and affiliate booking platform serving 10+ million annual visitors with flight tracking, airport maps, parking booking, and travel guides across 700+ airports.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Information and Booking Portal

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510)

SIC

Airports, Flying Fields & Airport Terminal Services (4581)

akta.pro primary industry

Flights Metasearch & Airfare Comparison (THALAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Air Booking Platforms & Flight Marketplaces (THALAFAA), Price Tracking, Alerts & Deal Discovery (Fare Prediction/Watchlists) (THALAEAJ)

Keywords

• Airport information
• Flight tracking
• Airport parking
• Security wait times
• Travel booking

Headquarters

HQ city

Queensbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Affiliate Commissions: The company earns commissions when users utilize their coupons/links to make purchases from travel suppliers including flights, hotels, rental cars, and parking bookings. Revenue is generated through affiliate marketing relationships with travel service providers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

iFly.com is a free-to-consumer travel information portal covering 700+ commercial airports, providing real-time flight tracking, TSA security wait times, terminal maps, parking comparison, gate connection calculators, and affiliate-linked booking for flights, hotels, and rental cars. Revenue is generated through affiliate commissions when users complete bookings via partner links, with content aggregated from airports, airline crews, government aviation authorities, and frequent flyers.

Product overview

iFly.com is a travel information portal and booking platform providing comprehensive airport and flight-related services. The core offering consists of airport information tools (parking, maps, wait times, gate connections), travel booking services (flights, hotels, cars), and extensive educational content covering all aspects of air travel. The platform covers over 700 airports and serves over 10 million annual visitors, functioning as a unified resource for pre-flight planning and airport navigation rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Airport Parking Information Comprehensive airport parking resource covering on-airport parking options (short-term, long-term, covered, uncovered, valet) and off-airport parking alternatives, with pricing guidance and booking capabilities for travelers planning to park at or near airports.
• Flight Tracker Real-time flight tracking tool allowing travelers to search flights by flight number, route, or airport, displaying departure/arrival status and delays.
• Airport Maps Interactive terminal maps and navigation tools to help travelers locate terminals, gates, and amenities within airports.
• Security Wait Times Real-time TSA security checkpoint wait time estimates by arrival time, helping travelers plan their arrival at the airport.
• Gate Connection Times Tool for connecting passengers to calculate time needed to transfer between terminals, specifying arrival and departure terminals.
• Ground Transportation Information and booking access for rental cars, taxis, limos, shuttles, and buses/trains to and from airports.
• Flight Booking Flight search and booking service allowing users to shop flights and find fares, monetized through affiliate commissions from travel suppliers.
• Hotel Booking Airport hotel search and booking service for travelers with layovers or early departures, monetized via affiliate commissions.
• Car Rental Booking Car rental search and booking service integrated with airport ground transportation options, monetized via affiliate commissions.
• Airline Information Directory Directory of airlines with terminal locations, check-in times, seating insights, and airline-specific policies for travelers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CLEARminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCLEAR is a trusted traveler program partner featured on iFly.com security pages. The platform promotes CLEAR with promotional offers such as '2 Months Free' to help travelers expedite airport security processing. This is a marketing partnership where iFly.com drives CLEAR sign-ups through affiliate links.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Booking.com: Booking.com is the largest hotel-affiliate OTA globally and a major flights/ground-transport player. Comparable via the same affiliate revenue stack iFly uses; Booking's scale and partner relationships are central to iFly's monetization.
• Expedia: Expedia is a large OTA offering flights, hotels, car rentals, and packages. Comparable to iFly.com via shared flight and car booking affiliate/OTA model, though Expedia owns the full transaction stack end-to-end.
• Kayak: Kayak is a major travel metasearch engine owned by Booking Holdings that aggregates flights, hotels, and cars across suppliers. Comparable to iFly.com on affiliate-driven flight/hotel/car discovery and SEO-led traffic acquisition, but at much larger scale.
• Google Flights: Google Flights is a deeply integrated flight metasearch inside Google's search results. It competes with iFly.com for the same flight-info intent queries and benefits from default placement in Google's SERPs, posing an enduring structural threat.
• Skyscanner: Skyscanner is a global flight and travel metasearch platform acquired by Trip.com Group. Comparable to iFly.com on flight fare comparison and affiliate-driven booking, with a more global footprint and brand recognition.

Direct peers

• FlightAware: FlightAware is a leading real-time flight tracking platform covering commercial and private aviation. iFly.com competes directly with it on flight status, airport, and route queries, with iFly extending the model into airport amenities, parking, and booking.
• Flightradar24: Flightradar24 is a global flight tracking service combining ADS-B data with consumer-facing flight status and airport information. Comparable to iFly.com in flight status tracking, though iFly adds offline airport amenities, parking, and affiliate booking.

Others

• Tripadvisor: Tripadvisor is a major travel review and metasearch platform that has expanded into flights and hotels. Comparable as a SEO-driven travel affiliate monetization platform, with overlap on air-travel intent queries iFly targets.

Emerging players

• Hopper: Hopper is an AI-driven travel app specializing in fare prediction and travel fintech. Comparable on the price-prediction and deal-discovery dimension, and a potential disruptor to traditional SEO-driven travel sites like iFly.com.
• Parkos: Parkos is an airport parking comparison and booking platform operating across Europe and North America. Comparable to iFly.com's airport parking vertical — both monetize via booking commissions on parking inventory near airports.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iflycom
• Facebookfacebook.com/iFlyAirportGuide

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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