diff --git a/app/Cron/Hourly/RemoveExpiredLiveFlights.php b/app/Cron/Hourly/RemoveExpiredLiveFlights.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..791fa837a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Cron/Hourly/RemoveExpiredLiveFlights.php
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Cron\Hourly;
+
+use App\Events\CronHourly;
+use App\Interfaces\Listener;
+use App\Models\Pirep;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+
+/**
+ * Remove expired live flights
+ */
+class RemoveExpiredLiveFlights extends Listener
+{
+    /**
+     * Remove expired live flights
+     *
+     * @param CronHourly $event
+     *
+     * @throws \Exception
+     */
+    public function handle(CronHourly $event): void
+    {
+        if (setting('acars.live_time') === 0) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $date = Carbon::now()->subHours(setting('acars.live_time'));
+        Pirep::whereDate('created_at', '<', $date)
+            ->where('state', PirepState::IN_PROGRESS)
+            ->delete();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Events/CronHourly.php b/app/Events/CronHourly.php
index 08bd0c3f0..41f904bf3 100644
--- a/app/Events/CronHourly.php
+++ b/app/Events/CronHourly.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class CronHourly
     use Dispatchable, SerializesModels;
 
     /**
-     * CronNightly constructor.
+     * CronHourly constructor.
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AcarsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AcarsController.php
index 56280f976..155bf7403 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AcarsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AcarsController.php
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ protected function checkCancelled(Pirep $pirep)
      */
     public function index(Request $request)
     {
-        $pireps = $this->acarsRepo->getPositions();
+        $pireps = $this->acarsRepo->getPositions(setting('acars.live_time'));
         $positions = $this->geoSvc->getFeatureForLiveFlights($pireps);
 
         return response(json_encode($positions), 200, [
diff --git a/app/Providers/CronServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/CronServiceProvider.php
index 984a7afb3..281150149 100644
--- a/app/Providers/CronServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/CronServiceProvider.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class CronServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
 
         CronHourly::class => [
             \App\Cron\Hourly\RemoveExpiredBids::class,
+            \App\Cron\Hourly\RemoveExpiredLiveFlights::class,
         ],
     ];
 }