Live view of the aircraft nearest to you, from public ADS-B transponder data.
READING THE SCREEN
297° WNWDirection to look (compass bearing from you)5.2 NMGround distance to the aircraft↑ 2°Elevation angle above the horizon (0° = horizon, 90° = straight up)DotsThe 5 nearest aircraft — swipe the info panel, tap a dot or use ← →RadarTap an aircraft to pin it. Tap the centre to go back to “nearest”.RingTop-right: aircraft in range; the arc counts down to the next refreshALT · V/S · GS · TRACKBarometric altitude, vertical speed, ground speed, direction of travel (true). Tap any for more (airspeed, Mach, wind, selected altitude).
RADAR
Green planeAircraft. Lighter green = above 20,000 ft. Grey = on the ground. Blue = military. Faded = beyond range.Amber pulseAircraft that just entered rangeGreen ringSelected aircraft; dotted line points to itRingsLabelled with distance from you (centre +). Tap the green arc or the range label to change range.Person iconYour location. Dot: green = GPS, amber = manual, grey = default (Dubai airport)N UP / HDG UPNorth at top, or radar rotated to the way you face (compass)
FEED STATUS
LIVEReceiving live positionsSTALELast refresh failed; showing last known positions, retryingOFFLINENo live feed reachable at the momentDEMOSimulated traffic (switched on in settings, or automatically when live feeds are unreachable)
Positions are extrapolated between refreshes from speed and track. Expect a few hundred metres of error near airports.
SETTINGS
Theme
Units
Refresh
Show aircraft on the ground
Keep screen awakeUses more battery
Demo trafficReplaces live data with simulated aircraft
LOCATION
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INSTALL
iPhone / iPad: Share → Add to Home Screen. Android / Chrome / Edge: the Install button or browser menu → Install app. Desktop Safari: File → Add to Dock.
KEYS
← → cycle · R range · H heading-up · A alerts · L locate · ? help · Esc close
DATA
Positions: adsb.lol (ODbL), with adsb.fi and airplanes.live as fallbacks. Routes and aircraft details: adsbdb and adsb.lol. Routes are crowd-sourced and can be wrong. Your exact location never leaves the device. Data providers only see it rounded to about 2 km.