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Live flight tracker
4,702 aircraft are in the air on our live flight map, as of . Look anywhere and the planes around it appear; click one to follow it.
On the map right now
- In the air now
- 4,702
- Over the US
- 1,862
- On the ground
- 0
- Military, broadcasting
- 64
By altitude
Busiest US states
Elsewhere
Aircraft in the air, by the state, country or sea under them (to the nearest half degree). Airports: see live airport pages.
The data
| Data source | Positions from ADS-B receivers via ADSBHub and adsb.lol (ODbL 1.0). Data sources. |
|---|---|
| Update rate | The map asks for fresh positions every 30 seconds and animates each aircraft between reports. A flight page refreshes every 20 seconds. |
| Coverage | 250 nautical miles (about 460 km) around the center of your view, plus a worldwide layer when the worldwide feed is up. Coverage depends on nearby receivers. |
| Limits | Aircraft far from receivers drop out. There is no schedule data: no departure or arrival times, gates or delays. Aircraft whose owners opted out of public display (FAA LADD, PIA) are never shown. Military aircraft have their own page and a Black Clearance layer. |
What you can do
- Altitude, ground speed, heading, vertical rate and squawk for every aircraft
- Emergency squawks (7500, 7600, 7700) highlighted in red
- 3D aircraft models by class as you zoom in
- Share any aircraft as a link that previews in WhatsApp and on X
How current is the flight data?
Aircraft broadcast their position about once a second. The live map asks for fresh positions every 30 seconds and moves each aircraft smoothly in between, so what you see is usually less than a minute old. Over oceans and remote land, where receivers are few, an aircraft can go quiet for a while and reappear.
Which aircraft are not shown?
Aircraft without ADS-B, aircraft no receiver can hear, and aircraft whose owners opted out of public display through the FAA's LADD or Privacy ICAO Address programmes. We also don't show registrations or owners. For an emergency in progress, see planes squawking 7700 right now; for the codes, squawk codes explained.
Does it show military aircraft?
Military and government aircraft that broadcast openly are listed live on our military flight tracker, with the Air Force One and doomsday plane pages for the best-known ones. On the live map they are a separate Military layer, which comes with Black Clearance.
Can I see it in 3D?
Yes. The 3D flight tracker shows aircraft at their real height over terrain and photorealistic cities. The live 2D map is free; the full 3D globe comes with Black Clearance ($9.99 a month), and free visitors get a 60-second 3D preview when one is available.
Do more on the live map
Free on the live map
With Black Clearance
- Every flight in 3D, at its real height over terrain and cities
- An alert when a flight you watch takes off or lands
Black Clearance is $9.99 a month or $79 a year. Compare plans
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Last reviewed . Corrections: [email protected].
Live data can be late, incomplete or wrong. Not for navigation or safety decisions.
Flight positions: ADS-B and MLAT from the volunteer receivers of adsb.lol (ODbL 1.0) · Flight positions: ADSBHub and the receivers that share data with it. All data sources.