Track live aircraft in the sky, including airliners, general aviation, helicopters, and military traffic. View detailed flight information, weather overlays, and a radar-scope view with convergence alerts. Offers a Pro version with advanced features for a fee.
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October 28, 2026
Aircraft labels: choose when labels show on the map and what they say, from callsign to altitude, speed, registration or type. Search everything: find your watched aircraft, places, type watches and settings from the map search. Search by family too, like 737, A320 or 787. Emergency alerts limited to your places or countries now limit the map banner as well. Clearer alert settings, a single Military filter, an Airport pins switch, and distances that follow your units setting. New app icon.
MoreRadar, filters, unlimited watchlist, alerts.
Airplanes.live is a live flight tracker that shows all aircraft in the sky, including military and privacy-flagged traffic often removed by other apps. It uses a community-run receiver network for its data.
You can tap on any aircraft to see its photos, route, altitude, speed, and registered owner. Flight trails are also displayed, and you can search by callsign, registration, or hex code.
Yes, Airplanes.live includes a live NOAA/NWS radar overlay that can be animated or show the latest frame. This allows you to see the weather conditions aircraft are flying around in real time.
ATC Scope Mode provides a radar-scope view with data blocks showing callsign, flight level, speed, and type. It also features convergence alerts for approaching aircraft and highlights emergency squawks (7500/7600/7700).
The Pro version offers weather radar, advanced filters, an unlimited watchlist, and alerts. Pro is free for users who feed data to the airplanes.live network.
The base version of Airplanes.live is free to use. There is a Pro subscription available for $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year, which unlocks additional features.
No, Airplanes.live is intended for informational and educational use only. The aircraft positions are derived from publicly broadcast ADS-B signals and should not be used for navigation, separation, or safety-of-life purposes.
Airplanes.live is available on iPhone and iPad devices.
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