Live flight tracker

Live Flight Tracker

Explore the current aircraft snapshot, open individual flight details, and move from the global radar to airports, cities and routes.

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What is live now server rendered · source snapshot 2026-11-05 18:13 UTC

Global aircraft snapshot

Browse every aircraft available in the latest merged snapshot without a fixed 12,000-aircraft display cap.

Flight details

Select an aircraft to inspect callsign, altitude, speed, heading, freshness and route metadata when available.

Airports and local pages

Move from the global map to airport, city, arrival and departure context using stable deep links.

Progressive loading

A fast initial view appears first; the complete world snapshot continues loading without blocking interaction.

What the live map shows

PocketWorld combines current aircraft positions from public and community ADS-B sources into one map. Each marker can expose the callsign, coordinates, altitude, ground speed, vertical rate and track supplied by the upstream feed. Route, aircraft model and photo information appear only when reliable metadata can be matched.

The global count is the number of distinct aircraft in the latest server snapshot, not a marketing estimate. Coverage changes throughout the day because receivers, providers and aircraft transponders do not cover every region equally.

From global traffic to a local answer

Use the airport directory for local context, or open a city departure or arrival page for a server-rendered count of aircraft whose route metadata currently matches that airport. If no route-matched aircraft are present, the page states that explicitly rather than treating missing public metadata as proof that no scheduled flight exists.

Update and accuracy limits

Positions refresh continuously, but public feeds may be delayed or incomplete. PocketWorld rejects implausible route matches and labels stale observations. It is an exploration and situational-awareness tool, not an operational source for navigation, dispatch or safety decisions.

US and Canadian aviation reading guides

Understand airport advisories, aircraft identities, weather products and traffic statistics. These source-linked guides distinguish public observations from official operational services.

Regional aircraft observations

Country-scoped samples with source times, airport links and coverage notes.

Aircraft type reference guides

Compare aircraft designs and understand the type labels in public flight observations. A reference profile does not mean that an aircraft of that type is currently visible.

Flight route reference directory

Browse by departure city to compare airport endpoints, reference distances and journey times. These guides are not timetables or confirmation of current nonstop service.

From Addis Ababa

From Amsterdam

From Athens

From Atlanta

From Auckland

From Bangalore

From Bangkok

From Barcelona

From Beijing

From Berlin

From Bogota

From Boston

From Buenos Aires

From Cancun

From Cape Town

From Casablanca

From Chicago

From Copenhagen

From Dallas

From Delhi

From Denver

From Doha

From Dubai

From Dublin

From Frankfurt

From Ho Chi Minh City

From Hong Kong

From Honolulu

From Istanbul

From Jakarta

From Johannesburg

From Kuala Lumpur

From Las Vegas

From Lima

From Lisbon

From London

From Los Angeles

From Madrid

From Manila

From Melbourne

From Mexico City

From Miami

From Moscow

From Mumbai

From Munich

From Nairobi

From New Delhi

From New York

From Orlando

From Paris

From Rome

From San Francisco

From Santiago

From Sao Paulo

From Seattle

From Seoul

From Shanghai

From Singapore

From Sydney

From Taipei

From Tel Aviv

From Tokyo

From Toronto

From Vienna

From Zurich

Sources and methodology

OpenSky Network · Sources and methodology · Methodology

Regional map reference points

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Questions about the map

How many aircraft does PocketWorld display?

The map loads the available world snapshot progressively. The visible count changes with current provider coverage and filtering.

Why is a route sometimes unavailable?

ADS-B position feeds do not always include origin and destination. PocketWorld adds route metadata only when a sufficiently reliable match is available.

How fresh are the positions?

Each aircraft carries a freshness signal from its latest observation. Update intervals vary by provider, region and receiver coverage.