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A community ADS-B map that shows aircraft many trackers omit.

Airplanes.live is a web-based flight tracker built from volunteer ADS-B and MLAT receiver feeds. It focuses on showing live aircraft positions without hiding categories such as military, government, emergency, helicopter, firefighting, or other special-interest traffic.

Why it stands out

  • Emphasizes unfiltered aircraft visibility, including traffic often hidden elsewhere.
  • Built on enthusiast receiver feeds rather than relying only on commercial flight data sources.
  • Returns MLAT data to contributors who feed data into the network.
  • Provides practical onboarding material for users who want to add their own receiver.

Good to know

  • Coverage and MLAT accuracy depend on where community receivers are installed.
  • Aircraft that are not broadcasting usable ADS-B signals, or are outside receiver range, may not appear.
  • It is an enthusiast flight-tracking resource, not an official air traffic control or airline operations source.

Under the radar: For special-interest aircraft, search by the aircraft’s ICAO hex code when possible; callsigns can change between missions, but the hex identifier is tied to the airframe.

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