Live Aircraft Tracking API
Real-time aircraft positions sourced from a global ADS-B feed. Filter by bounding box, callsign, squawk code, altitude range, and registration. Build flight maps and awareness tools.
Powerful real-time filtering
Query the live ADS-B feed exactly the way your application needs — no post-processing required.
Global ADS-B Feed
Live positions updated every ~10 seconds from a worldwide receiver network. Returns ICAO24 hex, callsign, latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, and heading for every tracked aircraft.
Bounding-Box Filter
Query aircraft inside any geographic rectangle using min/max lat/lon parameters. Ideal for map tile overlays, airspace visualization, and regional traffic displays.
Aircraft Photos
Optionally fetch aircraft thumbnail photos from the airport-data.com registry alongside live position data. Toggle with the photos=true query parameter.
Multi-Dimensional Filters
Filter by callsign, squawk code, altitude floor/ceiling, or registration prefix. Combine multiple filters in one request to get exactly the traffic segment you need.
Start free — 1,000 requests/month, no credit card required.
Full access to the ADS-B endpoint on the free tier.
Aircraft over any region in one call
Query a bounding box and get back a live list of aircraft — callsign, position, altitude, speed, and heading all decoded for you.
Full API Reference →Live ADS-B
North Atlantic · 45–65°N, 60–10°W
* Sample data for illustration only
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