# Airplanes.live

> Community-fed flight tracking map with unfiltered ADS-B and MLAT data

Airplanes.live is an open flight tracking service aggregated from a global network of enthusiast-run ADS-B and MLAT receivers. Unlike commercial tracking platforms, it never filters or blocks military aircraft, private jets, or sensitive flights based on privacy requests. It provides an interactive live radar map and free API access for research and monitoring.

Website: https://airplanes.live/

## What it is for

- Track military aircraft movements and government flights hidden on commercial trackers
- Monitor private jet traffic without privacy-program (LADD) filtering
- Conduct open-source intelligence (OSINT) investigations using transponder data
- Contribute local ADS-B reception data to an open community network

## Features

- Unfiltered live radar showing raw ADS-B and MLAT signals
- Dedicated filters for military aircraft, firefighting planes, helicopters, and emergency squawks
- Search by hex code, callsign, airline, aircraft type, or airport
- Open API providing access to aircraft state vectors and transponder feeds
- Support for enthusiast feeders with guides for custom receiver hardware

## Pricing

Free to use; supported by hardware sales, donations, and ads

## Details

- Type: Website
- Category: [Other](https://xiry.app/topics/other.md)
- Open source: yes
- Platforms: Web, API
- For: OSINT researchers, aviation spotters, journalists, and radio enthusiasts
- Alternative to: Flightradar24, FlightAware, ADS-B Exchange
- Tags: ads b, flight tracker, osint, aviation, radar, unfiltered data

## Why it was saved

- [@carterperez.dev, 6 June 2026](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZP0i2xxs_-/): Tracks military aircraft and private jets that mainstream flight trackers (like Flightradar24) censor or omit due to privacy blocking requests.

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Updated 3 October 2026. Page: https://xiry.app/resources/airplanes-live

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