Flightradar24flightradar24.com
The most popular live flight tracker. Real-time positions, aircraft details, photos and route history. Paid tiers unlock longer playback history and more data.
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tools / adsb-exchange
ADS-B Exchange
Community-fed flight tracker that publishes ADS-B/MLAT data, including military and government aircraft that commercial trackers often hide. Includes a historical replay.
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Use the replay feature to reconstruct a past flight path, and filter by ICAO hex code to follow a specific airframe even when its callsign changes.
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