Aircraft tracker stats
Most commercial and governmental aircraft use a system called ADS-B to transmit information like their location, speed, and altitude to help air traffic control keep the skies safe. Because this data is transmitted via radio, anyone with a receiver can listen to what is happening around them.
I have a receiver set up at home that I use to feed data to Flightradar24 and ADS-B Exchange. My setup is pretty basic, consisting of a receiver and small aerial attached to a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. The software side was straightforward thanks to this guide. I also installed the ADS-B Exchange feed client and wrote a small script to pull data out from it.
Tracker stats
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The tracker has seen different aircraft conduct flights, most frequently one (reg. ) times. |
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It has tracked different aircraft models registered in countries. In the battle between manufacturers, it has followed times more than planes. |
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The London Air Ambulances have been seen times, and the NPAS helicopters times. |
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The tracker also captures information that some militaries have chosen to make publicly available. of the tracked aircraft come from different countries' militaries and have completed flights. These flights include Chinooks, Apaches, and, although long out of service, Spitfires. |
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The FAA has a programme where aircraft owners can partially opt out of public tracking. The tracker has seen of these aircraft times. The most frequently hidden aircraft model is the . |
Updates frequently, most recently at . Total ADS-B messages: .