FlightSpot: Plane Spotting

About FlightSpot: Plane Spotting

The plane tracker built for plane spotters.

Most flight apps are built for the flight - where it is, when it lands. FlightSpot is built for the person at the fence: what is flying near you right now, which aircraft deserve your attention, and a logbook of every one you have spotted.

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LIVE SKY MAP
- Real-time aircraft on a night-radar map, with heading, altitude, speed, and position age
- Tap any aircraft for registration, type, operator, and route
- Search by registration, callsign, type, airline, or airport
- Filters for airline, aircraft type, military, and helicopters

OVERHEAD MODE
- Answer the oldest question in the hobby: what just flew over
- The aircraft above and around you, ranked by how close they are

YOUR SPOTTING LOGBOOK
- Log a sighting with one tap
- Views by registration, type, airline, and airport, with completion counts
- Spotting sessions turn a day at the fence into one summary: totals, new registrations, new types, and your rarest catch
- Everything you log stays yours, always readable

AIRPORTS AND WATCHLISTS
- Save your home airport and see the aircraft near it
- Watch for specific registrations or types - matches surface on the map while you spot

DISCOVER
- Interesting aircraft nearby, ranked by rarity, with a reason on every card

NO ACCOUNT REQUIRED
FlightSpot works fully as a guest. Sign in later only if you want your collection synced across devices.

FLIGHTSPOT PRO
Upgrade for unlimited sightings, unlimited saved airports, advanced watchlist rules, and the full Discover feed. Start with a 7-day free trial.

HONEST ABOUT COVERAGE
Aircraft positions come from a community network of ADS-B receivers. Coverage is strongest near cities and major airports, and aircraft that are not broadcasting - or are outside receiver range - may not appear. What you see is what the network hears, live.