Is ADS-B Exchange free?

Yes. ADS-B Exchange is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does ADS-B Exchange take?

One quick round, then you can leave. We file it under "A minute" — the flight tracker that filters nothing out of the sky.

Does ADS-B Exchange work on a phone?

ADS-B Exchange really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.

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ADS-B Exchange

The flight tracker that filters nothing out of the sky

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A minute · Best on desktop

Free, no sign-up · online since 2016

What ADS-B Exchange actually is

ADS-B Exchange runs on the same volunteer receiver network as the commercial trackers but refuses requests to hide aircraft, so military transports, government jets and private planes blocked elsewhere still show up. The interface is spartan and the filtering is unusually powerful.

Why it is worth your time

Filtering for military squawks and finding a tanker flying long racetrack loops off a coastline is exactly what the tidier maps quietly remove.

We built one too

Flight Radar Simulator

Explore simulated aircraft movement in an interactive radar-style dashboard.

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Common questions

Is ADS-B Exchange free?: Yes. ADS-B Exchange is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does ADS-B Exchange take?: One quick round, then you can leave. We file it under "A minute" — the flight tracker that filters nothing out of the sky.
Does ADS-B Exchange work on a phone?: ADS-B Exchange really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is ADS-B Exchange?: We list it under The Live Planet — what earth is doing, right this second. Filtering for military squawks and finding a tanker flying long racetrack loops off a coastline is exactly what the tidier maps quietly remove.

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The Live Planet

ADS-B Exchange

The flight tracker that filters nothing out of the sky

Visit globe.adsbexchange.com More The Live Planet

globe.adsbexchange.com

A minute · Best on desktop

Free, no sign-up · online since 2016

What ADS-B Exchange actually is

Why it is worth your time

Filtering for military squawks and finding a tanker flying long racetrack loops off a coastline is exactly what the tidier maps quietly remove.

We built one too

Flight Radar Simulator

Explore simulated aircraft movement in an interactive radar-style dashboard.

Open Flight Radar Simulator

Common questions

Is ADS-B Exchange free?: Yes. ADS-B Exchange is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does ADS-B Exchange take?: One quick round, then you can leave. We file it under "A minute" — the flight tracker that filters nothing out of the sky.
Does ADS-B Exchange work on a phone?: ADS-B Exchange really wants a mouse and a wide window. It will load on a phone, but the experience is built for desktop.
What kind of site is ADS-B Exchange?: We list it under The Live Planet — what earth is doing, right this second. Filtering for military squawks and finding a tanker flying long racetrack loops off a coastline is exactly what the tidier maps quietly remove.