The global aviation knowledge base

The best known global live flight tracker with playback and airport views.

Flight status, historical tracks, and IFR route data for North America and beyond.

Unfiltered ADS-B feed — includes military and blocked aircraft.

Research-grade open ADS-B data with a free REST API and historical datasets.

Live tracking plus airport delay and fleet analytics.

Live map with playback and a friendly mobile app.

Overlay of radar and weather onto live traffic.

METAR, TAF, SIGMET, PIREP, GFA — the US authoritative source.

Free worldwide aeronautical charts and flight planning.

Beautiful multi-model wind, turbulence and cloud visualisation.

Official US NOTAM query interface.

European network operations, flow measures and delay reporting.

Aggregated free national AIP charts for simmers and enthusiasts.

Free IFR routing, briefing packs and worldwide AIP access.

Fleet lists, delivery dates and production databases per airline.

Airframe histories by MSN with operator chains.

The definitive accident and incident database, 1919 to today.

Full-text search of US accident dockets and final reports.

Encyclopaedia of flight safety knowledge maintained by EUROCONTROL.

Open database of every airport, runway and navaid — CSV downloads.

N-number and airworthiness lookups straight from the FAA.

Vast photo archive and long-running enthusiast forums.

Curated spotting photography with registration search.

Official catalogue for Annexes, manuals, procedures, circulars and other ICAO documents.

The foundational Convention on International Civil Aviation and its current amendments.

Overview of the Standards and Recommended Practices contained in the 19 ICAO Annexes.

Search and access ICAO Annexes, documents and journals through the official digital library.

Global strategy and targets for reducing aviation safety risk and strengthening oversight.

Global framework for interoperable air navigation modernization and performance improvement.

Safety Management System and State Safety Programme standards, guidance and implementation tools.

Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme information and continuous-monitoring resources.

International aviation security, facilitation, border and cyber-resilience programmes.

Aircraft noise, emissions, sustainable fuels, climate policy and CORSIA resources.

Official aviation statistics and analytical data products covering traffic, fleets and safety.

ICAO's global safety performance reports, indicators and priority risk areas.

Search United States civil aviation accident and incident records and reports.

Public evidence, factual reports, transcripts and technical material from NTSB investigations.

Official United Kingdom aircraft accident and serious-incident investigation reports.

French safety-investigation authority reports and technical safety studies.

Canadian occurrence investigations, safety issues, recommendations and statistics.

Australian aviation investigations, safety studies, data and occurrence briefs.

German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation reports and safety recommendations.

English-language reports from Japan's transport accident investigation authority.

NASA's confidential voluntary safety-reporting database, searchable reports and research.

Government-industry safety data sharing, metrics and analytical studies.

European safety performance, occurrence categories and strategic risk portfolios.

Structured occurrence summaries linked to safety lessons and official reports.

Full-text NASA aeronautics and space research reports, papers, conference material and datasets.

Research reports from the William J. Hughes Technical Center across safety and operations.

Current FAA research programmes in air traffic, airports, safety, environment and human factors.

European aviation safety research projects, deliverables and published technical reports.

Studies, specifications and reports on air traffic management, performance and innovation.

European air traffic management research projects, solutions and deployment-ready results.

Global bibliography of transportation research with extensive aviation coverage.

Peer-reviewed aerospace journals, conference papers and technical standards.

Transportation Research Board gateway to aviation research needs and results.

Airport Cooperative Research Program reports, tools and practitioner guidance.

Research on airline operations, air traffic management, environment and aviation systems.

Academic research spanning aircraft design, propulsion, autonomy, safety and air transport.

NASA programmes in sustainable flight, autonomy, airspace operations and transformative aircraft.

Research supporting safe integration of air taxis, cargo vehicles and new air-mobility services.

US certification, operational and infrastructure information for powered-lift and air taxis.

European regulatory resources for drones, eVTOL aircraft and urban air mobility.

European framework for trustworthiness and certification of AI in aviation.

Experimental air traffic management, digital tower, drone and automation research.

International coordination for safe, harmonised advanced air mobility operations.

Consensus operational and performance standards underpinning avionics certification and interoperability.

European aviation system standards developed jointly with regulators and industry.

Technical standards for aerospace systems, materials, propulsion, safety and manufacturing.

Official Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme rules, eligible fuels and implementation material.

Certified engine emissions measurements maintained for ICAO by EASA.

US aviation climate, noise, emissions, fuels and environmental research programmes.

Government-industry development of quieter, cleaner and more fuel-efficient aircraft technologies.

Flight demonstrations of efficient airframes, electrification, engines and operations.

Evidence-based European aviation noise, emissions and sustainability trends.

EU sustainable aviation fuel policy, obligations and implementation information.

Industry resources on SAF production, policy, accounting and airline adoption.

US roadmap and research programme for scaling low-carbon aviation fuels.

FAA research on controller, pilot and maintenance human performance and system design.

Aeromedical research, education, certification support and technical publications.

European human-factors principles, training and safety-promotion material.

Global aviation cybersecurity strategy, action plan and implementation resources.

European aviation information-security regulation, standards and cooperation resources.

Standards and guidance for aviation information-security risk management and assurance.

US critical-infrastructure security guidance applicable to aviation operators and systems.

Gateway to FAA statistics, forecasts, safety data, aircraft data and research products.

Live US National Airspace System airport, delay and operational status information.

Authoritative US airport, runway, obstruction and survey information.

System Wide Information Management services and standards for US air traffic data exchange.

Concise analytical views of European traffic, delays, sustainability and network performance.

Interactive European aviation traffic, punctuality and network-performance dashboards.

Open aircraft surveillance datasets and access methods for non-commercial research.

Downloadable public-domain CSV files for airports, runways, frequencies and navaids.

Public NASA aviation datasets spanning operations, weather, safety and aeronautics research.

Machine-readable METAR, TAF, PIREP, SIGMET and station data from NOAA.

Free PDFs: PHAK, Airplane Flying Handbook, Instrument Procedures.

Step-by-step path to a private pilot certificate.

Video ground school and written test prep.

Excellent short lessons on aerodynamics, weather and IFR.

Scenario-based proficiency training for real-world decisions.

Rigorous Q&A on everything from lift theory to ATC phraseology.

Streaming air traffic control audio from airports worldwide.

The largest online flight simulation network with live human controllers.

Alternative online ATC network with training academies.

Photoreal global simulation, the enthusiast's default sandbox.

Blade-element flight model favoured for study-level realism.

Paid, professionally staffed ATC for serious procedural practice.

Airline-grade OFP dispatch releases for simulator flights.

Deep defence, space and commercial aerospace reporting.

Airline, OEM and fleet news with strong data journalism.

High-volume enthusiast news and route announcements.

Insider aerospace analysis from Jon Ostrower.

Rigorous commercial aircraft economics and engineering pieces.

General aviation news, video reviews and opinion.

Airline captain breaking down accidents and procedures.

Fast, technical incident analysis from a working airline pilot.