Flightradar24 is excited to expand its global flight tracking capabilities with the addition of Aireon space-based ADS-B data to the Flightradar24 platform, a major milestone in our commitment to truly global flight tracking coverage.
The integration of Aireon data marks an important step toward ensuring visibility in areas not already covered by Flightradar24’s world-leading terrestrial receiver network.
Covering the globe
Flightradar24’s terrestrial ADS-B network includes more than 55,000 receivers across all seven continents. This community-powered network enables us to track hundreds of thousands of flights every day and provides industry-leading real-time flight visibility.
However, even the most extensive ground-based network has natural limitations — particularly over oceans, polar regions, and other remote areas.
Oceanic coverage and flight tracking over earth’s most remote areas is now fully possible thanks to the inclusion of Aireon’s space-based ADS-B data. The natural combination of Flightradar24’s world-leading terrestrial network with Aireon’s expansive satellite constellation ensures Flightradar24 users get the best, most accurate view of global air traffic at all times.
How Aireon Data Appears on Flightradar24
When an aircraft is operating outside of Flightradar24’s terrestrial coverage or other satellite sources, position updates sourced from Aireon will be shown. Aireon positions will be displayed in 15-minute increments when the aircraft is outside terrestrial coverage areas.
When an aircraft’s position is displayed with Aireon data, the aircraft icon will be highlighted in blue (as seen in the image above). When clicking on a flight tracked via Aireon, you’ll see a banner below the aircraft photo noting Aireon as the source of the data.
Flightradar24 data integrated with Aireon
Flightradar24 data is also now available to Aireon customers via Aireon’s portfolio of commercial ADS-B data solutions, enabling global flight tracking, GNSS interference monitoring and mitigation, turbulence detection, flight event analytics, and enhanced search and rescue capabilities. Get in touch to learn more about taking advantage of combined Aireon and Flightradar24 data.
