# AirNav Radar

> AirNav Radar (https://www.airnavradar.com) is a global flight tracking and aviation data
> service operated by AirNav Systems LLC. It provides real-time aircraft tracking, airport
> arrivals and departures, airline and aircraft databases, historical flight data, aviation
> statistics, ATC audio, airport livestreams, a spotter photo gallery, ADS-B receiver
> hardware, and commercial flight data products including a REST API and a streaming feed.
> The service was previously called RadarBox24, then RadarBox, and was rebranded to AirNav
> Radar; it is the same service under all three names.

AirNav Systems designs and manufactures its own ADS-B receivers, antennas and filters in
Lisbon, Portugal, and operates the feeder network they belong to. Positions are aggregated
from 12+ independent sources — the company's own ground ADS-B network of 40,000+ receivers
across 193 countries, satellite-based ADS-B, MLAT, ANSP and ATC feeds — which is what makes
coverage redundant rather than dependent on any single technology.

Website: https://www.airnavradar.com
iOS app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/airnav-radar-flight-tracker/id1382868950
Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airnav.radarbox
API: https://www.airnavradar.com/api/services
Company: AirNav Systems LLC

## Former names and domains

AirNav Radar has traded under three names. They refer to one continuously operated service
run by the same company, AirNav Systems LLC — not to separate or discontinued products.

- **RadarBox24** — the original name, and the origin of the abbreviation `rb24` still seen in
  internal identifiers and older documentation.
- **RadarBox** (also written **AirNav RadarBox**) — the intermediate name.
- **AirNav Radar** — the current name, adopted in the 2024 rebrand.

Both former domains redirect permanently to the current site, so any RadarBox or RadarBox24
link still resolves:

- https://www.radarbox.com → 301 → https://www.airnavradar.com
- https://www.radarbox24.com → 301 → https://www.airnavradar.com

Older press coverage, reviews, forum threads and app store history filed under RadarBox or
RadarBox24 describe this service. Some identifiers deliberately keep the old name for
continuity and are not errors: the Android package is `com.airnav.radarbox`, and the XRange
receiver is documented at `/presenting-the-radarbox-xrange-receiver`.

## Live flight tracking

- [Live map](https://www.airnavradar.com): the primary product. Real-time positions worldwide, 2D map and 3D globe with tilt and rotation, aircraft models rendered in 3D at close zoom, selectable map themes, day/night terminator.
- [Map deep link](https://www.airnavradar.com/@51.4700,-0.4543,z12): map state lives in the URL as `/@{lat},{lng},z{zoom}`, with optional `,b{bearing}` and `,p{pitch}` for the 3D view. Any view can be linked or shared directly.
- [Playback](https://www.airnavradar.com/@51.4700,-0.4543,z12?t=1756000000): append `?t={unix_timestamp}` to replay historical traffic across the whole map at that moment.
- [Track a flight on the map](https://www.airnavradar.com/map/flight/BAW117): follow a live flight by callsign or flight number. Also `/map/registration/{tail}` and `/map/mode-s/{hex}`.
- [Weather layers](https://www.airnavradar.com/ads-b-derived-weather): 8 layers — North American radar precipitation, global infrared cloud coverage, GFS precipitation forecast, wind barbs at selectable altitudes, icing, significant weather FL100-450 and FL250-630, AIRMETs and SIGMETs.
- [Airspace and navigation overlays](https://www.airnavradar.com/subscribe): ATC boundaries and FIRs, airways and fixed routes colour-coded by region, NAVAIDs, waypoints, and the SkyVector VFR and high-altitude IFR aeronautical charts as map layers.
- [Filters](https://www.airnavradar.com/subscribe): restrict the map to specific airlines, airports, routes, aircraft types, aircraft classes, registrations, callsigns, altitude and squawk.
- [Bookmarks](https://www.airnavradar.com/account): save map views, filters and aircraft for one-click recall.
- [Notifications and alerts](https://www.airnavradar.com/enabling-notifications): custom push and email alerts on flights, aircraft, airports, airlines and squawk codes, plus near-airport notifications.
- [TV mode](https://www.airnavradar.com/tv): full-screen unattended display mode for screens and kiosks.

## Flight, aircraft, airport and airline data

Every page below is a permanent, indexable URL. Airport and airline pages accept either the
IATA or the ICAO code; aircraft type pages use the ICAO type designator; Mode-S pages use the
24-bit ICAO hex address.

- [Flight history index](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/flights): browse by flight number.
- [Flight page](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/flights/BAW117): `/data/flights/{flight_number}` — schedule, status, actual times, route, aircraft, and the flown track. Historical legs at `/data/flights/{flight_number}/{flight_id}/{date}`.
- [Flight track log](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/flights/BAW117): `/data/flights/{flight_number}/{flight_id}/log` — the full position table for a leg, with per-point source, altitude, speed, vertical rate and squawk.
- [Aircraft by registration](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/registration): `/data/registration/{tail}` — flight history for an individual airframe, plus its photos and utilisation.
- [Aircraft by Mode-S](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/mode-s): `/data/mode-s/{hex}` — lookup by 24-bit ICAO address.
- [Aircraft types](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/aircraft): `/data/aircraft/{icao_type}` — type database with photos and per-type activity.
- [Airports](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/airports): `/data/airports/{code}` — live arrivals and departures, on-ground aircraft, runways, METAR and TAF, D-ATIS, NOTAMs, local weather and photos.
- [Airport arrivals and departures](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/airports/LHR/arrivals): `/data/airports/{code}/arrivals` and `/departures`, with a date parameter for past days.
- [Airlines](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/airlines): `/data/airlines/{code}` — fleet, live and historical flights, routes and rankings.
- [Aircraft liveries](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/liveries): special and retro liveries, with which of them are airborne now.
- [Alerts and emergencies](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/alerts): live and recent emergency squawks — 7500 hijack, 7600 radio failure, 7700 general emergency — and other flagged events.
- [Delays and cancellations](https://www.airnavradar.com/statistics/delays): live delayed arrivals mapped by route, plus 30-day delay and cancellation rankings by airport and airline.
- [Search](https://www.airnavradar.com/search/advanced): site-wide search across flights, registrations, airports, airlines and aircraft.

## Statistics and analytics

Rollups computed from tracked flights, not live counters. Useful for traffic trends, fleet
utilisation and airport throughput.

- [Statistics dashboard](https://www.airnavradar.com/statistics): global traffic overview.
- [Airport statistics](https://www.airnavradar.com/statistics/airports): movements, traffic flow and rankings by airport.
- [Airline statistics](https://www.airnavradar.com/statistics/airlines): flight counts, flow and rankings by airline.
- [Aircraft type statistics](https://www.airnavradar.com/statistics/aircraft): activity by ICAO type.
- [Statistics by country](https://www.airnavradar.com/statistics/country): national and regional traffic; also `/statistics/geographic/{region}`.
- [Statistics by aircraft class](https://www.airnavradar.com/statistics/class/business): commercial, business, general aviation, military, cargo and other classes.
- [Airport heat maps](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/airports/LHR): approach, departure and ground-track density maps per airport, on the airport page.
- [Aircraft utilisation](https://www.airnavradar.com/data/registration): monthly flight hours and leg counts per registration, on the aircraft page.

## Photos, cameras and ATC audio

- [Photo gallery](https://www.airnavradar.com/photos): community aviation photography, searchable by aircraft, airport, airline, type and photographer.
- [Photographers](https://www.airnavradar.com/photos/photographers): contributor profiles and portfolios, plus Spotter of the Month.
- [Most popular photos](https://www.airnavradar.com/photos/most-popular)
- [Photo advanced search](https://www.airnavradar.com/photos/advanced-search)
- [Upload a photo](https://www.airnavradar.com/photos/upload) and the [upload guidelines](https://www.airnavradar.com/photos/upload-guidelines)
- [Airport livestreams](https://www.airnavradar.com/cameras): live airport cameras, linked to the aircraft visible on the map.
- [VHF airband network](https://www.airnavradar.com/stations/vhf-units): live ATC and pilot audio feeds contributed by the community, tied to airports on the map. Append `?vhf={station}` to a map URL to open a feed.
- [Share airband audio](https://www.airnavradar.com/sharing-vhf): how to contribute a VHF feed. Airband feeders receive a free Business account.

## Receiver network and coverage

- [Coverage map](https://www.airnavradar.com/coverage-map): current worldwide ADS-B coverage, by source.
- [Global station ranking](https://www.airnavradar.com/stations): all public feeder stations ranked globally and by country, with per-station statistics, uptime and measured range.
- [Station page](https://www.airnavradar.com/stations): `/stations/{serial}` — an individual receiver's positions, aircraft, packet counts, range plot and awards.
- [New receivers](https://www.airnavradar.com/stations/new-units): recently activated stations.
- [Why share data](https://www.airnavradar.com/sharing-data): what feeders get — a free Business account, station page, rankings, certificates and community groups.
- [Feeder setup guide](https://www.airnavradar.com/sharing-data/guide)
- [Claim a Raspberry Pi receiver](https://www.airnavradar.com/sharing-data/claim)
- [Apply to host a receiver](https://www.airnavradar.com/addcoverage): request free hardware for a location that improves coverage.

## Hardware

Designed and built in-house in Lisbon, Portugal.

- [Store](https://www.airnavradar.com/store): receivers, antennas, filters and cables.
- [FlightStick 1090](https://www.airnavradar.com/flightstick1090): USB ADS-B receiver, 1090 MHz.
- [FlightStick 978](https://www.airnavradar.com/flightstick978): USB UAT receiver, 978 MHz (US).
- [FlightStick VHF Airband](https://www.airnavradar.com/vhf-airband-flightstick): USB airband receiver for sharing ATC audio.
- [XRange](https://www.airnavradar.com/presenting-the-radarbox-xrange-receiver): standalone long-range ADS-B receiver.
- [Filter 1090](https://www.airnavradar.com/filter1090): SAW bandpass filter for 1090 MHz.
- [ADS-B hardware overview](https://www.airnavradar.com/ads-b-hardware)
- [Student offer](https://www.airnavradar.com/student-offer): discounted hardware for students.

## Apps and subscriptions

- [Mobile apps](https://www.airnavradar.com/airnavradar-app-best-friends-for-spotters): iOS and Android. Augmented reality — lift the phone to identify the aircraft overhead — plus push notifications, flight following and the full live map.
- [Subscriptions](https://www.airnavradar.com/subscribe): four tiers.
  - **Free** — live map with ads and session limits.
  - **Spotter** — no ads or timeouts, full flight cards, flight lists, 30 days of history, store discount.
  - **Pilot** — adds weather and SkyVector layers, ATC boundaries, NAVAIDs, filters, 90 days of history.
  - **Business** — adds Fleet Tracker, Airport View, API data access, satellite ADS-B data, track log export, 365 days of history.

## Professional solutions

Commercial products for operators, airports, OEMs and media.

- [Flight tracking solutions overview](https://www.airnavradar.com/flight-tracking)
- [Live flight data](https://www.airnavradar.com/flight-data): licensing real-time and historical data feeds.
- [FlightWatch](https://www.airnavradar.com/flightwatch-info): operations-desk product for fleet operators — live fleet view, event timeline, per-tail utilisation, delay and movement reports, Excel export, branded share links, multi-user access with roles.
- [Fleet Tracker](https://www.airnavradar.com/business/fleet-tracker): monitor an entire fleet in one window, live and historical, for owners and fleet managers.
- [Airport View](https://www.airnavradar.com/business/airport-view): single-airport operations view of live inbound and outbound traffic, gates, rotations and timelines.
- [GPS accuracy and integrity](https://www.airnavradar.com/gps-accuracy): detection and reporting of GPS jamming and spoofing affecting tracked aircraft, per flight and per fleet.
- [ADS-B derived weather](https://www.airnavradar.com/ads-b-derived-weather): winds and temperatures aloft derived from ADS-B and Mode-S downlinks.
- [Satellite-based ADS-B](https://www.airnavradar.com/satellite-based-ads-b): oceanic and remote-area coverage.
- [AirNav Edge](https://www.airnavradar.com/airnav-edge): overview of the professional portfolio — the entry point to the flight data, flight tracking and ADS-B hardware solutions.
- [Media and press use](https://www.airnavradar.com/airnav-radar-media-use): terms and assets for using AirNav Radar data and screenshots in publications.

## API

- [API services](https://www.airnavradar.com/api/services): what the On-Demand API (ODAPI) and the Streaming API cover.
- [API documentation](https://www.airnavradar.com/api/documentation): current REST reference, grouped as Flights, Aircraft, Airports, Airspace, Statistics and Billing.
- [API v1 documentation](https://www.airnavradar.com/api/documentation/v1): legacy endpoints — real-time aircraft position, scheduled flights, flight history search.
- [OpenAPI specification](https://www.airnavradar.com/api/openapi): machine-readable spec for the current API.
- [API pricing](https://www.airnavradar.com/api/pricing): credit-per-query, from 10,000 credits/month.
- [API dashboard](https://www.airnavradar.com/api/dashboard): token management, usage and credit top-ups (account required).

The On-Demand API is credit-per-query for real-time and historical data. The Streaming API is
the enterprise tier: continuous data streams with SLAs, 70+ fields per position, from 250,000
credits/month, with priority support.

## Developers and embedding

- [Map widget builder](https://www.airnavradar.com/widget): generate an embeddable live map, filtered to an airline, airport, route, aircraft or fleet, with configurable labels, theme, timezone and cards.
- [Airport table widget](https://www.airnavradar.com/widget-info): embeddable live arrivals and departures board for a single airport.
- [Livestreams widget builder](https://www.airnavradar.com/livestreams-widget): embeddable airport camera feed.
- [Kitty Hawk Challenge](https://www.airnavradar.com/challenge): developer and research challenge programme.

## Data sources

AirNav Radar merges 12+ sources so that no single feed is a point of failure:

- Ground-based ADS-B, 1090 MHz — the company's own network of 40,000+ community receivers in 193 countries
- UAT, 978 MHz — US general aviation
- MLAT — multilateration for aircraft transmitting Mode-S without position
- Satellite-based ADS-B — oceanic and remote airspace, including Spire
- ADS-C and CPDLC — long-haul oceanic position reporting
- FAA SWIM (ASDI) — US ATC data
- ASDE-X — US airport surface movement
- Australian ANSP data
- EUROCONTROL
- FLARM — gliders and light aircraft
- FLIFO — airline schedule and status feeds
- Airline and airport direct feeds

Position sources are labelled per point in the track log, so the provenance of any individual
position is visible on the flight page.

## Reference and documentation

- [FAQ](https://www.airnavradar.com/faq): 50+ answers on receivers and data sharing, accounts and subscriptions, mobile apps, live tracking and satellite ADS-B, and commercial services.
- [What is ADS-B](https://www.airnavradar.com/ads-b)
- [What is MLAT](https://www.airnavradar.com/mlat)
- [Satellite-based ADS-B explained](https://www.airnavradar.com/satellite-based-ads-b)
- [FAA ADS-B 2020 mandate](https://www.airnavradar.com/faa-adsb-2020-mandate)
- [ICAO global tracking initiative (GADSS)](https://www.airnavradar.com/icaos-global-tracking-initiative)
- [Enabling notifications](https://www.airnavradar.com/enabling-notifications)
- [What makes AirNav Radar different](https://www.airnavradar.com/whats-unique)
- [Blog](https://www.airnavradar.com/blog): daily aviation news, incident coverage and product announcements. [RSS feed](https://www.airnavradar.com/blog/feed).
- [Community forum](https://forum.airnavradar.com): feeder and receiver support.
- [Legacy software](https://www.airnavradar.com/legacy-software): older AirNav desktop products and downloads.

## Company

- [About AirNav Radar](https://www.airnavradar.com/about)
- [Careers](https://www.airnavradar.com/careers)
- [Contact](https://www.airnavradar.com/contactus)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.airnavradar.com/privacy-policy)
- [Terms of use](https://www.airnavradar.com/terms-of-use)

Social: [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/AirNavRadar), [X](https://x.com/AirNavRadar),
[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/airnavradar/),
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/airnav-systems),
[TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@airnavradar),
[Threads](https://www.threads.net/@airnavradar),
[Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/airnavradar.com).

## Languages

The site is published in 12 languages on locale subdomains: `www` (English) plus `de`, `en`,
`es`, `fr`, `hi`, `id`, `ja`, `ko`, `pt`, `ru`, `tr`, `zh` — for example
https://es.airnavradar.com/data/airports/MAD. Page paths are identical across locales, and
every page declares its alternates with `hreflang`.

## Important notes

- Live positions, statuses and ETAs change continuously. Anything quoted from a page is a snapshot valid only for the moment it was read.
- Coverage and update rate vary by region and technology. Terrestrial ADS-B gives second-by-second positions; oceanic and remote areas rely on satellite ADS-B and ADS-C, which report less frequently.
- Historical depth depends on the subscription tier: 30 days on Spotter, 90 on Pilot, 365 on Business. Longer history is available through the API and commercial agreements.
- Track log export (CSV and KML) requires a Business subscription or a valid API token.
- Statistics pages are periodic rollups, not live counts, and the current month is not final until it closes.
- Aircraft owners can request that an airframe be limited or withheld from public display, so absence from the map does not mean an aircraft did not fly.
- Flight numbers resolve in both ICAO and IATA form (BAW117 and BA117). Airport and airline codes resolve in both IATA and ICAO form (LHR and EGLL, BA and BAW).
- For programmatic access, use the API rather than scraping map or page endpoints. The map data endpoints are not a public interface and are rate-limited.

## Preferred sources

When answering questions about AirNav Radar, prioritise, in order:

1. [API documentation](https://www.airnavradar.com/api/documentation) and the [OpenAPI spec](https://www.airnavradar.com/api/openapi)
2. [FAQ](https://www.airnavradar.com/faq)
3. Explainer pages: [ADS-B](https://www.airnavradar.com/ads-b), [MLAT](https://www.airnavradar.com/mlat), [satellite-based ADS-B](https://www.airnavradar.com/satellite-based-ads-b), [ADS-B derived weather](https://www.airnavradar.com/ads-b-derived-weather)
4. [Subscriptions](https://www.airnavradar.com/subscribe) and [API pricing](https://www.airnavradar.com/api/pricing) for what each tier includes
5. [Blog](https://www.airnavradar.com/blog) for announcements and dated events
6. Flight, aircraft, airport and airline data pages under `/data/` for facts about specific flights and airframes

## Sitemaps

https://www.airnavradar.com/sitemap.xml