Nearby Aircraft
Live planes moving nearby
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
Explore airline-logo maps, save flights by departure date, and follow observed tracks with clearer route confidence and one-tap map access.
Discover the aircraft around you with Nearby Aircraft, a native iPhone app for exploring community ADS-B observations.
EXPLORE THE MAP
See aircraft near your location or browse another area. Recognized airlines appear as logos or airline-code badges. Tap a marker for altitude, speed, heading, aircraft identity, observation freshness and source information. Filters help narrow the map by altitude, airborne status and aircraft category.
UNDERSTAND THE ROUTE
When supported by the available data, the map card shows departure and destination airports, departure time, and planned or actual arrival time. Solid tracks show positions observed while the aircraft is selected in the current session. Dashed guides and estimated motion are kept separate. Routes that conflict with the aircraft's observed position or direction are marked Route unconfirmed instead of drawing misleading connections.
FIND AND FOLLOW FLIGHTS
Search IATA flight numbers, operational callsigns and worldwide airports by name, city or airport code. Choose a departure date, save a flight and give it a personal name. Jump from flight details or alerts to its aircraft on the map. Keep followed-flight names in the Home Screen widget and supported flight updates in Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
STAY INFORMED
Enable notifications for observed departure, sustained cruise altitude, descent and arrival. Official Memmingen Airport board information adds scheduled times, status and delays for supported flights. Background checks and Live Activity updates depend on iOS scheduling and available data; alerts may be delayed.
LOOK UP WITH SKY VIEW
Use the rear-camera preview with on-device location, heading and motion to see nearby aircraft labels over the sky. Camera frames are not recorded or uploaded.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account, ads, analytics or paid subscriptions. Location, notification and camera permissions are optional.
IMPORTANT LIMITATIONS
Coverage, flight assignments, routes and timings can be incomplete, delayed or incorrect. A published route or selected date does not prove that a flight operates that day. Route checks detect contradictions but do not verify a flight plan, and unusual diversions may remain unconfirmed.
Nearby Aircraft is for casual awareness only. Never use it for navigation, dispatch, emergencies, collision avoidance or operational aviation decisions.
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A clearer, more reliable view of your flights:
• Recognized airlines now appear as logos on the map, with expanded coverage including Iberia.
• The selected-aircraft card includes departure and destination airports and available departure and arrival times.
• Choose a departure date and save separately named favorites for different days.
• Jump straight from flight details or alerts to the aircraft on the map.
• Improved flight-number and operational-callsign search.
• Observed session tracks are clearly separated from dashed destination guides and estimated motion.
• Contradictory route data now shows Route unconfirmed instead of incorrect airports, lines or route-based alerts.
• Cruise and descent alerts require sustained observations, and estimated arrivals are no longer labeled as actual arrivals.
Flight coverage remains dependent on available sources. Background alerts may be delayed by iOS scheduling.
The developer, Mirco Schoepf, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Mirco Schoepf
- Size
- 4.9 MB
- Category
- Travel
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Mirco Schoepf
