Planes.fyi – 3D aircraft and airport visualizations
Hey HN! A long time ago I built a map of trains at trains.fyi, and then realized nobody had bought planes.fyi - so this is my new map project. It's a bunch of things, but mostly, a 3D map of aircraft around given airports, as well as the weather, ATIS, and other data sources visualized in 3D and unique ways. Like most of the stuff I build, it's got no real use, but I think it's neat. If you like planes, check out the CYYZ/KJFK map, weather, and runway tabs - I put the most work into that. Also any feature requests, questions, comments, etc are always appreciated!
Planes.fyi – 3D aircraft and airport visualizations launched on December 17, 2025 with 8 votes, #1,039 of 11,628 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Track flights in real-time on an interactive 3D map. View live aircraft positions, airport runways with active status, weather data (METAR/TAF), overhead planes, and aircraft specs. Free for aviation enthusiasts.
Real-time flight tracking on an interactive 3D globe. Explore airport runways, live weather, overhead aircraft, and detailed specs for thousands of planes — completely free. Watch aircraft move in real-time across a detailed three-dimensional globe. Zoom from continent-level views down to individual runways. Explore 3D airport maps with live runway status, active approaches, wind conditions, METAR, and TAF data for airports worldwide. See every aircraft flying above your location right now. Connect a projector to display live overhead traffic on your ceiling. Browse aircraft types from the A380 to regional turboprops. Specs, dimensions, range, operating airlines, and live tracking links.…from planes.fyi
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Hey HN! Pilots everywhere are required to keep a logbook of all their flying hours, aircraft, airports, and so on. Since I track everything digitally (some people still just use paper logbooks!), I put together some data visualizations and a few 3D globes to show my flying history. This globe is probably my favourite so far: https://jameshard.ing/pilot/globes/all If you’ve got ideas for other graphs or ways to show this kind of data, I’d love to hear them!
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