Airport intelligence for bugsmasher pilots

See what an airport is actually like before you go: which hours are busy, who is in the pattern, what the sky and wind usually do this time of year, the runway to expect, the approaches arrivals fly.

Look up an airport

Everything about one field: quiet hours and busy hours, who is in the pattern, what the sky and wind usually do at this time of year, the runway to expect, the approaches arrivals actually fly, and wildfire smoke.

Compare airports

Two fields side by side: daily arrivals over the last four weeks, how many of them are jets, and how much training-pattern work runs on top at each.

Aircraft history

Look up a tail number and see where it has been flying: recent flights, airports visited, and tracks — the history behind the airplane in the pattern next to you.

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Traffic from the adsb.lol global ADS-B history, weather from METAR archives and an hourly Open-Meteo forecast, all processed on this server. ADS-B coverage depends on volunteer receivers — a quiet airport can mean quiet, or no antenna nearby.