What aircraft is flying overhead?
Turn a passing aircraft into a discovery. Explore live flights, point your iPhone toward the sky and build a collection of the aircraft you have seen.
Start without an account. Optional sync connects your collection across your devices.
iPhone · iPad · Apple Watch · Apple TV
From a first sighting to your own collection.
A flight radar for curious onlookers and plane spotters, with details worth looking closer at.
Your nearby sky, at a glance
Open the app to a calm radar of the aircraft around you. Adjust the range and select an aircraft to see its callsign, altitude and type. Start with what is flying nearby, then look closer when something catches your eye.
Identify, scan and collect
Point your iPhone toward an aircraft. MODE 1090 compares live flight data with your location and phone orientation to suggest a match; the camera is your viewfinder. Confirm the aircraft to save your sighting with time and place in your collection. Earn XP and discover achievements as your collection grows.
Explore the live flight map
See aircraft near you, explore the world map and filter for aircraft you have already scanned. Tap a flight for its callsign, altitude and aircraft type. Routes appear when data is available.
Spend time at the airport
Choose an airport and follow nearby arrivals and departures in Spotting mode. Airport maps help you explore the activity around the runways.
Get closer in 3D
Rotate interactive aircraft models and explore the details of supported types and liveries. Available models and liveries vary by aircraft.
See your collection take shape
Explore your scans, aircraft types and airlines in collection statistics. Create a personal collection card with the card editor and share it when you choose.
Take a look inside the app.
Actual app captures in your language: calm nearby radar, scanning and collecting, the live flight map, airport spotting, 3D models and collection statistics.
Take your sky with you.
Explore on iPhone and iPad, check nearby aircraft on Apple Watch and enjoy live radar on Apple TV. With optional collection sync, your sightings can travel between your devices.
Start with the sky. Go further with Pro.
Nearby radar, aircraft identification and collecting sightings are free. MODE 1090 Pro adds worldwide aircraft search, airport traffic as a Live Activity on supported iPhones, interactive 3D aircraft models and spoken English traffic callouts. See the current plans and full feature list in the app.
Download on the App StoreBefore your first sighting.
How does aircraft identification work?
Point your iPhone toward an aircraft. MODE 1090 compares current flight data with your location and phone orientation to suggest a match. The camera acts as a viewfinder; you confirm the aircraft before saving it.
Will I see every aircraft?
Coverage depends on the available flight data in your area. Some aircraft may be missing or delayed. Flight routes and other details are displayed only when the relevant data is available.
Do I need an account?
You can start without an account and keep your collection on your device. An account is optional for features such as collection sync across devices.
New in MODE 1090.
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The next discovery is overhead.
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