05 iPhone · iOS 26

Overhead

What's that plane? A live map of the sky around you. Tap a plane to see where it's going.

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Freeboot of: the big flight-tracker apps

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A live map of the planes around you
Tap one for the flight, route, aircraft and a photo
The path it has flown since takeoff, and a dashed line on to where it's going

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The map around Inglewood, Los Angeles, with planes heading in and out of LAX — **FIG. 1** Left: the map around LAX. Right: the card for BA762, London Heathrow to Oslo.

British Airways BA762 from London Heathrow to Oslo, an Airbus A321neo at 2,950 feet, with its path since takeoff and a dashed line to Oslo — **FIG. 1** Left: the map around LAX. Right: the card for BA762, London Heathrow to Oslo.

Spec

Runs on: iPhone
Requires: iOS 26 or later
Network: Flight data from adsb.lol, adsbdb and the OpenSky Network
Stores: Nothing
Account: None
Permissions: Location while you use it, only to put the map on you
Build: 2 Swift files, about 310 lines
Status: Preparing

Overhead isn't affiliated with or endorsed by any airline, adsb.lol, adsbdb, the OpenSky Network or Kiwi.com. Airline names and logos belong to their owners.