Live Aircraft Radar
See what's flying overhead — on your desk.
BBBRadar is a small standalone desktop flight tracker — a radar that shows real aircraft near you in real time, on a glowing round display. No phone, no app, no subscription — just plug it in.
What it does
BBBRadar pulls live flight data over your WiFi and plots real aircraft flying near your home — their position, type, route and altitude — on a sweeping radar display. It updates every 30 seconds and shows the nearest aircraft, so at a glance you can see that Airbus, Cessna or glider passing overhead. Airliners show where they've come from and where they're heading; small planes and helicopters often don't file a route, so those show type and altitude only. It's the flight radar you'd normally pull up on your phone, turned into an ambient object that just sits on your desk and does its thing.
Real live aircraft
Genuine flights near you, refreshed every 30 seconds — not a simulation.
Retro radar display
A glowing 240×240 round screen with a sweeping beam, aircraft type, route and altitude.
Plug-and-play setup
Connect it to your WiFi from your phone in a couple of minutes. No app, no account.
Updates itself
New features and fixes arrive automatically over WiFi — it keeps getting better.
Completely standalone
No phone, computer or subscription needed. Just power and WiFi, running on its own.
See where it's going
Airliners show their route, like LHR→JFK, beside the type and registration.
Up and running in minutes
Plug it in
Connect BBBRadar to any USB power (a 5V 2A phone charger is perfect).
Connect your WiFi
On first boot it creates a setup network. Join it from your phone, enter your WiFi and your location.
Watch the skies
Within seconds it's live, plotting the aircraft flying near you. That's it.
In the box
1 × BBBRadar
Your live aircraft radar, ready to set up.
1 × USB A–C cable (1m)
For power — just plug into any USB charger.
Specifications
- Display
- 240 × 240 round colour TFT with radar sweep
- Live data
- Real aircraft near you, refreshed every 30 seconds
- On screen
- Type, registration, route (where filed) and altitude
- Range
- Choose 12, 16 or 20 km during setup
- Coverage
- Europe — excludes the Canaries, Madeira and the Azores; see the FAQ
- Connectivity
- 2.4 GHz WiFi (WPA / WPA2)
- Power
- USB powered — 5V 2A recommended
- Updates
- Automatic, over-the-air via WiFi
- Setup
- From your phone's browser — no app or account
- Dimensions
- 62 × 42 × 62mm (H × W × L)
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What customers say
Independent reviews left on Trustpilot, in the reviewers’ own words.
A wonderful product at a fantastic price. Easy set up and the benefit of no ongoing subscription. Very friendly and genuinely helpful support from Barrie the owner of BBBRadar. The info displayed on the radar is perfect. It’s quite addictive to watch in a positive way.
Excellent product and an excellent seller. I grabbed one of these a month or so back and it’s a superb piece of kit. It’s an easy set up, configurable, updates itself and does its job well.
What a great gadget comes with clear instructions on set up and looks lovely on my office desk. Works a treat and even tracks military aircraft after the latest update.
A lovely little device, makes sitting at your desk wondering what’s overhead much more fun. Ideal for an aviation junkie or just a curious person. Great support from the seller.
These little gizmos are fab! Look at them for hours. … If you are reading this, you are clearly curious! Get one, you’ll not regret it!
Order now
+ £4 UK delivery via Royal Mail Tracked 48. Ships within 3 working days. After payment you'll receive your order number shortly by email — that's what activates your radar.
We ship to the UK only, so your delivery address needs to be in the UK. Aircraft coverage itself now spans Europe, so the radar works right across the continent.
+ £4 UK delivery. We ship to the UK only.
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