Flight Radar UK — track flights live above the United Kingdom
The flight radar above shows every aircraft flying over the United Kingdom and Ireland right now. Click any plane to see its flight number, route, aircraft type, altitude and speed. Zoom in on your local airport or zoom out to watch traffic across the whole country. It is free and works on any phone, tablet or computer — no download or account needed.
How to use the flight radar
Every aircraft icon on the map is a real flight, updated in real time using ADS-B transponder data. To follow a specific flight, click its icon and the radar will keep tracking it. To search by flight number, use the magnifier on the radar and type the number, for example BA117 or FR556. To watch a specific airport, open its page below — each one has a radar centred on that airport plus live arrival and departure boards.
Live arrivals and departures for UK airports
Check live arrival and departure times for the major airports of the UK and Ireland:
- Heathrow — arrivals / departures
- Gatwick — arrivals / departures
- Manchester — arrivals / departures
- Stansted — arrivals / departures
- Luton — arrivals / departures
- Birmingham — arrivals / departures
- Glasgow — arrivals / departures
- Liverpool — arrivals / departures
- Newcastle — arrivals / departures
- Bristol — arrivals / departures
- East Midlands — arrivals / departures
- Belfast City — arrivals / departures
- Belfast International — arrivals / departures
- Dublin — arrivals / departures
Track flights by airline
Waiting for someone on a specific flight? Our airline pages help you find and follow flights operated by British Airways, easyJet, Ryanair, TUI, Virgin Atlantic, KLM and Emirates.
What is a flight radar?
A flight radar — also called a flight tracker or plane finder — plots the live position of aircraft on a map. Aircraft continuously broadcast their position, altitude and speed via ADS-B transponders; a network of ground receivers picks up those signals and turns them into the moving map above. The same data supports professional aviation worldwide. Here you can use it free to follow any flight above the UK, whether you are meeting someone at the airport, spotting planes, or just curious about what is flying overhead.
Frequently asked questions
Is this flight radar free? Yes. The radar, the airport arrival and departure boards and the airline trackers on this site are all free to use.
How accurate is the live position? Positions come from the aircraft’s own ADS-B broadcasts and update every few seconds. Coverage over the UK is excellent thanks to a dense receiver network.
Can I track a flight by flight number? Yes — click the search icon on the radar and enter the flight number. The map will centre on that flight and follow it.
Why can’t I see a specific plane? A small number of aircraft, mostly military and some private flights, are filtered from public tracking data.