Flights over Algiers, live on the scope.
The radar below is centred on Algiers, Algeria, and updates every few seconds. Tap any blip to see what it is — type, airline, registration and route.
SCOPE KEY — WHAT THE SHAPES MEAN
- ● AN ORDINARY PIGEON, MINDING ITS BUSINESS.
- ◆ MILITARY — WHEN MIL HIGHLIGHT IS ON.
- ✚ PUBLIC SERVICE — AIR AMBULANCE, POLICE, COASTGUARD, SAR.
- ◎ IN DISTRESS — TAP IT AND THE PANEL EXPLAINS THE CODE.
- ○ SIGNAL LOST MOMENTS AGO — COASTING AT LAST KNOWN POSITION.
See what's flying over you, right now
WHAT PLANE IS FLYING OVER ALGIERS?
Wondering what plane is that, overhead right now? Every aircraft over Algiers broadcasting ADS-B appears on the scope above at its true position — airliners, freighters, helicopters, trainers, and the occasional mystery pigeon with no flight plan on file.
Algiers sits practically under the circuit at Houari Boumediene Airport — expect aircraft low, close and slowing down, with the interesting part of the flight happening right overhead. A city of 2.4 million keeps its sky busy from first departures to the late freight.
Most traffic over Algiers is working the nearby airports: Houari Boumediene Airport (DAAG), 7 NM away; Boufarik Air Base (DAAK), 15 NM away; Blida Airport (DAAB), 19 NM away. Arrivals and departures from these fields cross the area daily, along with overflights riding the airways above.
The scope names what deserves naming: military movements, air ambulances, coastguard and rescue aircraft, warbirds, AWACS and tankers, and the occasional whale-shaped oddball all wear their own badges. Search any town or postcode on the main scope to centre the radar on your own location, or pop it out full-screen for a second monitor.