Flights over Hitachi-Naka, live on the scope.
The radar below is centred on Hitachi-Naka, Japan, 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 HITACHI-NAKA?
Wondering what plane is that, overhead right now? Every aircraft over Hitachi-Naka 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.
The nearest runway is at Ibaraki Airport, 14 NM out — near enough that Hitachi-Naka watches climbing departures and descending arrivals rather than distant contrails.
Most traffic over Hitachi-Naka is working the nearby airports: Ibaraki Airport (RJAH), 14 NM away; Utsunomiya Air Field (RJTU), 33 NM away; Narita International Airport (RJAA), 38 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.