Flights over Suzhou, live on the scope.
The radar below is centred on Suzhou, China, 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 SUZHOU?
Wondering what plane is that, overhead right now? Every aircraft over Suzhou 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 Suzhou Guangfu Airport, 10 NM out — near enough that Suzhou watches climbing departures and descending arrivals rather than distant contrails. With around 7 million people underneath it, this is some of the harder-working airspace on the planet.
Most traffic over Suzhou is working the nearby airports: Suzhou Guangfu Airport (ZSSZ), 10 NM away; Chenghu General Airport (CN-0316), 11 NM away; Sunan Shuofang International Airport (ZSWX), 14 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.