Plane Spotter's Live

Which runway, and where to stand

Plane Spotter's Live

One page for the active runway, the sun in your lens, and a place to stand. METAR, TAF, and US D-ATIS in, headwind math and a backlight map out.

Active runway

D-ATIS when the tape names it. Otherwise the wind vector against every runway end.

Sun at your back

Scrub the next 24 hours. The glare cone and the clean sector move with the sun.

Where to stand

Landmark pins or a calculated sunny-side final, scored 0–100 for alignment and light.

Live right now

$3/mo runway-shift alerts

Leave a Telegram handle and the airports you care about. A cron check watches METAR and D-ATIS and sends a bot message when the active runway flips.

Open the signup on a live airport

Browse the top 500 airport directory. Any other 4-letter ICAO still resolves from the NOAA airport feed.