Speedrail · Station profile

Signals over Niagara

A self-contained view of aircraft position reports received directly over 1090 MHz.

An RTL-SDR at the centre of the reception ring supplies raw radio samples through rtl_tcp. Speedrail detects and decodes Mode S ADS-B messages locally, keeps active aircraft briefly in Redis, and fades them after their reports stop.

The interface does not use a commercial flight-tracking feed. Aircraft position, altitude, ground speed, track, identity, and trails appear only when this receiver hears enough valid messages to construct them.

Receiver
43.136389° N, 79.104722° W
Display radius
100 km
Radio channel
1090 MHz · Mode S ADS-B

Move through the map

TouchDrag with one finger to move. Swipe with two fingers to move while pinching their spacing to zoom. Double-tap to step closer.

Mouse, trackpad, or penDrag to move, scroll or pinch to zoom, Shift-drag a zoom box, and click or tap an aircraft to expand its telemetry.

Keyboard or switchTab to controls and aircraft. Arrow keys move the focused map; plus and minus zoom. Enter or Space activates a focused item.