AirNav Systems
AirNav Systems is a Tampa-based global flight tracking and data services company founded in 2001. The company operates a flight tracking website and mobile app called Radarbox which offers worldwide tracking of commercial and general aviation flights. AirNav Systems also owns and operates a ground-based ADS-B tracking network that is supported by over 20,000 active volunteer ADS-B data feeders from over 180 countries. The company's real-time tracking and data services are also used by 25,000 aviation related businesses, government agencies, airlines, media channels and airports in over 60 countries. The company’s  R&D Center and European office is located in Lisbon, Portugal. History. In 1996, while studying computer science at university, CEO, Andre Brandao developed a flight tracking application called AirNav Suite. In 2001 he established AirNav Systems. In early 2020, AirNav Systems announced a partnership with venture capital firm BrightCap Ventures. The same year, the company was chosen by ARGUS International, Inc to provide global flight and ground aircraft tracking services. In October 2020, Satellite-based ADS-B data was made available to all Radarbox users for free. AirNav Systems currently partners with multiple satellite providers including Spire Aviation to provide  satellite-based tracking on its platform. Tracking sources. AirNav Systems is the parent company of Radarbox which displays flight data in real-time from all over the world. Radarbox aggregates data from 10 different sources: Products & services. Website & app. The Radarbox website is a platform that provides flight tracking information of general aviation and commercial flights. The website also displays airport activity, weather information, airport and flight statistics, aviation news and photos. Users can use the site for free or can subscribe to one of three subscription plans on the website to access premium features. The Radarbox app is available  for both Android on the Google Play Store & iOS on the App Store. Fleet Tracker & Airport View. The Radarbox Fleet Tracker is tracking solution designed for fleet managers & owners to monitor and better manage their fleet of aircraft. In addition to viewing all active flights and statuses, fleet managers can view flight history for up to 365 days. Advanced aircraft statistics of a fleet such as total flight hours, average flight duration etc. can also be accessed. The Airport View tool displays the live inbound (arrivals) and outbound flight traffic (departures) of a single airport within a single window. It  is an excellent secondary tracking resource for Air Traffic Controllers and plane spotters. Airport View also displays the prevailing weather conditions at an airport. Weather conditions such as wind speed & direction, visibility, pressure, and cloud base can be viewed. Heatmaps & Movement Statistics. Movement Statistics display the total aircraft traffic (arrivals & departures) at a particular airport for each day for up to 31 days. Airport Heat Maps display the frequency of flights to different airports or cities from a particular originating airport. The Radarbox real-time statistics page contains a large volume of flight data from flights tracked daily. The stats  shown on this page currently display data for the past 6 months. This data can be filtered by Commercial Airlines, Business Jets, Commercial Airports, Business Operators, and by Route and can be downloaded in CSV format for free, non-commercial use. Flight Data API's. On-Demand API (ODAPI). The On Demand API is Radarbox’s credit-per-query API solution that allows client applications access to both real-time and historical flight data on an as-needed basis. This data is aggregated and delivered by AirNav’s ground and satellite-based ADS-B network. Real-time data is sent  via a secure TCP web socket connection, while historic flight tracking data is made available via a download link. Firehose API. Firehose API is Radarbox’s enterprise level, data stream API solution that includes over 70 data fields such as Flight Number, Call sign, Speed, Altitude, Registration, Scheduled and Actual Departure / Arrival Times, among other data fields. This data is available in JSON, XML and CSV formats.