Feature
Rebuild any flight, second by second
SkyMeter reconstructs a smooth, physics-based flight path from sparse ADS-B samples: motion, altitude, speed, and heading all synced on one timeline.
LIVE
Raw ADS-B is a scatter of dots: irregular, gappy, and jagged. SkyMeter turns it into a continuous, physics-based flight you can actually watch. The aircraft flies its real track over 3D terrain from pushback to touchdown, the way you'd have seen it out the window.
Every replay puts altitude, ground and air speed, vertical rate, heading, and position on a single scrubable timeline. Jump to any second, slow it down, and orbit, chase, or ride the cockpit. The whole flight is reconstructed, not just plotted.
Why it matters
Smooth, not jagged
Sparse samples, and the gaps between them, are reconstructed into believable motion, so the replay reads like real flight instead of connect-the-dots.
Everything on one clock
Position, altitude, speed, and heading are synchronized on a shared timeline, so scrubbing to a moment shows you every number at once.
Cinematic camera control
Orbit, chase, and cockpit views let you frame any phase of the departure, cruise, or approach exactly how you want to study it.
What you get
- Physics-based path reconstruction from raw ADS-B
- Gap-aware interpolation that bridges coverage holes
- Scrubable timeline with pause, slow-motion, and jump-to-time
- Orbit, chase, and cockpit camera modes
- Synced altitude, speed, vertical rate, and heading
- 3D terrain and real-world scale throughout
How it works
SkyMeter fits a smooth, physically plausible trajectory through the ADS-B samples, fills coverage gaps, and renders it over global terrain on a shared clock.
The detail of how the trajectory and derived states are computed lives on our methodology pages. This page is about what you get to see and do.
How the reconstruction worksWho it's for
Debrief a flight
Re-fly your own or a notable flight and watch exactly how the profile developed.
Explain what happened
Show a smooth, credible reconstruction instead of a raw dotted line when telling the story of a flight.
Study an approach
Chase-cam the final approach and scrub second by second to see how it was flown.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the flight data come from?
A worldwide ADS-B and MLAT feed. SkyMeter reconstructs each flight from that public telemetry. It is not connected to any aircraft's onboard recorder.
What happens during coverage gaps?
SkyMeter reconstructs a smooth, physically plausible path across gaps so the motion stays believable, and is explicit about reconstruction versus measured data in its methodology.
Can I replay flights from months ago?
Yes. Free covers the last 7 days; Pro opens the full 365-day archive, which we're actively expanding toward a four-year backlog.
Is the replay to scale?
Yes. The aircraft, terrain, and track are rendered at real-world scale in 3D.
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Ready to see it on a real flight?
Start free with the last 7 days, or unlock the full archive and exports with Pro.