Helicopter tracker

The live map on this page shows helicopters only. Click one to see its type, altitude and track; switch back to all aircraft at any time.

Helicopters in the air worldwide right now: 90 · Of which air ambulance, rescue and police: 22 As of 10:19 UTC

Counted are aircraft whose position we received in the last few minutes, over ADS-B and MLAT from map.flights receivers and data partners. Estimated positions outside coverage are not counted, and an aircraft that transmits nothing is on no map.

Air ambulance, rescue and police helicopters

We mark a helicopter as rescue or police only when its registry entry or the plane-alert-db list says so, never from how it flies. Many air ambulances fly for operators whose name gives no hint, so the list is incomplete.

How we recognise helicopters

By the aircraft type in the registry (for example EC35 or AS50) or by the emitter category the helicopter itself broadcasts. A helicopter that sends neither appears as an aircraft of unknown type.