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Flight Tracker

by minecraftvote77 · for Minecraft

Live real-world aircraft tracking inside Minecraft

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MITLicense
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About Flight Tracker

From Modrinth

Live real-world aircraft tracking inside Minecraft

✈️ Minecraft Flight Tracker

A real-time aircraft tracking mod for Minecraft (Forge 1.20.1) powered by OpenSky Network.

⚠️ Beta Notice

This is a beta release! The mod is stable and functional, but some bugs and quirks may still appear:

  • Plane headings may be slightly off during fast changes
  • Multiplayer support is experimental (client-side info overlays may not show for all players)
  • Aircraft occasionally jitter when position updates rapidly
  • API rate limits from OpenSky may cause brief delays in auto-refresh

Please share your feedback, this will help share the final release!

📦 Features

  • Live tracking of real-world aircraft
  • Accurate heading, location, and altitude
  • Color-coded altitude and direction arrows
  • Works in singleplayer or multiplayer (experimental)
  • Powered by OpenSky API (no account required)

🔧 Commands

  • /ft location <lat> <lon> <radius> – Set the reference point for tracking
  • /ft fetchplanes – Fetch and render visible aircraft
  • /ft toggle – Start/stop auto-tracking
  • /ft erase – Remove all visible aircraft

🧭 Dependencies

  • Minecraft Forge 1.20.1
  • Java 17+

🛫 Data Source

Aircraft data provided by OpenSky Network.

📁 Installation

Drop the .jar file into your Minecraft mods/ folder and launch with Forge.

🌍 License

MIT License – see LICENSE.


🛠 Building from Source

./gradlew build

Highlights

From source data

Game versions

Built for Minecraft 1.20.1.

Loaders

Runs on Forge.

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Flight Tracker on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
Server side
Required on the server
Server type needed
Forge
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
0.1.0 (beta), released 2025-07-31

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Forge1.20.11.20.1

From 1 recorded build of Flight Tracker.

Run Flight Tracker on a Minecraft server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Modrinth as “Mods”

Vehicles & ships

Cars, boats, aircraft, ships and other things to drive or fly.

Runs on your server

From source side support

Modrinth lists Flight Tracker as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Compatibility

Game
Minecraft
Loaders
Forge
Runs on
Serverrequired on the server
Game versions
1.20.1

Verified at the source

  • ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-03Open ↗
  • ✓Authorminecraftvote77, as published on Modrinth
  • ✓LicenseMITFree

Flight Tracker, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Do my players need to install Flight Tracker?

Modrinth lists Flight Tracker as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.

Which loaders does it support?

Forge.

Is it free?

Yes. Flight Tracker is free to download from Modrinth. Its license is MIT.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Flight Tracker on a Minecraft server.

Deploy in about a minute from $4.99 a month, then add Flight Tracker in one click.