dump1090-fa ☆

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Description:
FlightAware ADS-B Ground Station System for SDRs

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Feb 13, 2026

Links: Homepage | GitHub | @flightaware | formulae.brew.sh

Stars: 1,070 | Forks: 273 | Language: C | Category: Networking

Tags: ads-b sdr aviation flight-tracking networking radio

Install: brew install dump1090-fa

About:
Dump1090-fa is a high-performance ADS-B ground station system that decodes aircraft transponder signals using software-defined radios (SDRs). It provides real-time aircraft tracking, flight data, and network streaming capabilities, primarily used for creating personal or community-based air traffic monitoring networks. The FlightAware fork includes enhancements for stability, performance, and integration with their flight tracking services.

Key Features:

Real-time ADS-B/Mode S aircraft decoding
Network streaming via Beast, AVRT, and HTTP
Interactive web-based map interface for aircraft tracking
High-performance processing for SDR inputs
Integration with FlightAware's PiAware and other networks

Use Cases:

Building a personal or community ADS-B receiver station for flight tracking
Feeding aircraft data to flight tracking networks like FlightAware, FlightRadar24, or ADS-B Exchange
Educational or hobbyist projects involving radio signal decoding and aviation data

Alternatives:

dump1090-mutability – Another popular fork focused on stability and features, often compared with the FlightAware version
readsb – A modern, performant ADS-B decoder written in C, designed as a successor to dump1090 variants

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Feb 13, 2026 1:33pm		0	META	f9a860c9