Why I built Aasmaan
I love watching airplanes. And every time I opened Flightradar24 or Flighty, the thing I actually wanted to know was locked behind a paywall.
Live aircraft positions — free tier gives you a glimpse. Flight schedules and gates — subscribe. Arrival estimates — subscribe. Sharing a live tracking link with family — subscribe. The free versions felt like demos, not tools.
Real-time flight tracking shouldn't require a subscription. That's the whole idea behind Aasmaan. Live planes on a map, routes, schedules, airport weather — all visible, no account, no login, no "upgrade to see this."
How it stays free: Aasmaan runs entirely on free public data and free-tier APIs — live ADS-B positions shared by volunteer feeders (adsb.fi), flight schedules (AirLabs), and NOAA aviation weather. There are no servers to pay for and no per-user costs. It costs nothing to run, so it costs nothing to use.
Who it's for: aviation enthusiasts who never got over the wonder of it, families tracking a loved one's flight home, and anyone who's ever looked up at a plane crossing the sky and wondered where it's going.