About Homer Planes
Community-driven Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADSB) aircraft tracking for Kachemak Bay, Homer Airport, and Southcentral Alaska.
Our Aviation Safety Mission
Homer Planes was created to bring transparent, real-time aircraft tracking to Homer and the surrounding Kachemak Bay region. Operating alongside its sister site, Homer Ships, our goal is to enhance community situational awareness for both air and maritime traffic.
Whether monitoring local floatplane traffic out of Beluga Lake, general aviation flights across Cook Inlet, or commercial flights into Homer Airport (PAHO), our dual-band receiver station logs live position, altitude, speed, and heading telemetry around the clock.
Receiver System Specs
1090 MHz & 978 UAT
Capturing both 1090 MHz Extended Squitter signals from high-altitude commercial and turboprop aircraft and 978 MHz UAT signals from low-altitude general aviation aircraft.
FAA Airframe Database
Mode-S hex codes are dynamically matched against the FAA Aircraft Registration database to fetch manufacturer, model, engine type, year built, and registrant details.
Interactive Live Map
Explore real-time aircraft markers on Leaflet maps with custom direction vectors, ground state indicators, and detailed flight track history popups.