Raspberry Pi 4 PiAware Aircraft Tracking Kit

Create your own FlightAware ADS-B Aircraft Tracking Ground station with our super-convenient PiAware Tracking kit!

Our flight tracking starter kit includes everything you need to get started, including a Raspberry Pi 4 4GB board. Just plug in your existing monitor, keyboard and mouse and start tracking aircraft.

With advice from the nice folks at FlightAware, we carefully selected the best components to create a flight tracking starter kit that's affordable, perfect for beginners yet expandable for those who then want to build on the project further down the line.

Full setup instructions are available on FlightAware's dedicated setup page: https://uk.flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/build . You may also find the SD setup guide PDF useful for configuring your PiAware.

Kit Contents

• Raspberry Pi 4 4GB - The latest Raspberry Pi!
• Official Raspberry Pi A2-Class 32GB MicroSD Card - A fast, high-quality, official RPi 32GB A2-Class MicroSD card pre-loaded with the latest PiAware image
• FLIRC Case - a robust case made from aluminium featuring a central cooling-core meaning no noisy fans!
• Official Raspberry Pi USB-C Power Supply - the recommended power supply for the Raspberry Pi 4 (choose your country variant above)
• Micro-HDMI cable (2m) - for connecting to your monitor. We now include a longer 2m cable for greater flexibility.
• FlightAware Pro Stick Plus - FlightAware's USB SDR ADS-B Receiver with a built-in 1090MHz bandpass filter
• 1090MHz Desk Antenna - a 3dBi ADS-B 1090Mhz SMA Antenna with magnetic base

Setup

Visit FlightAware's setup page for full instructions on how to get started: https://uk.flightaware.com/adsb/piaware/build

Tracking Perks!

Once you're set up and tracking, if you choose to feed your tracking data back to FlightAware (via an internet connection to the Raspberry Pi) they reward you with:

• Live data on flightaware.com (subject to standard data processing delay of up to two minutes)
• Access to up-to-the-second live data received by the local device (accessible from the stats page with a local network connection)
• Data from local devices highlighted on FlightAware track logs
• Detailed statistics on site performance
• A free Enterprise Account ($99.95/month value)

FAQ

Why don't you sell a Raspberry Pi 5 version of this kit? Quite simply, the Raspberry Pi 5 is overpowered for the relatively light task of running PiAware. We continue to use a Raspberry Pi 4 4GB board in this kit as it offers more than enough grunt to do the job, and costs less than the Raspberry Pi 5, keeping the price down.

Revision History

The contents of this kit may change from time to time due to part availability. We will always update this page and images to reflect the current kit we're shipping.

• As of 17/09/2024 we are now shipping this kit with an official Raspberry Pi A2-Class MicroSD card (previously SanDisk)