Raspberry Pi 4 PiAware Aircraft Tracking Kit

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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

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)

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Paul K
Southampton, United Kingdom
Raspberry Pi 4 PiAware Aircraft Tracking Kit UK
Having heard lots about Raspberry Pi's but never having the need for one, I was pleasantly surprised as to how easy it was to build and set up the kit. It is now performing very well and feeding my data to a newly registered Flightaware account. Overall a very happy user.
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Stuart M
Raspberry Pi 4 PiAware Aircraft Tracking Kit UK
Does what it says on the tin. I have had no prior experience with a Rapberry Pi. This kit had everything I needed and I followed https://youtu.be/oD-5YuyOD3A?si=vJaJDx1rd9lCT0_o which allowed me to feed FlightAware and Flighradar24 without any issues. I would have perhaps preferred the kit to have a 3B rather than a 4B as it seems a bit overkill but that's nitpicking.
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4 months ago
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Charles A
Feltham, United Kingdom
Raspberry Pi 4 PiAware Aircraft Tracking Kit UK
The kit arrived within a few days of ordering, which I was really impressed with. It contains everything to get up and running in minutes. The whole kit is beautifully made, very compact and well packaged for delivery. Using the Raspberry Pi 4 has got me thinking about what other projects I can do. I now understand why the Raspberry Pi is so popular, desirable and in high demand!
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3 years ago
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Christopher G
Leeds, United Kingdom
Raspberry Pi 4 PiAware Aircraft Tracking Kit UK
Excellent! A few minutes after unpacking I put it together and it was working. Straight away! I have added Planefinder which I prefer on phone and iPad. Step by step instructions and recommendations on FlightAware and Planefinder forum (and on Flightradar24 forum - which I haven’t attempted yet). I purchased a second 32GB micro SD card (so I didn’t mess up PiAware) and l downoaded Raspbian (OS) and the additional Planefinder plus Dump to, as I understand it, interpret the ADS b receiver. Excellent kit, thank you.
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4 years ago
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Sanjay S
Kensington, United Kingdom
Raspberry Pi 4 PiAware Aircraft Tracking Kit UK
A great kit for aviation enthusiasts. Includes everything you need (except the wifi adapter, if you want a wireless connection). The aluminium cases acts as a heat sink. Just don't forget to stick the light blue heat pad onto the processor, when putting it together. Initial I didn't know what the small pad was for and left it out. Found out what it was meant for after watching a youtube video.
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4 years ago
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Charles K
Raspberry Pi 4 PiAware Aircraft Tracking Kit UK
Excellent bit of kit - very easy to set-up (note if you use pi-hole on your network you will need to tweak it to get started as it blocks elements of flightaware). Once it's set up just forget about and enjoy your free business accounts with flight radar and flightaware.
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4 years ago
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Mark D
Raspberry Pi 4 PiAware Aircraft Tracking Kit UK
Arrived in good time and very easy to set up. Very happy with the initial results, I'll be installing the aerial at an appropriate height in the near future. Many thanks.
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4 years ago
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Andy C
Lincoln, United Kingdom
Raspberry Pi 4 PiAware Aircraft Tracking Kit UK
The Raspberry Pi 4 PiAware Aircraft Tracking Kit was out of stock when i first enquired, the communication from Pi Hut was amazing. As soon as the item came in stock i received an email, ordered immediately and it arrived in 2 days.
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