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Live Athens International radar — LGAV

This is a live approach-controller's view of Athens International (LGAV, Greece). Every blip is a real aeroplane in the air right now, with its real callsign, altitude, ground speed and track, fed by community ADS-B receivers and refreshed every ~10 seconds.

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LGAVICAO code
308 ftfield elevation
Greececountry
~10 sposition refresh

The airport

Runways: 03L/21R and 03R/21L (parallel).

Eleftherios Venizelos handles Aegean Airlines' hub operation plus heavy summer leisure traffic. Northerly winds favour the 03s; southerlies switch the field to the 21s with approaches over the Saronic Gulf.

What you will see on the scope

Aegean and Olympic A320neos, Sky Express ATRs to the islands, and a summer wave of European charter and low-cost flights. Traffic is very seasonal — July evenings are dense, February afternoons are quiet.

Not a map — a radar scope

Flight trackers show you a map. ATC Guy shows you what an air traffic controller actually works with: a dark scope, range rings, data blocks and the final approach corridor. The active runway is not guessed — it is measured from the real landing stream, so when Athens switches runways, the scope switches with it. Tap any data block for the aeroplane's real altitude, speed, track and vertical rate.

Take the position

Watching is free; so is working. In LIVE mode, real arrivals are handed over to you as they enter the sector — from that moment they take your instructions. Vector them, line them up, land them. Separation rules apply exactly as in the campaign: 3 miles or 1,000 feet, with wake-turbulence spacing behind heavies. At the end of the session you get a shift report — handovers, landings, alerts — to share.

Controller's tip for Athens

Island departures leave in bursts; when you have both arrivals and departures, use the gaps in the arrival stream rather than holding departures for a clean sky.

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How the live radar works

Airliners broadcast their position, altitude and identity over ADS-B. Volunteers around Athens receive those signals and share them through public feeds; ATC Guy polls the feed, projects the positions onto the scope and dead-reckons between updates so the aeroplanes move smoothly. Landings are detected from the data, and the runway in use is inferred from where the landing stream actually lines up — read more in how the runway in use is decided and how to read a radar scope.

FAQ

Can I watch Athens International traffic live?

Yes — this page opens a live radar scope over LGAV with real arrivals and real callsigns, updating from public ADS-B feeds. No signup; free in your browser.

Can I control the traffic myself?

Yes. Real arrivals are handed to you as they enter the sector and you vector, sequence and land them in a game layer. Positions can be delayed — this is a game, not a real ATC tool.

Which runways does Athens International use?

03L/21R and 03R/21L (parallel). The scope measures the runway in use from the real landing stream rather than assuming it.

Where does the data come from?

Community ADS-B receivers via public feeds such as adsb.lol, polled every ~10 seconds.

Is it free?

Watching is free and unlimited. Taking the live position is free once per day; Radar Pro ($14.99 one-time or $3.99/month) removes the limit and opens the full campaign.

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