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Design an Airport Flight Tracking System

A high-frequency ingestion system tracking thousands of concurrent aircraft positions (ADS-B) and rendering their live paths with minimal lag.

Open and Simulate this Architecture in InfraDraft

Core Architectural Components

ADS-B Signal Ingestion Pipeline

Receives raw broadcast position data from aircraft transponders.

Real-Time Position Stream Processor

Cleans and normalizes a continuous high-frequency position stream.

Flight State Store

Current position, altitude, and status for every tracked flight.

Geospatial Map Rendering Service

Renders live aircraft positions on an interactive map with minimal lag.

Flight Schedule & Status Correlation Service

Matches live position data to the flight's scheduled itinerary.

Delay/Alert Notification Service

Notifies passengers and staff of schedule deviations.

Historical Flight Path Archive

Retains completed flight tracks for analytics and lookback.