Aviation meets the
Clock
on your wall
The name AvClock says exactly what it is: aviation condensed into a clock. A live feed of every aircraft above you, distilled into one always-on display that belongs on your desk like a clock belongs on your wall.
Where the name comes from
Av is the universal shorthand for aviation used in AVGAS, avionics, and countless aviation brands worldwide. Pair it with clock and you get a single word that captures exactly what this device does.
Why the name AvClock?
Av is aviation's own prefix. From avionics to AVGAS, the world of flight has always used av- to signal that something belongs to the sky. It is compact, universally recognised, and unmistakably aeronautical.
Clock describes both the form and the function. Like a clock, AvClock lives on your desk or wall, shows you something useful at a glance, and runs quietly in the background without asking anything of you. The difference is that instead of the time, it shows you which aircraft are in the sky above your window right now.
Put them together and you get AvClock: a timepiece for the sky. A clock that doesn't count seconds it counts aircraft. The name encodes the product's entire purpose in six letters: always on, aviation aware.
The six-letter brief
When naming the product, the goal was a single word that anyone with even a passing interest in aviation would instantly understand. Av does the heavy lifting on meaning; clock does the heavy lifting on format. No hyphens, no invented spellings just two familiar building blocks fused into one.
Av in the wild
- Aviation The practice of flight
- Avionics Aircraft electronics systems
- AVGAS Aviation fuel
- Aviator A person who flies aircraft
- AvClock An aviation clock for your desk
The av- prefix has belonged to aviation for over a century. AvClock inherits that lineage.
Where the idea came from
AvClock started with a frustration that many aviation enthusiasts share: you glance up and see a contrail slicing across the sky, but by the time you've opened Flightradar24, unlocked your phone, zoomed to your area, and found the right aircraft, the moment is gone.
The missed moment
You hear an engine, look up, see a white dot. By the time any app loads, the plane is someone else's sky. The phone is an obstacle, not a tool.
The insight
A clock doesn't require interaction. It's just there. If flight data could live in a clock-like device always on, always showing your sky the moment is never missed.
The build
A hand-built device, made in the UK, that pulls live ADS-B data and filters it to only what's visible from your exact window. Set it once, then just live with it.
The underlying technology is the same as Flightradar24 ADS-B transponder data, aggregated from a global network of receivers. The difference is entirely in how AvClock presents it: not as a map you open, but as a display you glance at.
What we believe
Ambient information beats on-demand apps
A clock doesn't ask you to open it. Neither should a flight tracker. When aviation data is always visible like a clock face it enriches your day without demanding your attention.
Your sky is personal
Flightradar24 shows the whole world. AvClock shows your world the specific arc of sky visible from your window. That filtering is not a limitation; it's the point. A clock doesn't show every time zone, just yours.
Physical objects outlast apps
Apps get updated, redesigned, paywalled, or discontinued. A physical device you own keeps working. AvClock is a one-time purchase no subscription, no account, no dependency on a company deciding to change the pricing model next year.
Aviation deserves its own dedicated objects
Pilots have their charts, logbooks, and instruments. Enthusiasts on the ground deserve something that belongs to aviation in the same way not a generic screen running a flight app, but an object purpose-built for a life spent looking at the sky.
AvClock at a glance
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Made in
United Kingdom
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Refresh rate
Continuous live updates
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Pricing model
One-time payment, no subscription
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Setup
Set once, runs forever
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Data source
Global ADS-B tracking network
What AvClock actually is
AvClock is a dedicated, always-on desk display that connects to the global ADS-B tracking network and shows you only the aircraft currently visible from your window. It is not a phone app. It is not a tablet stand. It is a physical device, hand-built in the UK, designed to sit beside your monitor like a clock sits beside a lamp.
What you see
- Flight number, airline, and aircraft type for every overhead aircraft
- Altitude, speed, and heading the same data as Flightradar24
- Origin and destination airports
- Distance and bearing from your location
- A count of aircraft currently overhead
What you don't need
- No app to open
- No subscription or monthly fee
- No account to maintain
- No phone to unlock
- No manual refresh
Aviation. On your desk. Always on.
AvClock is handbuilt in the UK. One-time payment. No subscription. Shows your sky, not the world's.
Who AvClock is for
Aviation enthusiasts come in many shapes. AvClock was designed to serve all of them.
The plane spotter
You already know the approach paths. You already know which carrier flies the 777-300ER into Heathrow on Tuesday afternoons. AvClock is the display you've been waiting for always showing what's above, so you can match the contrail to the callsign without reaching for your phone.
The pilot
You've sat at the controls. You know what 35,000 ft feels like. Having a display at home that shows real traffic above your house connects your desk to the skies you know intimately and makes a great conversation piece when colleagues visit.
The airport neighbour
Living under a flightpath means a soundtrack of aircraft all day. AvClock turns that background noise into information so when you hear a particularly loud approach, you know exactly what it is before you even look up.
The gift giver
It's a physical object with a clear purpose, beautifully made, in the price range of a quality gift. If you know someone who lights up at the sound of a turbofan, AvClock is the gift that keeps delivering every day.
The curious desk worker
You don't have to be obsessed with aviation to enjoy knowing that a 787 from Singapore is currently 8,000 ft above your house. AvClock gives your desk a window to a world most people never think about.
The BYOC builder
Already have a Raspberry Pi? AvClock's software can run on your own hardware. The BYOC (Bring Your Own Clock) edition lets you load AvClock onto your own device, so you get all the features without the hardware cost.
Common questions
About AvClock FAQs
AvClock is a combination of "aviation" specifically the universal Av- prefix used across the industry (avionics, AVGAS, aviator) and "clock", describing the always-on, glanceable form factor. Six letters that say exactly what the device does: aviation data, displayed like a clock.
AvClock is hand-built in the United Kingdom. Each unit is assembled individually, tested, and configured before shipping.
No. AvClock is a one-time purchase. There is no subscription, no account to maintain, and no recurring fees. Once you own it, it simply works.
All three use the same underlying ADS-B data. The difference is entirely in presentation and format. Flightradar24 and FlightAware are apps you open on a device you already own. AvClock is a dedicated physical display that sits on your desk and shows only the aircraft visible from your specific window always on, no interaction required.
ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) is the international standard by which aircraft broadcast their position, altitude, speed, and identity. It powers every major flight tracker and has been mandatory in most controlled airspace since 2020. AvClock taps into the global ADS-B network to give you the same data as the major tracking platforms just presented for your desk.
Yes. The BYOC (Bring Your Own Clock) edition lets you run AvClock's software on your own Raspberry Pi or compatible hardware. You get the full AvClock experience including the personalised sky filter and live data without buying the AvClock hardware unit.
AvClock was born from the frustration of missing the moment glancing up at a contrail, then losing it by the time an app loaded. The insight was simple: a clock doesn't need to be opened. If you put live flight data into a clock-like device, you never miss a plane again.
Aviation, always on.
On your desk.
AvClock is the clock your desk has been missing. Live aircraft. Your sky. No app, no subscription, no effort.
£269.00 one-time payment