macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dump1090-falocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install dump1090-fa with Homebrew, Nix, zypper, apk, dnf
FlightAware ADS-B Ground Station System for SDRs. Version 11.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-12. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#dump1090-fa.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dump1090-fanixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/du/dump1090-fa/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install dump1090-faopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dump1090-fa · source: download.opensuse.org
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add dump1090Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dump1090 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install dump1090Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dump1090 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
FlightAware ADS-B Ground Station System for SDRs
Project links
Commands and aliases
- dump1090
- view1090
history
Project history and usage
dump1090-fa is FlightAware's maintained ADS-B, Mode S, and Mode 3A/3C demodulator and decoder for software-defined radios and network-provided aircraft transponder data.
Project history
FlightAware's README describes dump1090-fa as the successor to dump1090-mutability, maintained by FlightAware. The repository was created in 2015, during the period when low-cost RTL-SDR receivers made aircraft transponder decoding accessible to hobbyists and flight-tracking contributors.
The package focuses on practical station operation: receiving messages from a directly connected SDR or a network stream, showing decoded aircraft in a terminal or browser map, and building as a Debian/Raspbian package while remaining buildable on other Unix-like systems.
Adoption history
dump1090-fa's adoption is tied to FlightAware's PiAware ecosystem. The README says it can be used together with PiAware to contribute crowd-sourced flight-tracking data to FlightAware, which made the package important to Raspberry Pi ADS-B feeder setups as well as SDR experimenters.
Outside FlightAware's own Debian/Raspbian packaging, distro and package-manager metadata show it in Homebrew, Alpine, Fedora, Nix, and openSUSE. Homebrew packages it as a command-line SDR utility with dump1090 and view1090 executables.
How it is used
Users run dump1090-fa with an SDR such as an RTL-SDR, or with network input, to decode aircraft transponder messages. It can display local aircraft data in a terminal, publish a browser map, feed PiAware, or provide decoded data to other ADS-B tooling.
Why package nerds care
dump1090-fa is a classic niche-but-beloved package: an SDR decoder whose value is obvious only if you know ADS-B, Mode S, and the feeder-network ecosystem. For package maintainers, it bundles radio hardware support, ncurses-style terminal tools, web display assets, and Debian-oriented service assumptions into a Unix package.
Timeline
- 2015: FlightAware creates the dump1090 repository.
- 2015: The project is maintained as FlightAware's successor to dump1090-mutability.
- 2026: Homebrew packages dump1090-fa stable 11.0 from the FlightAware repository.
Related projects
- Related projects include dump1090-mutability, PiAware, rtl-sdr, bladeRF, HackRF, LimeSDR, SoapySDR, FlightAware's ADS-B network, and other Mode S and ADS-B decoders.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dump1090-fa. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
/etc/default/dump1090-fa
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
dump1090 | cli | global executable | |
view1090 | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version11.1
manager updated2026-09-12
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv11.1
https://github.com/flightaware/dump1090
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dump1090-fa |
|---|---|
| Version | 11.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dump1090-fa |
| Homepage | https://github.com/flightaware/dump1090 |
| Repository | https://github.com/flightaware/dump1090 |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/flightaware/dump1090/archive/refs/tags/v11.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-12T12:25:37Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | libbladerf, librtlsdr, ncurses |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | dump1090-fa |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
dump1090-fa
nix profile install nixpkgs#dump1090-fa- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dump1090 Fa
zypper95%
dump1090-fa 11.1-1.2
An ADS-B Mode S decoder for RTLSDR devices (Flightaware fork)
https://github.com/flightaware/dump1090
sudo zypper install dump1090-fa- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/Hamradio/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dump1090-fa
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dump1090 Fa
apk92%
dump1090 11.1-r0
Simple Mode S decoder for RTLSDR devices
https://github.com/flightaware/dump1090
sudo apk add dump1090- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dump1090
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dump1090
dnf92%
dump1090 0-19.20250802git0c3bb23.fc45
Simple Mode S decoder specifically designed for RTLSDR devices
https://github.com/antirez/dump1090
sudo dnf install dump1090- License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dump1090
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Dump1090
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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