Dump1090Prom – Aircraft data exporter for Prometheus

A Prometheus exporter for readsb/dump1090 aircraft data. This exporter converts dump1090 data into prometheus metrics, allowing to monitor and visualizing collected aircraft data in detail. This repository contains a Grafana dashboard for visualizing the collected data.

Tested with:

• flightaware/dump1090
• wiedehopf/readsb

Version: 1.0.2

Features

• Exports aircraft data as Prometheus metrics for each aircraft
• Supports multiple data sources via a base path:
  • Local directory containing aircraft.json and receiver.json
  • HTTP/HTTPS base URL exposing aircraft.json and receiver.json
• Enriches aircraft data with airline information (embedded from Wikipedia data)
• Calculates distance between receiver and aircraft when the receiver position is known (from receiver.json or -lat/-lon override)
• Includes a ready-to-use Grafana dashboard

Installation

Prerequisites

• readsb or dump1090 with rtlsdr or compatible software generating aircraft.json and receiver.json

Option 1: Download a release file

Download the latest release from the releases page.

Option 2: Install via go

go install github.com/emschu/dump1090prom@latest

Option 3: Building from source

git clone https://github.com/emschu/dump1090prom.git
cd dump1090prom
go build

Build for other platforms

env GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm go build -o dump1090prom

Configuration and CLI

The exporter is configured via command-line flags:

• -base-url string Base URL to the directory where aircraft.json and receiver.json are available
• -base-path string Local filesystem directory containing aircraft.json and receiver.json, e.g. /var/www/html/data
• -lat float Override receiver latitude (used for distance calculation)
• -lon float Override receiver longitude (used for distance calculation)
• -port port (default: :8080) Override port where /metrics is exposed
• -verbose Enable verbose logging

Notes:

• When -lat and -lon are not provided, the exporter will try to read receiver position from receiver.json.
• Distance calculation is performed only when a receiver position is known.
• Provide either -base-url or -base-path (not both).

Usage Examples

Starting dump1090prom

Use a remote dump1090 instance:

./dump1090prom -base-url http://your-dump1090-server:8080/data

Or with local files:

./dump1090prom -base-path /path/to/dump1090/data
# for example for readsb
./dump1090prom -base-path /run/readsb

Optionally override receiver position and enable verbose logs:

./dump1090prom -base-url http://your-dump1090-server:8080/data -lat 52.5200 -lon 13.4050 -verbose

Prometheus Configuration

Note: You have to replace <host_ip> (and port) with the IP address of your dump1090prom server.

    scrape_configs:
      - job_name: 'dump1090prom'
        static_configs:
          - targets: ['<host_ip>:8080']
        metrics_path: /metrics
        scrape_interval: 1s

Grafana Dashboard

The project includes a ready-to-use Grafana dashboard in the dashboards directory. To use it:

Import the dashboards/dump1090prom-grafana-dashboard.json file into your Grafana instance.

Metrics

Accessing metrics

http://localhost:8080/metrics
http://localhost:8080/aircraft.json
http://localhost:8080/receiver.json

Metric names

All metrics are prefixed with dump1090prom_.

dump1090prom_aircraft_adsb_version, Type: GAUGE, Description: Version of the ADS-B protocol in use
dump1090prom_aircraft_altitude_baro_feet, Type: GAUGE, Description: Barometric altitude in feet
dump1090prom_aircraft_altitude_geom_feet, Type: GAUGE, Description: Geometric altitude in feet
dump1090prom_aircraft_barometric_vertical_rate_feet_per_minute, Type: GAUGE, Description: Barometric vertical rate in feet per minute
dump1090prom_aircraft_count, Type: GAUGE, Description: Number of different aircraft currently seen
dump1090prom_aircraft_distance_from_position_meters, Type: GAUGE, Description: Distance in meters from the recording position
dump1090prom_aircraft_flight_info, Type: GAUGE, Description: Metadata about the flight and aircraft
dump1090prom_aircraft_geometric_vertical_rate_feet_per_minute, Type: GAUGE, Description: Geometric vertical rate in feet per minute
dump1090prom_aircraft_ground_speed_knots, Type: GAUGE, Description: Ground speed in knots
dump1090prom_aircraft_gva, Type: GAUGE, Description: Geometric Vertical Accuracy
dump1090prom_aircraft_indicated_airspeed_knots, Type: GAUGE, Description: Indicated airspeed in knots
dump1090prom_aircraft_latitude, Type: GAUGE, Description: Latitude of aircraft
dump1090prom_aircraft_longitude, Type: GAUGE, Description: Longitude of aircraft
dump1090prom_aircraft_mach_number, Type: GAUGE, Description: Mach number
dump1090prom_aircraft_magnetic_heading_degrees, Type: GAUGE, Description: Magnetic heading in degrees
dump1090prom_aircraft_mode_a, Type: GAUGE, Description: Mode A (ident) capability (1 if present)
dump1090prom_aircraft_mode_c, Type: GAUGE, Description: Mode C (altitude) capability (1 if present)
dump1090prom_aircraft_nac_p, Type: GAUGE, Description: Navigation Accuracy Category for Position
dump1090prom_aircraft_nac_v, Type: GAUGE, Description: Navigation Accuracy Category for Velocity
dump1090prom_aircraft_nav_altitude_mcp_feet, Type: GAUGE, Description: MCP/FCU selected altitude in feet
dump1090prom_aircraft_nav_heading_degrees, Type: GAUGE, Description: Selected heading in degrees
dump1090prom_aircraft_nav_qnh_millibar, Type: GAUGE, Description: QNH setting in millibars
dump1090prom_aircraft_nic, Type: GAUGE, Description: Navigation Integrity Category
dump1090prom_aircraft_nic_baro, Type: GAUGE, Description: Navigation Integrity Category for barometric altitude
dump1090prom_aircraft_oat, Type: GAUGE, Description: Outside Air Temperature in Celsius
dump1090prom_aircraft_rc, Type: GAUGE, Description: Radius of containment
dump1090prom_aircraft_roll_degrees, Type: GAUGE, Description: Roll angle in degrees
dump1090prom_aircraft_rssi_dbm, Type: GAUGE, Description: Received Signal Strength Indicator in dBm
dump1090prom_aircraft_sda, Type: GAUGE, Description: System Design Assurance
dump1090prom_aircraft_seen_pos_seconds, Type: GAUGE, Description: Seconds since position was last updated
dump1090prom_aircraft_seen_seconds, Type: GAUGE, Description: Seconds since this aircraft was last seen
dump1090prom_aircraft_sil, Type: GAUGE, Description: Surveillance Integrity Level
dump1090prom_aircraft_spi, Type: GAUGE, Description: Special Position Identification (IDENT)
dump1090prom_aircraft_tat, Type: GAUGE, Description: Total Air Temperature in Celsius
dump1090prom_aircraft_track_degrees, Type: GAUGE, Description: Track angle in degrees (0-359)
dump1090prom_aircraft_track_rate_degrees_per_second, Type: GAUGE, Description: Rate of change of track angle in degrees per second
dump1090prom_aircraft_true_airspeed_knots, Type: GAUGE, Description: True airspeed in knots
dump1090prom_aircraft_true_heading_degrees, Type: GAUGE, Description: Selected true heading in degrees
dump1090prom_now_timestamp, Type: GAUGE, Description: Current timestamp in seconds since the epoch
dump1090prom_total_messages, Type: COUNTER, Description: Total number of messages received

Additional metrics are available (see metric.go for the full list), including heading, vertical rates, ADS-B version, NAV data, and more.

Development

Testing

go test ./...

Development Environment

The dev directory contains resources for setting up a development environment:

• dev/prometheus: Prometheus configuration and Podman Compose setup

License

                    GNU AFFERO GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
                       Version 3, 19 November 2007

 Copyright (C) 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. <http://fsf.org/>
 Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies
 of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.

This project is licensed under the terms of the license included in the LICENSE file.