diff --git a/server/src/adsb.mjs b/server/src/adsb.mjs
index b0bcca7..aff4436 100644
--- a/server/src/adsb.mjs
+++ b/server/src/adsb.mjs
@@ -155,10 +155,30 @@ export function classifyAircraft(row) {
 	return 'unknown';
 }
 
-export function enrichAircraft(a) {
+export async function enrichAircraft(a) {
 	if (!a.hex) return a;
 	const row = db.prepare('SELECT * FROM aircraft WHERE icao24 = ?').get(a.hex.toUpperCase());
-	if (!row) return { ...a, type: isIcaoInMilitaryRange(a.hex) ? 'military' : 'unknown' };
+	if (!row) {
+		const resp = await fetch(`https://hexdb.io/api/v1/aircraft/${a.hex.toUpperCase()}`);
+		if (resp.ok) {
+			const found = await resp.json();
+			const insert = db.prepare(`
+                INSERT OR IGNORE INTO aircraft (icao24, registration, manufacturer, aircraft, model, operator)
+                VALUES (@icao24, @registration, @manufacturer, @aircraft, @model, @operator)
+            `);
+			const mapped = {
+				icao24:       a.hex.toUpperCase(),
+				registration: found.Registration || null,
+				manufacturer: found.Manufacturer || null,
+				aircraft:     found.ICAOTypeCode || null,
+				model:        found.Type || null,
+				operator:     found.RegisteredOwners || null,
+			};
+			insert.run(mapped);
+			return { ...a, ...mapped, type: classifyAircraft(mapped) };
+		}
+		return { ...a, type: isIcaoInMilitaryRange(a.hex) ? 'military' : 'unknown' };
+	}
 	return { ...a, ...row, type: classifyAircraft(row) };
 }
 
@@ -174,6 +194,7 @@ export async function getADSB() {
 	const aircraft = j.aircraft || [];
 
 	for (const a of aircraft) {
+		a.type = 'unknown';
 		if (!a.hex || !a.lat || !a.lon) continue;
 		const key = a.hex.toLowerCase();
 		if (!history.has(key)) history.set(key, []);
@@ -182,7 +203,7 @@ export async function getADSB() {
 		if (trail.length > MAX_HISTORY) trail.shift();
 	}
 
-	return aircraft.map(enrichAircraft);
+	return Promise.all(aircraft.map(enrichAircraft));
 }
 
 export async function getADSBHistory(icao) {