Alexandria, Virginia, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Alexandria, VA right now
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7 aircraft over Alexandria, VA right now; military C17 16 km ENE at 450 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 22:21 local (02:21 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Alexandria, VA: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 7 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 23
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 2
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- DCA · 5 km Ronald Reagan Washington
- Next visible ISS pass
- 06:04 local time
Planes over Alexandria, VA right now
At 22:21 local (02:21 UTC), 23 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Alexandria, Virginia, United States, 7 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is RPA4484 (E75L), 1 km SE at 2,000 ft.
By height: 7 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 8 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 8 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Alexandria, VA.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPA4484 | — | E75L | 2,000 ft | 1.3 km SE | 179° S |
| RPA5743 | — | E75L | 800 ft | 11.8 km NNW | 108° ESE |
| AAL2432 | American Airlines | B38M | 4,000 ft | 12 km NW | 316° NW |
| RCH131 | Military | C17 | 450 ft | 16.2 km ENE | 180° S |
| MXY761 | — | BCS3 | 32,425 ft | 17.5 km NW | 220° SW |
| JIA5452 | — | CRJ7 | 2,075 ft | 19.7 km NNW | 132° SE |
| JIA5656 | — | CRJ9 | 10,625 ft | 20.7 km W | 339° NNW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Alexandria, VA
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Alexandria, VA right now. If you can hear one, it may be a police or military helicopter that does not transmit ADS-B, or one outside receiver range at low altitude.
1 military aircraft is visible nearby: RCH131 (C17) 16 km ENE at 450 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: CMB140 49 km NNE at 1,675 ft; JRE830 49 km NW at 1,575 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
3 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- RCH131 · C17 military, 16 km ENE, 450 ft
Is a plane circling over Alexandria, VA?
No aircraft is circling over Alexandria, VA right now. GodsView checks every low aircraft near the city once a minute for a full turn or for staying within a few kilometres of one spot.
How busy is the sky over Alexandria, VA?
With 7 aircraft within 25 km, Alexandria, VA is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Arlington, VA with 7 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Ronald Reagan Washington (DCA), 5 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Arlington, VA 7 aircraft now
- Planes over Washington 7 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Alexandria, VA tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 06:04 local time in the N, peaks 10° above the N horizon and lasts about 1 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:04 local visible, peak 10° N, 1 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:06 local visible, peak 79° E, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:43 local visible, peak 48° NNE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:19 local not visible, peak 63° SW, 6 min
- HST · 23:31 local not visible, peak 15° S, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 00:58 local not visible, peak 13° SW, 2 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Alexandria, VA. For the exact aircraft above your street, open "What's overhead" and share your location: it lists every aircraft near you with the direction and angle to look.
Aircraft broadcast their position by ADS-B and volunteer receivers relay it. Small drones, most military aircraft on missions and some police aircraft do not broadcast, so they never appear on any public tracker. Drone sightings cannot be checked here.
Coverage: ADS-B from volunteer receivers. Within 60 km of a big city coverage is usually good above a few thousand feet; low helicopters can drop out between receivers. Circling detection uses positions sampled once a minute over the last 20 minutes.
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Data: ADS-B Exchange community feeders via adsb.lol (ODbL), OurAirports, CelesTrak (satellite orbits).