Planes over Ames right now

Planes over Ames right now

At 15:19 local (20:19 UTC), 11 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Ames, Iowa, United States, 2 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N44526 (P28A), 6 km SSE at 1,775 ft.

By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 2 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 6 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Ames.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Ames

3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N615LF (EC35), is 46 km S at 1,375 ft. Police, air-ambulance, news and tour helicopters often fly low and slow over cities; ADS-B does not say which role a helicopter has, but the registration on the flight page usually tells you the operator.

1 military aircraft is visible nearby: G20711 (H60) 55 km W at 1,650 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

3 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N929MB 44 km SE at 2,750 ft; G20711 55 km W at 1,650 ft; MUG20 59 km SSE at 2,675 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

• N615LF · EC35 helicopter, 46 km S, 1,375 ft
• N529AM · B429 helicopter, 55 km SSE, 3,150 ft
• G20711 · H60 helicopter, 55 km W, 1,650 ft

Is a plane circling over Ames?

N44526 (P28A, aircraft) is 6 km SSE at 1,775 ft. Over the last 13 minutes it has stayed within about 4 km of one spot.

Aircraft circle for many ordinary reasons: police or news helicopters watching an incident, holding patterns while waiting to land, aerial survey, flight training or photography.

How busy is the sky over Ames?

With 2 aircraft within 25 km, Ames is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Omaha with 7 aircraft within 25 km.

There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.

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ISS and bright satellites over Ames tonight

3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:03 local time in the SW, peaks 28° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• CSS (TIANHE) · 19:03 local visible, peak 28° SSE, 5 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 20:39 local visible, peak 72° SSW, 6 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 06:36 local visible, peak 19° NNE, 5 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 22:16 local not visible, peak 69° S, 6 min
• HST · 22:30 local not visible, peak 10° S, 1 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 23:53 local not visible, peak 23° SSW, 5 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Ames. 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.

• What's flying over me (use my location)

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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