Ankeny, Iowa, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Ankeny right now

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No aircraft directly over Ankeny right now; 12 aircraft within 60 km Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:51 local (01:51 UTC).

Planes over Ankeny right now

At 19:51 local (01:51 UTC), 12 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Ankeny, Iowa, United States, 0 of them within 25 km of the city centre.

By height: 11 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 0 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 1 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic above Ankeny right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Ankeny: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.

Aircraft within 25 km
0 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
12
Helicopters
1 within 60 km
Military
1 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
0
Circling or loitering
0 last 20 min

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Ankeny

1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, 14-20674 (H60), is 32 km W at 1,450 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: 14-20674 (H60) 32 km W at 1,450 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.

2 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.

  • 14-20674 · H60 helicopter, 32 km W, 1,450 ft

Is a plane circling over Ankeny?

No aircraft is circling over Ankeny 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 Ankeny?

Ankeny is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Omaha with 5 aircraft within 25 km.

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

ISS and bright satellites over Ankeny tonight

The ISS, Tiangong and Hubble pass over Ankeny in the next 24 hours, but none of the passes happens while the sky is dark and the station is sunlit, so none will be visible to the eye.

  • ISS (ZARYA) · 20:50 local not visible, peak 48° SSE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 22:28 local not visible, peak 28° NNW, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 00:06 local not visible, peak 15° N, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 01:43 local not visible, peak 22° NNE, 5 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 03:20 local not visible, peak 83° SW, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 12:31 local not visible, peak 30° SSE, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Ankeny. 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).