Arlington, Texas, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Arlington right now
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13 aircraft over Arlington right now; 1 helicopter 7 km ESE at 500 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 21:13 local (02:13 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Arlington: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 13 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 54
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 4
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- DFW · 19 km Dallas/Fort Worth
- Next visible CSS pass
- 19:38 local time
Planes over Arlington right now
At 21:13 local (02:13 UTC), 54 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Arlington, Texas, United States, 13 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N474LE (R44), 7 km ESE at 500 ft.
By height: 6 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 23 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 25 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Arlington.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N474LE | — | R44 | 500 ft | 6.5 km ESE | 168° SSE |
| AAL2993 | American Airlines | A321 | 4,575 ft | 13.2 km ENE | 115° ESE |
| N420DP | — | C680 | 41,000 ft | 17 km ESE | 109° ESE |
| ENY4092 | — | E75L | 1,100 ft | 18.2 km NNE | 181° S |
| SKW6342 | — | CRJ7 | 375 ft | 19.5 km N | 139° SE |
| AAL1868 | American Airlines | B738 | 275 ft | 20.4 km NNE | 180° S |
| JRE844 | — | C56X | 275 ft | 20.4 km NNE | 180° S |
| JIA5430 | — | CRJ9 | 325 ft | 20.4 km NNE | 180° S |
| AAL2361 | American Airlines | A321 | 13,025 ft | 20.7 km WSW | 44° NE |
| AAL2288 | American Airlines | B738 | 425 ft | 21 km NNE | 180° S |
| ENY3404 | — | E75L | 325 ft | 21.5 km NNE | 180° S |
| ENY3787 | — | E75L | 1,300 ft | 23.8 km N | 139° SE |
| N18BT | — | K100 | 3,225 ft | 24.9 km E | 190° S |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Arlington
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N474LE (R44), is 7 km ESE at 500 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.
No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.
4 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: ENY3794 32 km NNE at 2,325 ft; AAL1630 32 km NNE at 2,225 ft; N960DT 43 km NW at 2,700 ft; CNS27 46 km NE at 1,700 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.
- N474LE · R44 helicopter, 7 km ESE, 500 ft
- N911TB · EC45 helicopter, 26 km WNW, 450 ft, circling
Is a plane circling over Arlington?
N911TB (EC45, helicopter) is 26 km WNW at 450 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 1.2 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 Arlington?
With 13 aircraft within 25 km, Arlington is busier than 2 of 3 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Grapevine with 22 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 19 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Arlington tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:38 local time in the WNW, peaks 24° above the NNW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:38 local visible, peak 24° NNW, 5 min
- HST · 20:13 local visible, peak 25° SSE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 22:16 local not visible, peak 18° N, 4 min
- HST · 22:25 local not visible, peak 42° S, 7 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:53 local not visible, peak 47° NNE, 6 min
- HST · 00:05 local not visible, peak 33° S, 7 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Arlington. 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).