Planes over Ashburn right now

Planes over Ashburn right now

At 20:50 local (01:50 UTC), 49 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Ashburn, Virginia, United States, 20 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is RPA3466 (E75L), 2 km SE at 1,450 ft.

By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 31 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 13 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Ashburn.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Ashburn

1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, MUSL (B212), is 56 km ESE at 900 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.

2 military aircraft are visible nearby: ASH6170 (E170) 10 km SSE at 525 ft; MUSL (B212) 56 km ESE at 900 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: GJS4541 6 km NE at 2,675 ft; HPJ352 13 km NNE at 2,050 ft; UCA4259 14 km ESE at 2,975 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

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.

• MUSL · B212 helicopter, 56 km ESE, 900 ft
• ASH6170 · E170 military, 10 km SSE, 525 ft

Is a plane circling over Ashburn?

No aircraft is circling over Ashburn 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.

ISS and bright satellites over Ashburn tonight

1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:26 local time in the WSW, peaks 12° above the SW horizon and lasts about 3 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• CSS (TIANHE) · 18:26 local visible, peak 12° SW, 3 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 21:53 local not visible, peak 28° NNW, 6 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 23:33 local not visible, peak 11° NNW, 2 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 01:10 local not visible, peak 12° NNE, 3 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 02:46 local not visible, peak 34° NE, 6 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 04:23 local not visible, peak 26° SW, 5 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Ashburn. 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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