Athens, Attica, Greece · live ADS-B

Planes over Athens right now

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2 aircraft over Athens right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 20:09 local (18:09 UTC).

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

Aircraft within 25 km
2 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
10
Helicopters
0 within 60 km
Military
0 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
1
Circling or loitering
0 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
ATH · 20 km Athens
Next visible ISS pass
05:54 local time

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Planes over Athens right now

At 20:09 local (18:09 UTC), 10 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Athens, Attica, Greece, 2 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is NJE533L (C68A), 23 km E at 1,000 ft.

By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 4 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 3 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Athens.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
NJE533L—C68A1,000 ft23.2 km E216° SW
SEH7AT—A20N1,450 ft24.8 km E217° SW

Helicopters, military and low planes over Athens

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Athens 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.

No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.

1 aircraft is below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: AIZ213 31 km ENE at 2,950 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

Is a plane circling over Athens?

No aircraft is circling over Athens 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 Athens?

With 2 aircraft within 25 km, Athens is busier than 5 of 6 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Thessaloníki with 3 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Athens (ATH), 20 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Athens tonight

2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 05:54 local time in the N, peaks 10° above the NNE horizon and lasts about 1 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • ISS (ZARYA) · 05:54 local visible, peak 10° NNE, 1 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 18:58 local visible, peak 58° N, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 21:35 local not visible, peak 50° NNE, 6 min
  • HST · 21:38 local not visible, peak 19° S, 5 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 23:12 local not visible, peak 46° SSW, 6 min
  • HST · 23:17 local not visible, peak 15° SSW, 4 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Athens. 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).