Planes over Athens, AL right now

Planes over Athens, AL right now

At 18:11 local (23:11 UTC), 12 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Athens, Alabama, United States, 4 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is JIA5219 (CRJ7), 2 km NNE at 3,600 ft.

By height: 6 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 3 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, AL.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Athens, AL

1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, N420AE (B06), is 46 km ESE at 2,100 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: SH088 (TEX2) 58 km S at 17,400 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: PDT6007 23 km ESE at 2,325 ft; N420AE 46 km ESE at 2,100 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

• N420AE · B06 helicopter, 46 km ESE, 2,100 ft
• SH088 · TEX2 military, 58 km S, 17,400 ft

Is a plane circling over Athens, AL?

No aircraft is circling over Athens, AL 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, AL?

With 4 aircraft within 25 km, Athens, AL is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Huntsville with 4 aircraft within 25 km.

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

• Planes over Huntsville 4 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Athens, AL tonight

2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:03 local time in the W, peaks 46° above the NNW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• CSS (TIANHE) · 19:03 local visible, peak 46° NNW, 6 min
• HST · 19:12 local visible, peak 11° SSE, 2 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 20:41 local not visible, peak 23° N, 5 min
• HST · 20:49 local not visible, peak 25° S, 6 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 22:18 local not visible, peak 33° N, 6 min
• HST · 22:28 local not visible, peak 29° S, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Athens, AL. 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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