Athens, Georgia, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Athens, GA right now
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3 aircraft over Athens, GA right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:48 local (22:48 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Athens, GA: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 3 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 24
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 2
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- ATL · 103 km Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:04 local time
Planes over Athens, GA right now
At 18:48 local (22:48 UTC), 24 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Athens, Georgia, United States, 3 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N5082G (C172), 13 km N at 5,075 ft.
By height: 9 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 10 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 5 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Athens, GA.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N5082G | — | C172 | 5,075 ft | 12.8 km N | 42° NE |
| SWA4015 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 40,000 ft | 19.3 km SSE | 155° SSE |
| AAL1052 | American Airlines | A321 | 29,025 ft | 20.6 km ESE | 57° ENE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Athens, GA
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Athens, GA 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.
2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N257MG 31 km ENE at 2,125 ft; N4182L 48 km ESE at 2,800 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, GA?
N6021W (P28A, aircraft) is 56 km W at 800 ft. Over the last 15 minutes it has stayed within about 2.4 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.
ISS and bright satellites over Athens, GA tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:04 local time in the W, peaks 33° above the NNW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:04 local visible, peak 33° NNW, 5 min
- HST · 20:11 local visible, peak 15° SSE, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:41 local not visible, peak 20° N, 5 min
- HST · 21:49 local not visible, peak 30° S, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:18 local not visible, peak 33° N, 6 min
- HST · 23:28 local not visible, peak 33° S, 7 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Athens, GA. 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).