Austin, Texas, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Austin right now
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10 aircraft over Austin right now; 1 aircraft circling 18 km SE at 1,300 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 14:13 local (19:13 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Austin: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 10 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 35
- Helicopters
- 1 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 6
- Circling or loitering
- 3 last 20 min
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:39 local time
Planes over Austin right now
At 14:13 local (19:13 UTC), 35 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Austin, Texas, United States, 10 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SWA1489 (B738), 9 km ENE at 2,025 ft.
By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 11 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 22 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Austin.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA1489 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 2,025 ft | 8.5 km ENE | 178° S |
| DAL2259 | Delta Air Lines | A319 | 325 ft | 10.5 km SE | 179° S |
| EJA245 | — | CL60 | 200 ft | 11.2 km SE | 179° S |
| AAY1592 | — | A320 | 1,725 ft | 12.9 km SSE | 217° SW |
| DAL946 | Delta Air Lines | B738 | 5,700 ft | 13.1 km SW | 290° WNW |
| ASA352 | Alaska Airlines | B739 | 2,950 ft | 13.3 km NE | 179° S |
| ~288B82 | — | — | 1,300 ft | 17.8 km SE | 283° WNW |
| N5125 | — | AS50 | 475 ft | 18.6 km SE | 192° SSW |
| SKW3489 | — | E75L | 9,100 ft | 20.7 km WSW | 293° WNW |
| N444WD | — | AC95 | 1,950 ft | 23.5 km NNE | 132° SE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Austin
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, N5125 (AS50), is 19 km SE at 475 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.
6 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: SWA1489 9 km ENE at 2,025 ft; ASA352 13 km NE at 2,950 ft; N444WD 24 km NNE at 1,950 ft; N186FM 39 km S at 1,350 ft; N8195V 42 km S at 1,475 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.
- N5125 · AS50 helicopter, 19 km SE, 475 ft
Is a plane circling over Austin?
~288B82 is 18 km SE at 1,300 ft. Over the last 13 minutes it has stayed within about 1.6 km of one spot.
N81891 (P28A, aircraft) is 43 km NE at 1,300 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 2 km of one spot.
N712NV (C172, aircraft) is 46 km NE at 875 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 1.5 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 Austin?
With 10 aircraft within 25 km, Austin is busier than 1 of 2 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Georgetown, TX with 13 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 Georgetown, TX 13 aircraft now
- Planes over Killeen 2 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Austin tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:39 local time in the NW, peaks 13° above the NNW horizon and lasts about 3 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:39 local visible, peak 13° NNW, 3 min
- HST · 20:46 local visible, peak 36° S, 7 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:24 local not visible, peak 21° SE, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:00 local not visible, peak 40° NW, 6 min
- HST · 19:09 local not visible, peak 12° SSE, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 22:17 local not visible, peak 12° N, 2 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Austin. 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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