Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Barnstable right now

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No aircraft directly over Barnstable right now; 4 aircraft within 60 km Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 20:46 local (01:46 UTC).

Planes over Barnstable right now

At 20:46 local (01:46 UTC), 4 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, 0 of them within 25 km of the city centre.

By height: 1 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 0 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Barnstable.

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

Aircraft within 25 km
0 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
4
Helicopters
1 within 60 km
Military
0 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
0
Circling or loitering
0 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
BOS · 94 km Boston Logan

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Barnstable

1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, N247NE (EC45), is 51 km WNW at 3,075 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.

Is a plane circling over Barnstable?

No aircraft is circling over Barnstable 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 Barnstable?

Barnstable is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Quincy with 7 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Boston Logan (BOS), 94 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Barnstable tonight

The ISS, Tiangong and Hubble pass over Barnstable in the next 24 hours, but none of the passes happens while the sky is dark and the station is sunlit, so none will be visible to the eye.

  • ISS (ZARYA) · 21:55 local not visible, peak 28° NNW, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 23:33 local not visible, peak 15° N, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 01:11 local not visible, peak 22° NNE, 5 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 02:47 local not visible, peak 80° SSE, 7 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 04:26 local not visible, peak 10° SW, 1 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 11:59 local not visible, peak 31° SSE, 5 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Barnstable. 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).