Boston, Massachusetts, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Boston right now
Updated
16 aircraft over Boston right now; 1 aircraft low (1,550 ft) 10 km S Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 14:08 local (18:08 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Boston: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 16 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 62
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 18
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- BOS · 4 km Boston Logan
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:31 local time
Planes over Boston right now
At 14:08 local (18:08 UTC), 62 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 16 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is DAL1799 (B739), 4 km E at under 100 ft.
By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 23 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 35 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Boston.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL1799 | Delta Air Lines | B739 | under 100 ft | 3.8 km E | 20° NNE |
| ENY3857 | — | E75L | under 100 ft | 4.3 km E | 20° NNE |
| AAL2532 | American Airlines | B738 | 7,000 ft | 5.3 km NW | 135° SE |
| RPA5595 | — | E75L | 1,550 ft | 10.4 km S | 22° NNE |
| DAL125 | Delta Air Lines | A333 | 4,700 ft | 12.1 km SE | 197° SSW |
| SWA670 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 1,475 ft | 12.5 km S | 8° N |
| N276ND | — | P28A | 700 ft | 19.6 km SSW | 154° SSE |
| N774CB | — | H500 | under 100 ft | 20.9 km SSW | — |
| TAP217C | TAP Air Portugal | A21N | 3,575 ft | 21.2 km SSE | 239° WSW |
| BTQ903 | — | PC12 | 2,100 ft | 23.4 km NW | 38° NE |
| N12LC | — | SR22 | 775 ft | 23.7 km NW | 337° NNW |
| N369TW | — | C172 | 1,600 ft | 24 km SSW | 194° SSW |
| CAP1929 | — | C172 | 900 ft | 24.4 km S | 240° WSW |
| MVP402 | — | H25B | 7,375 ft | 24.5 km W | 173° S |
| ~275814 | — | — | 6,900 ft | 24.7 km W | — |
| N6065P | — | C172 | 550 ft | 24.8 km SSW | 333° NNW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Boston
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N774CB (H500), is 21 km SSW at under 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.
No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.
18 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: RPA5595 10 km S at 1,550 ft; SWA670 13 km S at 1,475 ft; CAP1929 24 km S at 900 ft; KAP2141 31 km SSW at 2,575 ft; N91TT 35 km SW at 1,950 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
3 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N774CB · H500 helicopter, 21 km SSW, under 100 ft
- N247NE · EC45 helicopter, 37 km SW, 950 ft
- N386RH · R44 helicopter, 39 km WNW, 700 ft
Is a plane circling over Boston?
No aircraft is circling over Boston 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 Boston?
With 16 aircraft within 25 km, Boston is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Cambridge, MA with 14 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Boston Logan (BOS), 4 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Cambridge, MA 14 aircraft now
- Planes over Medford, MA 12 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Boston tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:31 local time in the SSW, peaks 26° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:31 local visible, peak 26° SSE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:07 local visible, peak 68° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:03 local visible, peak 20° N, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:44 local not visible, peak 64° SSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:21 local not visible, peak 23° SSW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:11 local not visible, peak 24° SE, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Boston. 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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