Bowie, Maryland, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Bowie right now
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3 aircraft over Bowie right now; 1 helicopter 18 km SW at 400 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 20:47 local (01:47 UTC).
Planes over Bowie right now
At 20:47 local (01:47 UTC), 29 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Bowie, Maryland, United States, 3 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SWA3172 (B38M), 15 km S at 7,175 ft.
By height: 6 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 12 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 11 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Bowie.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA3172 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 7,175 ft | 14.9 km S | 2° N |
| MUSL | — | B212 | 400 ft | 18.4 km SW | 72° ENE |
| SWA4234 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 2,500 ft | 21.3 km NW | 313° NW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Bowie: 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
- 29
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 2
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- DCA · 29 km Ronald Reagan Washington
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:26 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Bowie
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, MUSL (B212), is 18 km SW at 400 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.
2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: SWA724 29 km NNW at 2,025 ft; RPA4491 37 km W at 2,750 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
1 aircraft nearby uses a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- MUSL · B212 helicopter, 18 km SW, 400 ft
- MUSL · B212 helicopter, 45 km S, 700 ft
Is a plane circling over Bowie?
No aircraft is circling over Bowie 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.
ISS and bright satellites over Bowie tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:26 local time in the SW, peaks 12° above the SW horizon and lasts about 2 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:26 local visible, peak 12° SW, 2 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 21:53 local not visible, peak 27° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 23:33 local not visible, peak 11° NNW, 1 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:10 local not visible, peak 12° N, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:46 local not visible, peak 35° NE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:23 local not visible, peak 24° SW, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Bowie. 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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