Braintree, England, United Kingdom · live ADS-B
Planes over Braintree right now
Updated
7 aircraft over Braintree right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:13 local (19:13 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Braintree: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 7 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 27
- Helicopters
- 0 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
- LHR · 83 km London Heathrow
- Next visible ISS pass
- 03:46 local time
Planes over Braintree right now
At 19:13 local (19:13 UTC), 27 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Braintree, England, United Kingdom, 7 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is RYR18HB (B38M), 6 km SSE at 10,375 ft.
By height: 8 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 17 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 2 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Braintree.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RYR18HB | Ryanair | B38M | 10,375 ft | 5.9 km SSE | 86° E |
| BAW850T | British Airways | A320 | 15,550 ft | 14.2 km WSW | 67° ENE |
| RYR12NK | Ryanair | A320 | 4,550 ft | 15.6 km NNW | 251° WSW |
| UAE39K | Emirates | B77W | 30,000 ft | 20.1 km S | 280° W |
| BAW843 | British Airways | A20N | 12,800 ft | 22.6 km SSE | 264° W |
| RYR7EK | Ryanair | B738 | 800 ft | 22.7 km W | 222° SW |
| HOP4190 | — | E190 | 36,000 ft | 25 km W | 329° NNW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Braintree
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Braintree 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.
Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.
Is a plane circling over Braintree?
No aircraft is circling over Braintree 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 Braintree?
With 7 aircraft within 25 km, Braintree is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Brentwood, England with 6 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to London Heathrow (LHR), 83 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Brentwood, England 6 aircraft now
- Planes over Southend-on-Sea 3 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Braintree tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 03:46 local time in the W, peaks 75° above the ESE horizon and lasts about 7 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:46 local visible, peak 75° ESE, 7 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 05:23 local visible, peak 73° SSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:34 local visible, peak 11° SSE, 1 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:33 local not visible, peak 12° S, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:09 local not visible, peak 12° SSW, 2 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:10 local not visible, peak 35° SSE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Braintree. 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).