Bristol, England, United Kingdom · live ADS-B
Planes over Bristol right now
Updated
3 aircraft over Bristol right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:14 local (19:14 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Bristol: 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
- 5
- 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
- LHR · 148 km London Heathrow
- Next visible ISS pass
- 03:46 local time
Planes over Bristol right now
At 19:14 local (19:14 UTC), 5 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Bristol, England, United Kingdom, 3 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is KLM86N (E190), 21 km W at 8,175 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 2 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 above Bristol right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KLM86N | KLM | E190 | 8,175 ft | 20.5 km W | 38° NE |
| RYR85QZ | Ryanair | B738 | 29,925 ft | 21.5 km NW | 101° ESE |
| BAW178 | British Airways | B772 | 25,350 ft | 24.3 km W | 96° E |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Bristol
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, GTJPK (A109), is 28 km NE at 4,000 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.
- GTJPK · A109 helicopter, 28 km NE, 4,000 ft
Is a plane circling over Bristol?
No aircraft is circling over Bristol 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 Bristol?
With 3 aircraft within 25 km, Bristol is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Newport with 3 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to London Heathrow (LHR), 148 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Newport 3 aircraft now
- Planes over Cardiff 2 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Bristol 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 WSW, peaks 82° above the SW 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 82° SW, 7 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 05:23 local visible, peak 84° SSE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local visible, peak 11° SSE, 1 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:32 local not visible, peak 13° SSE, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:08 local not visible, peak 13° S, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:09 local not visible, peak 32° SSE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Bristol. 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).