Bristol, Connecticut, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Bristol, CT right now
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6 aircraft over Bristol, CT right now; 1 aircraft low (1,000 ft) 17 km E Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 12:58 local (16:58 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Bristol, CT: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 6 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 44
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 5
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LGA · 126 km LaGuardia
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:30 local time
Planes over Bristol, CT right now
At 12:58 local (16:58 UTC), 44 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Bristol, Connecticut, United States, 6 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N783SY (M20P), 6 km SW at 8,400 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 24 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 17 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Bristol, CT.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N783SY | — | M20P | 8,400 ft | 5.9 km SW | 38° NE |
| N27TR | — | SR20 | 1,000 ft | 16.6 km E | 55° NE |
| N11937 | — | C177 | 3,100 ft | 17.5 km SW | 5° N |
| N737YT | — | C172 | 4,900 ft | 18.9 km NNW | 40° NE |
| N929GK | — | S22T | 7,925 ft | 21.3 km NE | 229° SW |
| N80326 | — | C172 | 3,875 ft | 25 km WSW | 214° SW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Bristol, CT
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Bristol, CT 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.
5 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N27TR 17 km E at 1,000 ft; N43632 30 km NE at 1,400 ft; N706RA 44 km SSW at 2,450 ft; N21369 47 km W at 2,025 ft; N389GS 57 km E at 2,925 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
2 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
Is a plane circling over Bristol, CT?
N79NA (P28A, aircraft) is 56 km NNE at under 100 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 3.8 km of one spot.
Aircraft circle for many ordinary reasons: police or news helicopters watching an incident, holding patterns while waiting to land, aerial survey, flight training or photography.
How busy is the sky over Bristol, CT?
With 6 aircraft within 25 km, Bristol, CT is quieter than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Hartford with 8 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to LaGuardia (LGA), 126 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Hartford 8 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Bristol, CT tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:30 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 (WENTIAN) · 18:30 local visible, peak 26° SSE, 5 min
- CSS (WENTIAN) · 20:06 local visible, peak 76° S, 6 min
- ISS · 06:03 local visible, peak 17° NNE, 4 min
- CSS (WENTIAN) · 21:43 local not visible, peak 76° SE, 6 min
- HST · 21:55 local not visible, peak 11° S, 1 min
- CSS (WENTIAN) · 23:20 local not visible, peak 29° SSW, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Bristol, CT. 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).