Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Cambridge, MA right now
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19 aircraft over Cambridge, MA right now; 1 aircraft circling 20 km SSW at 700 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 14:26 local (18:26 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Cambridge, MA: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 19 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 72
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 17
- Circling or loitering
- 3 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- BOS · 8 km Boston Logan
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:31 local time
Planes over Cambridge, MA right now
At 14:26 local (18:26 UTC), 72 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 19 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N4167L (P28A), 4 km SW at 7,100 ft.
By height: 6 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 43 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Cambridge, MA.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4167L | — | P28A | 7,100 ft | 4 km SW | 161° SSE |
| SWA1009 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | under 100 ft | 8.3 km E | 20° NNE |
| ETD3MB | Etihad Airways | B789 | 200 ft | 8.8 km SE | 20° NNE |
| UAL2211 | United Airlines | B737 | 600 ft | 9.2 km SE | 22° NNE |
| DAL215 | Delta Air Lines | A339 | 38,000 ft | 10.8 km SW | 249° WSW |
| RPA5627 | — | E75L | 1,075 ft | 10.8 km ENE | 21° NNE |
| N80456 | — | C172 | 1,600 ft | 12.6 km SSW | 258° WSW |
| ITY614 | — | A339 | 6,775 ft | 15.7 km ESE | 200° SSW |
| JBU1408 | JetBlue | A21N | 34,000 ft | 16.4 km SE | 216° SW |
| ENY3401 | — | E75L | 3,900 ft | 17.5 km ENE | 78° ENE |
| N8152Q | — | SR22 | 550 ft | 17.7 km SSW | 149° SSE |
| N386RH | — | R44 | 600 ft | 18.6 km SSW | 140° SE |
| UAE32E | Emirates | B77W | 2,400 ft | 18.7 km S | 29° NNE |
| JBU752 | JetBlue | A320 | 2,675 ft | 19.2 km S | 30° NNE |
| N823RB | — | SR22 | 1,100 ft | 19.3 km NW | 304° NW |
| N171WT | — | R44 | 1,700 ft | 20.2 km SSW | 154° SSE |
| N276ND | — | P28A | 700 ft | 20.3 km SSW | 159° SSE |
| EJA476 | — | E55P | 1,000 ft | 20.4 km WNW | 35° NE |
| RPA4412 | — | E75L | 6,400 ft | 24.9 km ENE | 116° ESE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Cambridge, MA
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N386RH (R44), is 19 km SSW at 600 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.
17 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N80456 13 km SSW at 1,600 ft; EJA476 20 km WNW at 1,000 ft; N505BR 26 km NW at 2,800 ft; CAP1929 26 km S at 1,000 ft; N141FQ 28 km SSE at 2,250 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
4 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N386RH · R44 helicopter, 19 km SSW, 600 ft
- N171WT · R44 helicopter, 20 km SSW, 1,700 ft
Is a plane circling over Cambridge, MA?
N276ND (P28A, aircraft) is 20 km SSW at 700 ft. Over the last 6 minutes it has stayed within about 2.8 km of one spot.
CAP1929 (C172, aircraft) is 26 km S at 1,000 ft. Over the last 17 minutes it has stayed within about 2.3 km of one spot.
N5497B (C182, aircraft) is 57 km SSW at 400 ft. Over the last 17 minutes it has stayed within about 2.9 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 Cambridge, MA?
With 19 aircraft within 25 km, Cambridge, MA is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Boston with 20 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Boston Logan (BOS), 8 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Cambridge, MA 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 25° 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 25° SSE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:07 local visible, peak 65° SE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:03 local visible, peak 20° N, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:43 local not visible, peak 65° 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 Cambridge, MA. 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).