Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia · live ADS-B

Planes over Canberra right now

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No aircraft directly over Canberra right now; 1 aircraft within 60 km Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 06:13 local (19:13 UTC).

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Canberra: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.

Aircraft within 25 km
0 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
1
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
Next visible ISS pass
20:22 local time

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Planes over Canberra right now

At 06:13 local (19:13 UTC), 1 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 0 of them within 25 km of the city centre.

By height: 0 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 1 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 is arriving at or departing from airports around Canberra.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Canberra

1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, RSCU203 (A139), is 40 km WNW at 6,075 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.

Is a plane circling over Canberra?

No aircraft is circling over Canberra 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 Canberra?

Canberra is busier than 2 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Sydney with 3 aircraft within 25 km.

There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.

ISS and bright satellites over Canberra tonight

3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:22 local time in the SSW, peaks 30° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local visible, peak 30° SSE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 21:59 local visible, peak 23° NW, 5 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 04:38 local visible, peak 11° NE, 2 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 07:12 local not visible, peak 60° SSW, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 08:49 local not visible, peak 26° S, 5 min
  • HST · 08:53 local not visible, peak 21° NNE, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Canberra. 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).