Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · live ADS-B
Planes over Cape Town right now
Updated
2 aircraft over Cape Town right now; 1 helicopter 15 km E at 775 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 20:20 local (18:20 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Cape Town: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 2 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 4
- 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
- CPT · 17 km Cape Town
- Next visible ISS pass
- 21:29 local time
Planes over Cape Town right now
At 20:20 local (18:20 UTC), 4 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, 2 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is GBB375V (B407), 15 km E at 775 ft.
By height: 0 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 3 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 1 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Cape Town.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBB375V | — | B407 | 775 ft | 15.4 km E | 165° SSE |
| SFR109 | — | B738 | 3,450 ft | 18.4 km NE | 164° SSE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Cape Town
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, GBB375V (B407), is 15 km E at 775 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.
Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.
- GBB375V · B407 helicopter, 15 km E, 775 ft
Is a plane circling over Cape Town?
No aircraft is circling over Cape Town 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 Cape Town?
With 2 aircraft within 25 km, Cape Town is busier than every nearby large cities right now.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Cape Town (CPT), 17 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Cape Town tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 21:29 local time in the SW, peaks 56° above the WNW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 21:29 local visible, peak 56° WNW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 05:50 local not visible, peak 62° N, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 07:27 local not visible, peak 28° SSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 09:05 local not visible, peak 21° S, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 10:41 local not visible, peak 42° SSE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 12:18 local not visible, peak 30° NW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Cape Town. 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).