Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom · live ADS-B
Planes over Cardiff right now
Updated
4 aircraft over Cardiff right now; 1 helicopter 4 km E at 800 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:09 local (18:09 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Cardiff: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 4 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 9
- 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
- 03:46 local time
Planes over Cardiff right now
At 18:09 local (18:09 UTC), 9 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, 4 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is HM67 (EC45), 4 km E at 800 ft.
By height: 5 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 3 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic above Cardiff right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM67 | — | EC45 | 800 ft | 3.9 km E | 200° SSW |
| KLC1094 | — | E75L | 275 ft | 14.3 km SW | 297° WNW |
| EXS6AU | — | A21N | 32,950 ft | 19.2 km ESE | 188° S |
| RYR20WD | Ryanair | B38M | 8,675 ft | 22.9 km NE | 121° ESE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Cardiff
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, HM67 (EC45), is 4 km E at 800 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.
- HM67 · EC45 helicopter, 4 km E, 800 ft
Is a plane circling over Cardiff?
No aircraft is circling over Cardiff 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 Cardiff?
With 4 aircraft within 25 km, Cardiff is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Newport with 4 aircraft within 25 km.
There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.
- Planes over Newport 4 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Cardiff tonight
2 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 75° 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 75° SW, 7 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 05:23 local visible, peak 84° WSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:32 local not visible, peak 12° S, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:08 local not visible, peak 13° S, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:10 local not visible, peak 31° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 07:00 local not visible, peak 34° SW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Cardiff. 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).