Carol Stream, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Carol Stream right now

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13 aircraft over Carol Stream right now; 1 aircraft low (2,525 ft) 24 km SW Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:51 local (01:51 UTC).

Planes over Carol Stream right now

At 19:51 local (01:51 UTC), 50 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Carol Stream, Illinois, United States, 13 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is VTE3015 (CRJ2), 4 km WNW at 9,950 ft.

By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 33 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 14 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Carol Stream.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
VTE3015—CRJ29,950 ft3.9 km WNW258° WSW
GJS4404—CRJ77,100 ft10.1 km SSE54° NE
JIA5295—CRJ73,650 ft12.7 km ENE254° WSW
SKW6469—CRJ74,725 ft16.6 km E137° SE
ENY4025—E75L1,350 ft18.7 km ENE268° W
N251SF—C1723,025 ft19.1 km W258° WSW
RPA3591—E75L650 ft20.3 km ENE270° W
RPA4755—E75L625 ft21.4 km ENE270° W
UAL2838United AirlinesB738900 ft22.8 km ENE271° W
UAL2291United AirlinesA21N7,000 ft23.7 km NNE90° E
N20BQ—C1722,525 ft24.3 km SW30° NNE
AAL1968American AirlinesB7381,200 ft24.4 km ENE270° W
AAL3033American AirlinesA3191,625 ft24.9 km ENE270° W

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

Aircraft within 25 km
13 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
50
Helicopters
0 within 60 km
Military
0 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
3
Circling or loitering
0 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
ORD · 20 km Chicago O'Hare
Next visible CSS pass
17:23 local time

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Carol Stream

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Carol Stream 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.

3 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N20BQ 24 km SW at 2,525 ft; UAL1009 31 km ENE at 2,375 ft; ENY4298 32 km E at 2,950 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 Carol Stream?

No aircraft is circling over Carol Stream 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.

ISS and bright satellites over Carol Stream tonight

1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:23 local time in the WSW, peaks 17° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 4 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 17:23 local visible, peak 17° SSW, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 20:51 local not visible, peak 73° E, 7 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 22:29 local not visible, peak 23° NNW, 5 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 00:07 local not visible, peak 16° N, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 01:44 local not visible, peak 28° NNE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 03:21 local not visible, peak 48° SW, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Carol Stream. 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).