Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Chapel Hill right now
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2 aircraft over Chapel Hill right now; 1 helicopter 1 km SSE at 525 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 22:24 local (03:24 UTC).
Planes over Chapel Hill right now
At 22:24 local (03:24 UTC), 9 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 2 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N602MT (EC35), 1 km SSE at 525 ft.
By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 4 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 is arriving at or departing from airports around Chapel Hill.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N602MT | — | EC35 | 525 ft | 1.1 km SSE | 0° N |
| AAL1946 | American Airlines | A319 | 25,000 ft | 21.9 km SW | 44° NE |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Chapel Hill: 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
- 9
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 1
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:25 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Chapel Hill
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N602MT (EC35), is 1 km SSE at 525 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.
1 military aircraft is visible nearby: ZEUS32 (H64) 43 km N at 1,000 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
1 aircraft is below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: 0971EC 55 km NNW at 1,525 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
- N602MT · EC35 helicopter, 1 km SSE, 525 ft
- ZEUS32 · H64 helicopter, 43 km N, 1,000 ft
- 0971EC · EC35 helicopter, 55 km NNW, 1,525 ft
Is a plane circling over Chapel Hill?
No aircraft is circling over Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill?
With 2 aircraft within 25 km, Chapel Hill is busier than 4 of 5 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Greensboro 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.
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ISS and bright satellites over Chapel Hill tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:25 local time in the W, peaks 21° above the SW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:25 local visible, peak 21° SW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:47 local not visible, peak 20° NE, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:23 local not visible, peak 43° SSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 11:56 local not visible, peak 46° SE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 13:33 local not visible, peak 38° NNW, 6 min
- HST · 14:13 local not visible, peak 21° SSE, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Chapel Hill. 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).