Charleston, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Charleston, IL right now
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2 aircraft over Charleston, IL right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 16:30 local (21:30 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Charleston, IL: 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
- 11
- Helicopters
- 0 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 CSS pass
- 19:03 local time
Planes over Charleston, IL right now
At 16:30 local (21:30 UTC), 11 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Charleston, Illinois, United States, 2 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N84898 (C172), 12 km WSW at 1,300 ft.
By height: 7 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 Charleston, IL right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N84898 | — | C172 | 1,300 ft | 12.4 km WSW | 54° NE |
| N892D | — | CRJ9 | 41,000 ft | 12.6 km NE | 36° NE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Charleston, IL
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Charleston, IL 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.
Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.
Is a plane circling over Charleston, IL?
No aircraft is circling over Charleston, IL 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 Charleston, IL?
With 2 aircraft within 25 km, Charleston, IL is busier than 1 of 2 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Normal 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.
- Planes over Springfield, IL 2 aircraft now
- Planes over Normal 3 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Charleston, IL tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:03 local time in the WSW, peaks 62° above the S horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:03 local visible, peak 62° S, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:38 local visible, peak 16° NNE, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:28 local not visible, peak 13° SSE, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:40 local not visible, peak 58° N, 6 min
- HST · 20:50 local not visible, peak 12° SSE, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 22:17 local not visible, peak 84° N, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Charleston, IL. 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).