Chester, England, United Kingdom · live ADS-B

Planes over Chester right now

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1 aircraft over Chester right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:09 local (18:09 UTC).

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

Aircraft within 25 km
1 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
15
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
Nearest major airport
MAN · 45 km Manchester
Next visible ISS pass
03:46 local time

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Planes over Chester right now

At 18:09 local (18:09 UTC), 15 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Chester, England, United Kingdom, 1 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is EAG36B (AT76), 4 km SSW at 12,975 ft.

By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 9 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 2 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Chester.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
EAG36B—AT7612,975 ft4.2 km SSW134° SE

Helicopters, military and low planes over Chester

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Chester 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 Chester?

No aircraft is circling over Chester 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 Chester?

With 1 aircraft within 25 km, Chester is busier than 1 of 3 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Birkenhead with 2 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Manchester (MAN), 45 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Chester 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 58° above the SSE 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 58° SSE, 7 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 05:23 local visible, peak 61° S, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 02:10 local not visible, peak 24° SE, 5 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 07:00 local not visible, peak 26° SSW, 5 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Chester. 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).