Chicago, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Chicago right now
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23 aircraft over Chicago right now; 1 aircraft low (1,175 ft) 11 km SE Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 13:08 local (18:08 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Chicago: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 23 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 64
- Helicopters
- 1 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 17
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- ORD · 25 km Chicago O'Hare
- Next visible CSS pass
- 19:03 local time
Planes over Chicago right now
At 13:08 local (18:08 UTC), 64 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Chicago, Illinois, United States, 23 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is AAL3250 (A321), 7 km NE at 4,575 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 28 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 33 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Chicago.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAL3250 | American Airlines | A321 | 4,575 ft | 6.6 km NE | 90° E |
| N911ZQ | — | B407 | 1,100 ft | 7.3 km W | 4° N |
| VTE3071 | — | CRJ2 | 4,625 ft | 9.2 km WNW | 90° E |
| N632SP | — | C172 | 1,175 ft | 10.5 km SE | 155° SSE |
| SWA1264 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 225 ft | 11.3 km SW | 133° SE |
| SKW5680 | — | E75L | 4,300 ft | 13.3 km NNE | 270° W |
| RPA4479 | — | E75L | 2,850 ft | 13.8 km NNW | 270° W |
| N2817D | — | P28A | 2,100 ft | 14.1 km NE | 159° SSE |
| LYM5880 | — | E145 | 4,525 ft | 15.2 km ENE | 358° N |
| UAL2840 | United Airlines | B39M | 3,575 ft | 15.4 km N | 270° W |
| PWA25 | — | LJ45 | 18,725 ft | 15.7 km NW | 208° SSW |
| JBU663 | JetBlue | A320 | 5,500 ft | 17 km NE | 270° W |
| VTE3041 | — | E135 | 1,750 ft | 17.2 km NW | 270° W |
| GJS4455 | — | CRJ7 | 2,375 ft | 17.2 km NNW | 270° W |
| N6001G | — | C150 | 2,100 ft | 17.8 km N | 159° SSE |
| N8334W | — | P28A | 1,300 ft | 18.5 km SW | 342° NNW |
| SKW5920 | — | CRJ2 | 3,575 ft | 19.3 km NE | 252° WSW |
| N820LM | — | VL3 | 1,350 ft | 19.9 km SSE | 168° SSE |
| DAL2417 | Delta Air Lines | A320 | 4,375 ft | 21.7 km SSW | 203° SSW |
| UAL1888 | United Airlines | B739 | 1,000 ft | 21.8 km NW | 270° W |
| RPA4489 | — | E75L | 600 ft | 22.1 km NW | 270° W |
| EJA416 | — | E55P | 1,850 ft | 23.1 km WSW | 5° N |
| ENY3972 | — | E170 | 1,550 ft | 23.4 km WNW | 182° S |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Chicago
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, N911ZQ (B407), is 7 km W at 1,100 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.
17 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N632SP 11 km SE at 1,175 ft; RPA4479 14 km NNW at 2,850 ft; N2817D 14 km NE at 2,100 ft; GJS4455 17 km NNW at 2,375 ft; N6001G 18 km N at 2,100 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
4 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N911ZQ · B407 helicopter, 7 km W, 1,100 ft
Is a plane circling over Chicago?
No aircraft is circling over Chicago 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 Chicago?
With 23 aircraft within 25 km, Chicago is quieter than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Evanston with 25 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 25 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Evanston 25 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Chicago tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:03 local time in the SW, peaks 40° above the SSE 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 40° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 05:00 local visible, peak 16° N, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:37 local visible, peak 23° NNE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:30 local not visible, peak 10° SE, 1 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:40 local not visible, peak 85° S, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 22:17 local not visible, peak 56° S, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Chicago. 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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