Columbia, South Carolina, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Columbia right now
Updated
6 aircraft over Columbia right now; 1 aircraft low (1,700 ft) 13 km WNW Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 14:22 local (18:22 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Columbia: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 6 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
- 2
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- CLT · 135 km Charlotte Douglas
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:05 local time
Planes over Columbia right now
At 14:22 local (18:22 UTC), 15 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 6 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is EDV5089 (CRJ9), 12 km SW at under 100 ft.
By height: 6 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 5 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 4 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Columbia.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDV5089 | — | CRJ9 | under 100 ft | 12 km SW | 45° NE |
| N9268Q | — | BE36 | 1,700 ft | 12.8 km WNW | 131° SE |
| N285EM | — | G280 | 31,000 ft | 17.5 km NNE | 59° ENE |
| AAL1834 | American Airlines | A321 | 34,000 ft | 17.8 km ENE | 197° SSW |
| N585SP | — | SR20 | 700 ft | 17.9 km SW | 44° NE |
| EJA955 | — | C680 | 15,575 ft | 23.7 km ESE | 261° W |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Columbia
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Columbia 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.
2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N9268Q 13 km WNW at 1,700 ft; N216TS 45 km NNE at 2,700 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 Columbia?
No aircraft is circling over Columbia 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 Columbia tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:05 local time in the WNW, peaks 30° above the NNW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:05 local visible, peak 30° NNW, 5 min
- HST · 20:12 local visible, peak 16° SSE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:27 local not visible, peak 54° SSE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:42 local not visible, peak 20° N, 5 min
- HST · 21:50 local not visible, peak 31° S, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:19 local not visible, peak 38° NNE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Columbia. 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).