Columbia Heights, District of Columbia, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Columbia Heights right now

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9 aircraft over Columbia Heights right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 22:30 local (03:30 UTC).

Planes over Columbia Heights right now

At 22:30 local (03:30 UTC), 27 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Columbia Heights, District of Columbia, United States, 9 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is AAL2752 (B38M), 5 km SSW at 650 ft.

By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 15 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 9 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Columbia Heights.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
AAL2752American AirlinesB38M650 ft4.9 km SSW137° SE
ENY4042—E75Lunder 100 ft8.5 km S175° S
UAL2386United AirlinesB38M2,350 ft8.6 km WNW139° SE
JIA5653—CRJ74,050 ft10.5 km NNW303° WNW
AAL2881American AirlinesA3195,575 ft12.9 km NNE302° WNW
RPA4675—E75L4,675 ft19.6 km S232° SW
SWA2768Southwest AirlinesB7373,000 ft20.9 km WNW51° NE
JIA5289—CRJ710,550 ft21.2 km ESE55° NE
RPA3651—E75L14,750 ft22.7 km NNW102° ESE

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

Aircraft within 25 km
9 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
27
Helicopters
1 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
DCA · 8 km Ronald Reagan Washington
Next visible CSS pass
18:26 local time

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Columbia Heights

1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, N305PH (EC35), is 48 km WSW at 425 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.

Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.

Is a plane circling over Columbia Heights?

No aircraft is circling over Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights?

With 9 aircraft within 25 km, Columbia Heights is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Washington with 8 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Ronald Reagan Washington (DCA), 8 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Columbia Heights tonight

1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:26 local time in the WSW, peaks 12° above the SW horizon and lasts about 2 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 18:26 local visible, peak 12° SW, 2 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 23:33 local not visible, peak 11° N, 2 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 01:11 local not visible, peak 12° NNE, 2 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 02:46 local not visible, peak 35° NE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 04:23 local not visible, peak 25° SW, 5 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 11:57 local not visible, peak 32° SSE, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Columbia Heights. 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).