Columbia, Maryland, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Columbia, MD right now
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14 aircraft over Columbia, MD right now; 1 aircraft circling 20 km SSE at 400 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 15:35 local (19:35 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Columbia, MD: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 14 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 74
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 19
- Circling or loitering
- 2 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- DCA · 47 km Ronald Reagan Washington
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:05 local time
Planes over Columbia, MD right now
At 15:35 local (19:35 UTC), 74 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Columbia, Maryland, United States, 14 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SWA1151 (B38M), 5 km SSE at 7,900 ft.
By height: 12 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 24 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 38 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Columbia, MD.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA1151 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 7,900 ft | 4.8 km SSE | 281° W |
| SWA947 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 2,550 ft | 5 km WNW | 206° SSW |
| SWA3702 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 2,425 ft | 9.6 km S | 36° NE |
| DAL2799 | Delta Air Lines | B739 | 650 ft | 10 km SE | 95° E |
| SWA428 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 5,075 ft | 13.1 km SE | 330° NNW |
| EJA474 | — | E55P | 2,475 ft | 13.7 km NNW | 96° E |
| SWA291 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 4,475 ft | 13.7 km N | 200° SSW |
| SWA4696 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | under 100 ft | 14.4 km ESE | 94° E |
| SWA3011 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 10,925 ft | 15.9 km W | 271° W |
| RPA5600 | — | E75L | 11,975 ft | 18.2 km S | 81° E |
| N78ER | — | C172 | 400 ft | 19.7 km SSE | 92° E |
| SWA3368 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 3,475 ft | 20.5 km SSE | 300° WNW |
| VXP524 | — | — | 29,500 ft | 22 km SSW | 225° SW |
| N80484 | — | C172 | 2,550 ft | 23.2 km NW | 189° S |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Columbia, MD
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N38BL (B407), is 40 km WSW at 1,400 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.
19 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: SWA947 5 km WNW at 2,550 ft; SWA3702 10 km S at 2,425 ft; EJA474 14 km NNW at 2,475 ft; N5215E 32 km WNW at 2,200 ft; N9274X 33 km NE at 2,300 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.
- N38BL · B407 helicopter, 40 km WSW, 1,400 ft
- N740MH · EC35 helicopter, 42 km SSW, under 100 ft
- N324PH · EC35 helicopter, 54 km SW, 750 ft
Is a plane circling over Columbia, MD?
N78ER (C172, aircraft) is 20 km SSE at 400 ft. Over the last 15 minutes it has stayed within about 1.6 km of one spot.
N6155K (C172, aircraft) is 50 km SE at 200 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 2.6 km of one spot.
Aircraft circle for many ordinary reasons: police or news helicopters watching an incident, holding patterns while waiting to land, aerial survey, flight training or photography.
How busy is the sky over Columbia, MD?
With 14 aircraft within 25 km, Columbia, MD is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Baltimore with 9 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Ronald Reagan Washington (DCA), 47 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Baltimore 9 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Columbia, MD 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 W, peaks 73° above the NNW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:05 local visible, peak 73° NNW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:04 local visible, peak 11° N, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:29 local not visible, peak 30° SE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:42 local not visible, peak 56° N, 6 min
- HST · 21:52 local not visible, peak 15° S, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:19 local not visible, peak 57° SSW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Columbia, MD. 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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