Columbus, Ohio, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Columbus right now
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5 aircraft over Columbus right now; 1 helicopter 2 km SE at 700 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:59 local (23:59 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Columbus: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 5 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 16
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 0
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:04 local time
Planes over Columbus right now
At 19:59 local (23:59 UTC), 16 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Columbus, Ohio, United States, 5 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N145NC (EC45), 2 km SE at 700 ft.
By height: 8 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 4 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 Columbus.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N145NC | — | EC45 | 700 ft | 1.7 km SE | 277° W |
| N130MU | — | EC30 | 450 ft | 4.1 km NNW | 0° N |
| AAL1929 | American Airlines | B738 | 2,175 ft | 5.1 km NE | 275° W |
| N189WT | — | C560 | 10,675 ft | 10 km SSW | 146° SSE |
| SWA1250 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 9,525 ft | 24.6 km WNW | 272° W |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Columbus
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N145NC (EC45), is 2 km SE at 700 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.
1 military aircraft is visible nearby: RCH3123 (C17) 29 km SE at 37,000 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.
1 aircraft nearby uses a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N145NC · EC45 helicopter, 2 km SE, 700 ft
- N130MU · EC30 helicopter, 4 km NNW, 450 ft
- N223HG · R44 helicopter, 50 km S, 600 ft
- RCH3123 · C17 military, 29 km SE, 37,000 ft
Is a plane circling over Columbus?
No aircraft is circling over Columbus 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 Columbus?
With 5 aircraft within 25 km, Columbus is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Springfield, OH with 3 aircraft within 25 km.
There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.
- Planes over Springfield, OH 3 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Columbus tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:04 local time in the WSW, peaks 74° above the SE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:04 local visible, peak 74° SE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:02 local visible, peak 12° N, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:05 local visible, peak 48° S, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:41 local not visible, peak 61° NNE, 6 min
- HST · 21:52 local not visible, peak 12° S, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:18 local not visible, peak 67° SW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Columbus. 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).