Columbus, Indiana, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Columbus, IN right now
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2 aircraft over Columbus, IN right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 22:24 local (03:24 UTC).
Planes over Columbus, IN right now
At 22:24 local (03:24 UTC), 5 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Columbus, Indiana, United States, 2 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is AAL20 (B789), 9 km S at 37,000 ft.
By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 2 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 1 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Columbus, IN.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAL20 | American Airlines | B789 | 37,000 ft | 8.7 km S | 51° NE |
| ACA1033 | Air Canada | BCS3 | 36,000 ft | 22.2 km ENE | 231° SW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Columbus, IN: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 2 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 5
- Helicopters
- 1 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 0
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:23 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Columbus, IN
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, G20803 (H60), is 43 km NNE at 1,175 ft and has been circling. 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: G20803 (H60) 43 km NNE at 1,175 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.
- G20803 · H60 helicopter, 43 km NNE, 1,175 ft, circling
Is a plane circling over Columbus, IN?
G20803 (H60, helicopter) is 43 km NNE at 1,175 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 2.8 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 Columbus, IN?
With 2 aircraft within 25 km, Columbus, IN is busier than 1 of 2 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Indianapolis with 5 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 Indianapolis 5 aircraft now
- Planes over Anderson 0 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Columbus, IN tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:23 local time in the W, peaks 22° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:23 local visible, peak 22° SSW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 23:30 local not visible, peak 14° NNW, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:09 local not visible, peak 10° N, 1 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:45 local not visible, peak 21° NNE, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:21 local not visible, peak 57° WSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 11:56 local not visible, peak 17° SSE, 4 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Columbus, IN. 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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