Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Crystal Lake right now
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2 aircraft over Crystal Lake right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 21:25 local (03:25 UTC).
Planes over Crystal Lake right now
At 21:25 local (03:25 UTC), 22 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States, 2 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SKW6256 (CRJ7), 14 km ESE at 10,250 ft.
By height: 0 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 12 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 10 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Crystal Lake.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKW6256 | — | CRJ7 | 10,250 ft | 14.4 km ESE | 122° ESE |
| AAL2570 | American Airlines | A319 | 10,975 ft | 15.3 km NW | 121° ESE |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Crystal Lake: 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
- 22
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 4
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- ORD · 45 km Chicago O'Hare
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:23 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Crystal Lake
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Crystal Lake 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.
4 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: JLG429 47 km S at 2,250 ft; ENY3458 53 km ESE at 2,300 ft; AAL669 57 km ESE at 2,975 ft; N52450 57 km N at 2,900 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 Crystal Lake?
No aircraft is circling over Crystal Lake 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 Crystal Lake?
With 2 aircraft within 25 km, Crystal Lake is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Arlington Heights with 13 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 45 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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- Planes over Arlington Heights 13 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Crystal Lake tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:23 local time in the WSW, peaks 17° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 4 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:23 local visible, peak 17° SSW, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:29 local not visible, peak 24° NNW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 00:07 local not visible, peak 16° N, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:44 local not visible, peak 30° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:21 local not visible, peak 47° SW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 12:32 local not visible, peak 37° SSE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Crystal Lake. 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).