Dakota Ridge, Colorado, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Dakota Ridge right now

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6 aircraft over Dakota Ridge right now; 1 helicopter circling 13 km NNE at 6,600 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 20:28 local (03:28 UTC).

Planes over Dakota Ridge right now

At 20:28 local (03:28 UTC), 33 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Dakota Ridge, Colorado, United States, 6 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N13NN (B06), 13 km NNE at 6,600 ft.

By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 29 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 0 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Dakota Ridge.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
N13NN—B066,600 ft13.2 km NNE132° SE
N1218S—C1726,575 ft16.3 km NNE337° NNW
SWA2349Southwest AirlinesB73818,300 ft18.4 km SW55° NE
SKW6107—CRJ214,000 ft20.3 km ENE35° NE
N254SF—C1727,775 ft21.9 km NE314° NW
SKW6285—CRJ736,000 ft24.3 km E253° WSW

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

Aircraft within 25 km
6 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
33
Helicopters
2 within 60 km
Military
1 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
0
Circling or loitering
3 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
DEN · 48 km Denver International
Next visible CSS pass
17:56 local time

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Dakota Ridge

2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N13NN (B06), is 13 km NNE at 6,600 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: ARROW32 (H60) 34 km ENE at 5,400 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

7 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 Dakota Ridge?

N13NN (B06, helicopter) is 13 km NNE at 6,600 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 2.3 km of one spot.

~27D96C is 34 km ENE at 5,400 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 0.2 km of one spot.

ARROW32 (H60, helicopter) is 34 km ENE at 5,400 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 0.3 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 Dakota Ridge?

With 6 aircraft within 25 km, Dakota Ridge is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Denver with 19 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Denver International (DEN), 48 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Dakota Ridge tonight

1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:56 local time in the WSW, peaks 15° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 4 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 17:56 local visible, peak 15° SSW, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 21:25 local not visible, peak 40° NNW, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 23:04 local not visible, peak 13° N, 3 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 00:42 local not visible, peak 12° NNE, 3 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 02:18 local not visible, peak 29° NNE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 03:55 local not visible, peak 35° SW, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Dakota Ridge. 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).