Decatur, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Decatur right now

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No aircraft directly over Decatur right now; 7 aircraft within 60 km Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:51 local (01:51 UTC).

Planes over Decatur right now

At 19:51 local (01:51 UTC), 7 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Decatur, Illinois, United States, 0 of them within 25 km of the city centre.

By height: 6 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 1 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 above Decatur right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.

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

Aircraft within 25 km
0 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
7
Helicopters
1 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
17:23 local time

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Decatur

1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, G26588 (H60), is 30 km SE at 3,550 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: G26588 (H60) 30 km SE at 3,550 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

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.

Is a plane circling over Decatur?

No aircraft is circling over Decatur 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 Decatur?

Decatur is busier than 2 of 3 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Springfield, IL with 1 aircraft within 25 km.

There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.

ISS and bright satellites over Decatur 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 W, peaks 24° above the SW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 17:23 local visible, peak 24° SW, 5 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 20:51 local not visible, peak 78° N, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 22:29 local not visible, peak 17° NNW, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 00:08 local not visible, peak 11° N, 2 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 01:45 local not visible, peak 20° NNE, 5 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 03:21 local not visible, peak 72° SSW, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Decatur. 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).