Denver, Colorado, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Denver right now
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10 aircraft over Denver right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 13:13 local (19:13 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Denver: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 10 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 39
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 0
- Circling or loitering
- 3 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- DEN · 30 km Denver International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 19:36 local time
Planes over Denver right now
At 13:13 local (19:13 UTC), 39 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Denver, Colorado, United States, 10 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N184AF (C72R), 11 km NNE at 6,700 ft.
By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 34 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 Denver.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N184AF | — | C72R | 6,700 ft | 11.3 km NNE | 204° SSW |
| ASA41 | Alaska Airlines | B739 | 34,000 ft | 16 km ESE | 273° W |
| N912NM | — | PC12 | 13,225 ft | 17 km SSW | 263° W |
| ~27C610 | — | — | 5,800 ft | 21.4 km SSE | 297° WNW |
| N257PL | — | H25B | 5,500 ft | 21.9 km SSE | 177° S |
| ~27C5DA | — | — | 5,300 ft | 22 km NNW | 144° SE |
| N6338D | — | C172 | 5,475 ft | 22.6 km SE | 291° WNW |
| ~27C62C | — | — | 5,600 ft | 22.9 km SSE | 18° NNE |
| UAL142 | United Airlines | B789 | 8,050 ft | 23.2 km E | 59° ENE |
| FFT1175 | Frontier Airlines | A21N | 7,150 ft | 24.4 km NE | 357° N |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Denver
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Denver 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.
6 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 Denver?
N22265 (C172, aircraft) is 36 km E at 5,800 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 2.7 km of one spot.
N501EL (CH7A, aircraft) is 37 km NNW at 5,600 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 1.8 km of one spot.
N7275R (C172, aircraft) is 41 km E at 5,700 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 2.5 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 Denver?
With 10 aircraft within 25 km, Denver is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Aurora with 14 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Denver International (DEN), 30 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Aurora 14 aircraft now
- Planes over Centennial 11 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Denver tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:36 local time in the WSW, peaks 84° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:36 local visible, peak 84° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 05:35 local visible, peak 11° N, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:00 local not visible, peak 21° SSE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:13 local not visible, peak 60° NNE, 6 min
- HST · 21:25 local not visible, peak 13° S, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 22:50 local not visible, peak 66° SSE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Denver. 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).