Des Moines, Iowa, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Des Moines right now
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6 aircraft over Des Moines right now; 1 helicopter low (2,475 ft) 5 km ESE Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 15:21 local (20:21 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Des Moines: 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
- 16
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 2
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Next visible CSS pass
- 19:03 local time
Planes over Des Moines right now
At 15:21 local (20:21 UTC), 16 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 6 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N615LF (EC35), 4 km WNW at 1,250 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 6 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 7 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Des Moines.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N615LF | — | EC35 | 1,250 ft | 3.5 km WNW | 167° SSE |
| N529AM | — | B429 | 2,475 ft | 4.6 km ESE | 86° E |
| ASH6166 | — | E75L | 925 ft | 9.4 km SSW | 312° NW |
| DAL2094 | Delta Air Lines | B712 | 2,725 ft | 17.6 km SW | 214° SSW |
| N8336G | — | P28A | 4,600 ft | 23.2 km SSW | 170° S |
| N726KR | — | SR22 | 3,600 ft | 24.9 km S | 24° NNE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Des Moines
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N615LF (EC35), is 4 km WNW at 1,250 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: G20706 (H60) 53 km NNW at 1,050 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N529AM 5 km ESE at 2,475 ft; N929MB 43 km ENE at 2,750 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
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.
- N615LF · EC35 helicopter, 4 km WNW, 1,250 ft
- N529AM · B429 helicopter, 5 km ESE, 2,475 ft
- G20706 · H60 helicopter, 53 km NNW, 1,050 ft
Is a plane circling over Des Moines?
No aircraft is circling over Des Moines 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 Des Moines?
With 6 aircraft within 25 km, Des Moines is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Omaha 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.
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ISS and bright satellites over Des Moines tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:03 local time in the SW, peaks 31° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:03 local visible, peak 31° SSE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:39 local visible, peak 82° SSW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:36 local visible, peak 18° N, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 22:16 local not visible, peak 74° SSE, 6 min
- HST · 22:29 local not visible, peak 11° S, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:53 local not visible, peak 25° SSW, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Des Moines. 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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