Des Moines, Washington, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Des Moines, WA right now
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11 aircraft over Des Moines, WA right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 13:49 local (20:49 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Des Moines, WA: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 11 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 28
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 3
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SEA · 6 km Seattle–Tacoma
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:11 local time
Planes over Des Moines, WA right now
At 13:49 local (20:49 UTC), 28 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Des Moines, Washington, United States, 11 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is QXE2001 (E75L), 1 km ENE at 2,350 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 11 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 14 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Des Moines, WA.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QXE2001 | — | E75L | 2,350 ft | 1.3 km ENE | 180° S |
| SKW4149 | — | E75L | 350 ft | 5.8 km N | 180° S |
| SWA4306 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 425 ft | 6.1 km NNE | 180° S |
| ASA536 | Alaska Airlines | B739 | 7,175 ft | 9.9 km W | 0° N |
| UAL2302 | United Airlines | B739 | 10,075 ft | 10 km ENE | 3° N |
| RFS706 | — | C172 | 800 ft | 11.7 km NE | 171° S |
| ATN3379 | — | B763 | 1,475 ft | 12.9 km N | 181° S |
| N5733Q | — | M20P | 2,000 ft | 16.1 km SW | 132° SE |
| VJA758 | — | GL7T | 12,600 ft | 20.5 km ESE | 304° WNW |
| TIV167 | — | F900 | 3,300 ft | 23 km N | 181° S |
| CGTNM | — | C425 | 1,675 ft | 23.1 km N | 151° SSE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Des Moines, WA
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Des Moines, WA 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.
3 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N129PB 33 km NNW at 1,950 ft; N94CA 38 km NNW at 2,300 ft; ~2BA2D2 40 km NNW at 2,400 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 Des Moines, WA?
No aircraft is circling over Des Moines, WA 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, WA?
With 11 aircraft within 25 km, Des Moines, WA is busier than 2 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Seattle with 17 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), 6 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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- Planes over Burien 12 aircraft now
- Planes over Tacoma 5 aircraft now
- Planes over Seattle 17 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Des Moines, WA tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:11 local time in the SW, peaks 23° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:11 local visible, peak 23° SSE, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:07 local visible, peak 41° NNE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:47 local not visible, peak 26° SSW, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:24 local not visible, peak 14° SSW, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 54° SSE, 7 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:30 local not visible, peak 46° NNW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Des Moines, WA. 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).