Des Plaines, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Des Plaines right now
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21 aircraft over Des Plaines right now; 1 aircraft low (2,625 ft) 10 km ESE Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:51 local (01:51 UTC).
Planes over Des Plaines right now
At 19:51 local (01:51 UTC), 55 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Des Plaines, Illinois, United States, 21 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is AAL2461 (B738), 2 km N at 4,025 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 41 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 11 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Des Plaines.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAL2461 | American Airlines | B738 | 4,025 ft | 2.4 km N | 36° NE |
| RPA4755 | — | E75L | 625 ft | 3.9 km SSW | 270° W |
| AAL1968 | American Airlines | B738 | 1,400 ft | 4.3 km SE | 270° W |
| ENY4025 | — | E75L | 675 ft | 6.1 km SSW | 269° W |
| GJS4406 | — | CRJ7 | 1,625 ft | 6.8 km SE | 271° W |
| RPA3591 | — | E75L | 750 ft | 8.5 km S | 270° W |
| AAL3033 | American Airlines | A319 | 1,800 ft | 9.7 km SSE | 270° W |
| UAL1009 | United Airlines | B38M | 2,625 ft | 10.1 km ESE | 270° W |
| JIA5295 | — | CRJ7 | 3,125 ft | 10.9 km SW | 261° W |
| UAL1237 | United Airlines | A320 | 6,250 ft | 11.2 km NE | 90° E |
| UAL2291 | United Airlines | A21N | 7,000 ft | 11.9 km WNW | 95° E |
| SKW6469 | — | CRJ7 | 4,400 ft | 14.7 km SSW | 138° SE |
| ENY4298 | — | E170 | 3,225 ft | 15.1 km SE | 270° W |
| SKW6282 | — | CRJ7 | 6,725 ft | 16.8 km NNW | 30° NNE |
| EVA056 | — | B77W | 3,775 ft | 17.3 km ESE | 270° W |
| DAL1665 | Delta Air Lines | B712 | 3,975 ft | 17.5 km ESE | 270° W |
| UAL1251 | United Airlines | A320 | 6,750 ft | 17.6 km SSE | 90° E |
| SKW5140 | — | CRJ2 | 5,950 ft | 19.7 km ENE | 90° E |
| SKW4776 | — | E75L | 4,350 ft | 21.4 km ESE | 270° W |
| SWR9G | SWISS | A343 | 8,725 ft | 21.5 km NE | 76° ENE |
| UAL2770 | United Airlines | A319 | 3,950 ft | 24.5 km E | 270° W |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Des Plaines: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 21 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 55
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 2
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- ORD · 7 km Chicago O'Hare
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:23 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Des Plaines
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Des Plaines 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.
2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: UAL1009 10 km ESE at 2,625 ft; N20BQ 49 km SW at 2,500 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.
Is a plane circling over Des Plaines?
No aircraft is circling over Des Plaines 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 Plaines?
With 21 aircraft within 25 km, Des Plaines is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Arlington Heights with 16 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 7 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Arlington Heights 16 aircraft now
- Planes over Palatine 14 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Des Plaines 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 WSW, peaks 17° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 4 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:23 local visible, peak 17° SSW, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:52 local not visible, peak 77° ESE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:29 local not visible, peak 23° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 00:08 local not visible, peak 16° N, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:44 local not visible, peak 29° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:21 local not visible, peak 46° SW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Des Plaines. 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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