Downers Grove, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Downers Grove right now
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10 aircraft over Downers Grove right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 21:27 local (03:27 UTC).
Planes over Downers Grove right now
At 21:27 local (03:27 UTC), 27 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Downers Grove, Illinois, United States, 10 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is ENY3768 (E75L), 4 km E at 7,250 ft.
By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 17 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 8 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Downers Grove.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENY3768 | — | E75L | 7,250 ft | 3.9 km E | 188° S |
| AAL3064 | American Airlines | B738 | 4,800 ft | 7.6 km N | 176° S |
| SWA2506 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 3,975 ft | 11 km SE | 243° WSW |
| SWA2339 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 2,525 ft | 16.8 km E | 246° WSW |
| ENY3411 | — | E170 | 600 ft | 18.4 km NNE | 270° W |
| UAL2794 | United Airlines | B739 | 10,975 ft | 20.3 km WSW | 55° NE |
| ENY3456 | — | E75S | 1,600 ft | 20.6 km NNE | 267° W |
| EJA447 | — | E55P | 1,550 ft | 21.8 km NE | 272° W |
| JLG429 | — | LJ45 | 1,525 ft | 21.8 km WNW | 14° NNE |
| UAL1147 | United Airlines | B39M | 900 ft | 23.1 km NNE | 270° W |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Downers Grove: 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
- 27
- 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 · 20 km Chicago O'Hare
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:23 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Downers Grove
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Downers Grove 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: AAL669 27 km NE at 2,975 ft; ENY3458 28 km NE at 2,300 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 Downers Grove?
No aircraft is circling over Downers Grove 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.
ISS and bright satellites over Downers Grove 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) · 22:29 local not visible, peak 22° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 00:07 local not visible, peak 15° N, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:44 local not visible, peak 28° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:21 local not visible, peak 48° SSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 10:58 local not visible, peak 10° SSE, 1 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Downers Grove. 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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