Essex, Maryland, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Essex right now
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7 aircraft over Essex right now; 1 helicopter 3 km NE at 100 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:49 local (22:49 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Essex: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 7 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 33
- Helicopters
- 1 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 5
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- DCA · 71 km Ronald Reagan Washington
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:06 local time
Planes over Essex right now
At 18:49 local (22:49 UTC), 33 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Essex, Maryland, United States, 7 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N803CP (AS50), 3 km NE at 100 ft.
By height: 10 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 12 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 Essex.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N803CP | — | AS50 | 100 ft | 3.4 km NE | 56° NE |
| CNS15 | — | PC12 | 175 ft | 5.6 km NNE | 136° SE |
| AAL889 | American Airlines | B38M | 34,000 ft | 9.8 km W | 225° SW |
| AMX403 | Aeroméxico | B38M | 33,975 ft | 17 km NNE | 225° SW |
| RPA5717 | — | E75L | 9,725 ft | 19.8 km SW | 213° SSW |
| UAL52 | United Airlines | B763 | 21,400 ft | 20.9 km SSE | 82° E |
| SWA349 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | under 100 ft | 23.9 km SW | 94° E |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Essex
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, N803CP (AS50), is 3 km NE at 100 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.
No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.
5 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N1318Q 35 km SE at 2,950 ft; N1054C 42 km WNW at 2,050 ft; N21585 43 km NE at 2,250 ft; N8948C 49 km W at 2,600 ft; N2621Z 52 km WNW 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.
- N803CP · AS50 helicopter, 3 km NE, 100 ft
Is a plane circling over Essex?
No aircraft is circling over Essex 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 Essex?
With 7 aircraft within 25 km, Essex is quieter than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Baltimore with 10 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Ronald Reagan Washington (DCA), 71 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Baltimore 10 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Essex tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:06 local time in the W, peaks 68° above the NW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:06 local visible, peak 68° NW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:04 local visible, peak 11° NNE, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:43 local not visible, peak 55° NNW, 6 min
- HST · 21:53 local not visible, peak 15° S, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:19 local not visible, peak 55° SSW, 6 min
- HST · 23:32 local not visible, peak 13° S, 3 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Essex. 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).