Evanston, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Evanston right now
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27 aircraft over Evanston right now; 1 aircraft low (2,100 ft) 5 km SE Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 13:10 local (18:10 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Evanston: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 27 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 68
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 15
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- ORD · 19 km Chicago O'Hare
- Next visible CSS pass
- 19:04 local time
Planes over Evanston right now
At 13:10 local (18:10 UTC), 68 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Evanston, Illinois, United States, 27 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N6001G (C150), 5 km SE at 2,100 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 26 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 39 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Evanston.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N6001G | — | C150 | 2,100 ft | 4.9 km SE | 157° SSE |
| GJS4455 | — | CRJ7 | 2,525 ft | 6.8 km SSW | 270° W |
| UAL2840 | United Airlines | B39M | 3,550 ft | 8.2 km SE | 271° W |
| PWA25 | — | LJ45 | 18,000 ft | 8.3 km SW | 208° SSW |
| RPA4479 | — | E75L | 3,025 ft | 8.4 km S | 270° W |
| VTE3041 | — | E135 | 1,900 ft | 11 km SW | 270° W |
| SKW5680 | — | E75L | 4,475 ft | 11.4 km SE | 270° W |
| UAL1888 | United Airlines | B739 | 1,125 ft | 12.8 km WSW | 270° W |
| N2817D | — | P28A | 2,100 ft | 14.4 km SE | 160° SSE |
| RPA4489 | — | E75L | 725 ft | 16.2 km WSW | 270° W |
| ENY4137 | — | E170 | 3,575 ft | 16.4 km E | 171° S |
| SKW5920 | — | CRJ2 | 3,575 ft | 16.4 km ESE | 243° WSW |
| JBU663 | JetBlue | A320 | 5,675 ft | 17.6 km ESE | 270° W |
| SKW6258 | — | CRJ7 | 250 ft | 18.1 km WSW | 270° W |
| VTE3071 | — | CRJ2 | 4,775 ft | 18.6 km SSW | 90° E |
| AAL3250 | American Airlines | A321 | 4,575 ft | 18.8 km SSE | 90° E |
| N4973F | — | C172 | 1,000 ft | 19.4 km WNW | 266° W |
| EJA933 | — | C68A | 200 ft | 19.8 km WNW | 158° SSE |
| N537JB | — | R66 | 1,000 ft | 20.1 km SSE | 182° S |
| ENY3972 | — | E170 | 1,100 ft | 20.3 km WSW | 205° SSW |
| EJA697 | — | C68A | 375 ft | 20.6 km WNW | 159° SSE |
| N312PX | — | SR22 | 675 ft | 21.6 km NW | 209° SSW |
| LYM5880 | — | E145 | 4,525 ft | 21.9 km SE | 356° N |
| UAL1580 | United Airlines | B739 | 1,125 ft | 22.5 km WSW | 271° W |
| N911ZQ | — | B407 | 1,075 ft | 23.1 km S | 0° N |
| ENY3812 | — | E75L | 4,500 ft | 23.5 km ENE | 179° S |
| AAL3221 | American Airlines | B38M | 3,000 ft | 23.7 km WSW | 23° NNE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Evanston
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N537JB (R66), is 20 km SSE at 1,000 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.
15 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N6001G 5 km SE at 2,100 ft; GJS4455 7 km SSW at 2,525 ft; VTE3041 11 km SW at 1,900 ft; N2817D 14 km SE at 2,100 ft; N199SP 29 km WNW at 1,275 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
4 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N537JB · R66 helicopter, 20 km SSE, 1,000 ft
- N911ZQ · B407 helicopter, 23 km S, 1,075 ft
Is a plane circling over Evanston?
N174HA (C172, aircraft) is 35 km W at 400 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 1.4 km of one spot.
Aircraft circle for many ordinary reasons: police or news helicopters watching an incident, holding patterns while waiting to land, aerial survey, flight training or photography.
How busy is the sky over Evanston?
With 27 aircraft within 25 km, Evanston is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Chicago with 24 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 19 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Chicago 24 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Evanston tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:04 local time in the SW, peaks 38° above the S horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:04 local visible, peak 38° S, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 05:00 local visible, peak 16° N, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:37 local visible, peak 23° NNE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:40 local not visible, peak 78° SE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 22:17 local not visible, peak 55° SSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:54 local not visible, peak 17° SSW, 4 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Evanston. 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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