Friendswood, Texas, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Friendswood right now
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3 aircraft over Friendswood right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 21:25 local (03:25 UTC).
Planes over Friendswood right now
At 21:25 local (03:25 UTC), 16 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Friendswood, Texas, United States, 3 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SWA2130 (B737), 7 km N at 2,750 ft.
By height: 0 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 6 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 10 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Friendswood.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA2130 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 2,750 ft | 6.5 km N | 132° SE |
| SWA4791 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 925 ft | 20.7 km NW | 134° SE |
| SWA1530 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 875 ft | 20.8 km NW | 46° NE |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Friendswood: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 3 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 16
- Helicopters
- 1 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 2
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- IAH · 53 km George Bush Intercontinental
- Next visible ISS pass
- 04:59 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Friendswood
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, LIFE2 (EC45), is 28 km NW at 250 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.
2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N9863G 27 km N at 1,800 ft; SKW6027 52 km NNE at 2,275 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
- LIFE2 · EC45 helicopter, 28 km NW, 250 ft
Is a plane circling over Friendswood?
IDAHO23 (GA8, aircraft) is 38 km NNW at 5,500 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 3.8 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 Friendswood?
With 3 aircraft within 25 km, Friendswood is busier than 1 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Houston with 10 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to George Bush Intercontinental (IAH), 53 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Friendswood tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 04:59 local time in the WNW, peaks 40° above the WSW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:59 local visible, peak 40° WSW, 6 min
- HST · 18:07 local visible, peak 28° SSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:59 local visible, peak 27° SSW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:23 local not visible, peak 15° NE, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 10:53 local not visible, peak 30° SE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 12:29 local not visible, peak 29° NNW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Friendswood. 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).