Gary, Indiana, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Gary right now
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8 aircraft over Gary right now; 1 aircraft circling 9 km SSW at 500 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 17:35 local (22:35 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Gary: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 8 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 47
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 11
- Circling or loitering
- 2 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- ORD · 63 km Chicago O'Hare
- Next visible CSS pass
- 19:03 local time
Planes over Gary right now
At 17:35 local (22:35 UTC), 47 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Gary, Indiana, United States, 8 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N654PA (C172), 4 km WNW at 375 ft.
By height: 8 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 20 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 19 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Gary.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N654PA | — | C172 | 375 ft | 4.4 km WNW | 304° NW |
| N438SL | — | P28A | 500 ft | 8.6 km SSW | 255° WSW |
| N48SU | — | C152 | 400 ft | 8.9 km SSW | 256° WSW |
| N796AB | — | PA18 | 1,300 ft | 10.1 km ENE | 120° ESE |
| N4002K | — | R22 | 500 ft | 16.5 km WSW | 265° W |
| XACPQ | — | GLF6 | 3,000 ft | 22.6 km WNW | 330° NNW |
| N765MM | — | HDJT | 2,625 ft | 23.4 km NW | 113° ESE |
| SWA4179 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 34,000 ft | 24 km ENE | 257° WSW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Gary
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N4002K (R22), is 17 km WSW at 500 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.
11 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N796AB 10 km ENE at 1,300 ft; N765MM 23 km NW at 2,625 ft; N258BW 27 km NW at 1,600 ft; N372BH 28 km WSW at 2,150 ft; N911ZQ 29 km NW at 800 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
2 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N4002K · R22 helicopter, 17 km WSW, 500 ft
- N911ZQ · B407 helicopter, 29 km NW, 800 ft
- N537JB · R66 helicopter, 38 km NW, 1,000 ft
Is a plane circling over Gary?
N438SL (P28A, aircraft) is 9 km SSW at 500 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 3.4 km of one spot.
N48SU (C152, aircraft) is 9 km SSW at 400 ft. Over the last 13 minutes it has stayed within about 3.3 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 Gary?
With 8 aircraft within 25 km, Gary is quieter than every nearby large cities 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), 63 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Gary tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:03 local time in the SW, peaks 42° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:03 local visible, peak 42° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 05:00 local visible, peak 15° N, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:37 local visible, peak 22° NNE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:40 local not visible, peak 89° SW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 22:17 local not visible, peak 59° S, 6 min
- HST · 22:30 local not visible, peak 11° S, 2 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Gary. 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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