Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany · live ADS-B
Planes over Gelsenkirchen right now
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6 aircraft over Gelsenkirchen right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:26 local (18:26 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Gelsenkirchen: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 6 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 15
- Helicopters
- 1 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 0
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Next visible ISS pass
- 04:47 local time
Planes over Gelsenkirchen right now
At 19:26 local (18:26 UTC), 15 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 6 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is EIN69D (A320), 4 km NW at 9,025 ft.
By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 8 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 2 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Gelsenkirchen.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EIN69D | Aer Lingus | A320 | 9,025 ft | 3.8 km NW | 57° ENE |
| EWG75K | — | A20N | 3,200 ft | 8.5 km S | 249° WSW |
| EWG76V | — | A319 | 5,675 ft | 10.9 km ESE | 257° WSW |
| P4BAR | — | GLF5 | 3,025 ft | 17 km SW | 235° SW |
| EWG7YK | — | A320 | 6,950 ft | 17.3 km E | 271° W |
| RYR3SB | Ryanair | B738 | 22,725 ft | 24.4 km S | 34° NE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Gelsenkirchen
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, HUMMEL2 (EC45), is 26 km SSW at 1,850 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.
Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.
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.
- HUMMEL2 · EC45 helicopter, 26 km SSW, 1,850 ft
Is a plane circling over Gelsenkirchen?
No aircraft is circling over Gelsenkirchen 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 Gelsenkirchen?
With 6 aircraft within 25 km, Gelsenkirchen is busier than 2 of 5 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Essen with 9 aircraft within 25 km.
There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.
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ISS and bright satellites over Gelsenkirchen tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 04:47 local time in the W, peaks 81° above the WNW horizon and lasts about 7 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:47 local visible, peak 81° WNW, 7 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:24 local visible, peak 64° S, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:33 local not visible, peak 14° S, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 22:10 local not visible, peak 11° SSW, 1 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:36 local not visible, peak 14° SE, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:11 local not visible, peak 51° SSE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Gelsenkirchen. 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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