Great Sankey, England, United Kingdom · live ADS-B
Planes over Great Sankey right now
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2 aircraft over Great Sankey right now; 1 helicopter circling 21 km NE at 1,100 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 04:50 local (04:50 UTC).
Planes over Great Sankey right now
At 04:50 local (04:50 UTC), 3 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Great Sankey, England, United Kingdom, 2 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is HLE72 (EC35), 18 km ENE at under 100 ft.
By height: 1 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 0 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 Great Sankey.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HLE72 | — | EC35 | under 100 ft | 18.3 km ENE | 0° N |
| UKP151 | — | EC35 | 1,100 ft | 21.4 km NE | 260° W |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Great Sankey: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 2 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 3
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 1
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- MAN · 25 km Manchester
Helicopters, military and low planes over Great Sankey
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, HLE72 (EC35), is 18 km ENE at under 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.
1 aircraft is below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: UKP151 21 km NE at 1,100 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
- HLE72 · EC35 helicopter, 18 km ENE, under 100 ft
- UKP151 · EC35 helicopter, 21 km NE, 1,100 ft, circling
Is a plane circling over Great Sankey?
UKP151 (EC35, helicopter) is 21 km NE at 1,100 ft. Over the last 13 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 Great Sankey?
With 2 aircraft within 25 km, Great Sankey is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Warrington with 2 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Manchester (MAN), 25 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Warrington 2 aircraft now
- Planes over St Helens 2 aircraft now
- Planes over Wigan 2 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Great Sankey tonight
The ISS, Tiangong and Hubble pass over Great Sankey in the next 24 hours, but none of the passes happens while the sky is dark and the station is sunlit, so none will be visible to the eye.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 21:30 local not visible, peak 24° SSE, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 23:05 local not visible, peak 56° SSE, 7 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 00:42 local not visible, peak 58° S, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:19 local not visible, peak 25° SSW, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Great Sankey. 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).