High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom · live ADS-B
Planes over High Wycombe right now
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11 aircraft over High Wycombe right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:27 local (18:27 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over High Wycombe: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 11 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 41
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 3
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LHR · 27 km London Heathrow
- Next visible ISS pass
- 03:46 local time
Planes over High Wycombe right now
At 18:27 local (18:27 UTC), 41 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom, 11 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is ACA859 (B77W), 8 km NNE at 8,025 ft.
By height: 7 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 8 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around High Wycombe.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACA859 | Air Canada | B77W | 8,025 ft | 8 km NNE | 356° N |
| EMC1 | — | LJ45 | 12,800 ft | 9.7 km WNW | 237° WSW |
| EXS45AW | — | B738 | 24,525 ft | 10.9 km S | 269° W |
| LHX2511 | — | A20N | 22,725 ft | 12.6 km ENE | 120° ESE |
| ICE454 | Icelandair | B752 | 10,075 ft | 17.5 km NE | 133° SE |
| SAS528 | SAS | A20N | 4,300 ft | 18.4 km SE | 298° WNW |
| KLC1094 | — | E75L | 30,775 ft | 19.3 km NW | 75° ENE |
| VJH313 | — | C56X | 39,000 ft | 19.4 km N | 113° ESE |
| UAL921 | United Airlines | B763 | 8,850 ft | 19.7 km S | 270° W |
| BAW374 | British Airways | A320 | 2,375 ft | 22.6 km SE | 264° W |
| CFE4472 | — | E190 | 19,025 ft | 23.8 km WNW | 258° WSW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over High Wycombe
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, HLE21 (A169), is 45 km ESE at 1,175 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.
3 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: TAP1356 40 km ESE at 2,725 ft; HLE21 45 km ESE at 1,175 ft; HLE60 52 km SSE at 1,350 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.
- HLE21 · A169 helicopter, 45 km ESE, 1,175 ft
- HLE60 · A169 helicopter, 52 km SSE, 1,350 ft, circling
Is a plane circling over High Wycombe?
HLE60 (A169, helicopter) is 52 km SSE at 1,350 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 3.2 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 High Wycombe?
With 11 aircraft within 25 km, High Wycombe is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Reading with 6 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to London Heathrow (LHR), 27 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Reading 6 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over High Wycombe tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 03:46 local time in the W, peaks 79° above the SW horizon and lasts about 7 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:46 local visible, peak 79° SW, 7 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 05:23 local visible, peak 80° SSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:32 local not visible, peak 13° S, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:08 local not visible, peak 12° S, 2 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:09 local not visible, peak 34° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 07:00 local not visible, peak 29° SSW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of High Wycombe. 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).