Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Highlands Ranch right now
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11 aircraft over Highlands Ranch right now; military C172 12 km NNW at 7,400 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:52 local (01:52 UTC).
Planes over Highlands Ranch right now
At 18:52 local (01:52 UTC), 45 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States, 11 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N739LV (C172), 3 km N at 6,950 ft.
By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 40 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 0 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Highlands Ranch.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N739LV | — | C172 | 6,950 ft | 3.1 km N | 126° SE |
| UAL1048 | United Airlines | B38M | 16,775 ft | 4.3 km WSW | 36° NE |
| JSX662 | — | E135 | 7,450 ft | 10.3 km ESE | 182° S |
| N1401E | Military | C172 | 7,400 ft | 12.3 km NNW | 190° S |
| YEL13 | — | E55P | 6,825 ft | 14.2 km NE | 141° SE |
| N5178S | — | C72R | 8,900 ft | 14.9 km ENE | 140° SE |
| EPI258 | — | C172 | 7,250 ft | 15.4 km E | 116° ESE |
| SKW4799 | — | CRJ7 | 13,075 ft | 17.7 km NNE | 35° NE |
| AAL650 | American Airlines | B738 | 36,000 ft | 20.5 km WSW | 246° WSW |
| ~27D6E4 | — | — | 7,000 ft | 21.4 km N | 335° NNW |
| N391LG | — | — | 5,500 ft | 22.6 km NW | 0° N |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Highlands Ranch: 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
- 45
- Helicopters
- 1 within 60 km
- Military
- 2 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 0
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- DEN · 42 km Denver International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:57 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Highlands Ranch
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, BELLS11 (EC45), is 36 km E at 6,575 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.
2 military aircraft are visible nearby: N1401E (C172) 12 km NNW at 7,400 ft; BELLS11 (EC45) 36 km E at 6,575 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
6 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- BELLS11 · EC45 helicopter, 36 km E, 6,575 ft
- N1401E · C172 military, 12 km NNW, 7,400 ft
Is a plane circling over Highlands Ranch?
N272DS (DA40, aircraft) is 26 km SSE at 7,575 ft. Over the last 16 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 Highlands Ranch?
With 11 aircraft within 25 km, Highlands Ranch is busier than 1 of 3 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Denver with 16 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Denver International (DEN), 42 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Centennial 9 aircraft now
- Planes over Denver 16 aircraft now
- Planes over Aurora 16 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Highlands Ranch tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:57 local time in the WSW, peaks 15° above the SW horizon and lasts about 3 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:57 local visible, peak 15° SW, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 19:49 local not visible, peak 22° SE, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 21:25 local not visible, peak 39° NNW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 23:04 local not visible, peak 13° N, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 00:43 local not visible, peak 12° NNE, 2 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:18 local not visible, peak 29° NNE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Highlands Ranch. 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).