Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Hilton Head right now

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1 aircraft over Hilton Head right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 20:54 local (01:54 UTC).

Planes over Hilton Head right now

At 20:54 local (01:54 UTC), 11 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Hilton Head, South Carolina, United States, 1 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is UAL2779 (B739), 19 km E at 32,000 ft.

By height: 8 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 1 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 above Hilton Head right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
UAL2779United AirlinesB73932,000 ft18.8 km E193° SSW

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Hilton Head: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.

Aircraft within 25 km
1 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
11
Helicopters
0 within 60 km
Military
1 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
1
Circling or loitering
0 last 20 min
Next visible ISS pass
04:24 local time

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Hilton Head

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Hilton Head right now. If you can hear one, it may be a police or military helicopter that does not transmit ADS-B, or one outside receiver range at low altitude.

1 military aircraft is visible nearby: IMPAC99 (C17) 49 km N at 21,000 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

1 aircraft is below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: JIA5168 52 km W at 2,375 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

Is a plane circling over Hilton Head?

No aircraft is circling over Hilton Head 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 Hilton Head?

With 1 aircraft within 25 km, Hilton Head is busier than 1 of 2 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Savannah with 4 aircraft within 25 km.

There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.

ISS and bright satellites over Hilton Head tonight

2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 04:24 local time in the NW, peaks 83° above the NW horizon and lasts about 7 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • ISS (ZARYA) · 04:24 local visible, peak 83° NW, 7 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 18:25 local visible, peak 42° SSW, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 21:53 local not visible, peak 14° NW, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 02:49 local not visible, peak 11° NNE, 1 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 11:56 local not visible, peak 80° ESE, 6 min
  • HST · 12:34 local not visible, peak 15° SSE, 4 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Hilton Head. 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).