Hitchin, England, United Kingdom · live ADS-B
Planes over Hitchin right now
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1 aircraft over Hitchin right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 01:51 local (01:51 UTC).
Planes over Hitchin right now
At 01:51 local (01:51 UTC), 3 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Hitchin, England, United Kingdom, 1 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is BCS92L (B752), 9 km SSE at 6,100 ft.
By height: 0 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 is arriving at or departing from airports around Hitchin.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCS92L | — | B752 | 6,100 ft | 8.9 km SSE | 154° SSE |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Hitchin: 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
- 3
- Helicopters
- 1 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
- LHR · 55 km London Heathrow
Helicopters, military and low planes over Hitchin
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, GMPSC (EC45), is 52 km SSE at 1,075 ft and has been circling. 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: VOR05 59 km SSE at 2,075 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
- GMPSC · EC45 helicopter, 52 km SSE, 1,075 ft, circling
Is a plane circling over Hitchin?
GMPSC (EC45, helicopter) is 52 km SSE at 1,075 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 3.9 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 Hitchin?
With 1 aircraft within 25 km, Hitchin is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Luton with 1 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to London Heathrow (LHR), 55 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Luton 1 aircraft now
- Planes over Bedford 0 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Hitchin tonight
The ISS, Tiangong and Hubble pass over Hitchin 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) · 03:07 local not visible, peak 20° SW, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 14:01 local not visible, peak 12° S, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 15:37 local not visible, peak 12° SSW, 2 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 21:30 local not visible, peak 33° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 23:06 local not visible, peak 74° SW, 7 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 00:43 local not visible, peak 74° SSW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Hitchin. 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).