Houston, Texas, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Houston right now
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9 aircraft over Houston right now; 1 aircraft low (1,575 ft) 5 km S Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 13:14 local (18:14 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Houston: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 9 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 63
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 15
- Circling or loitering
- 2 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- IAH · 25 km George Bush Intercontinental
- Next visible CSS pass
- 19:01 local time
Planes over Houston right now
At 13:14 local (18:14 UTC), 63 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Houston, Texas, United States, 9 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SWA2111 (B738), 5 km S at 1,575 ft.
By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 20 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 39 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Houston.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA2111 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 1,575 ft | 5.3 km S | 107° ESE |
| JSX282 | — | E145 | 1,300 ft | 5.8 km S | 110° ESE |
| SWA4440 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 2,175 ft | 9.2 km WSW | 116° ESE |
| N27KN | — | PC12 | 14,650 ft | 10.5 km ESE | 91° E |
| SWA3357 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 3,075 ft | 11.4 km WSW | 42° NE |
| SWA179 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 10,375 ft | 17.9 km NNE | 6° N |
| ACW2420 | — | LJ45 | 1,175 ft | 18.8 km SSE | 156° SSE |
| N54810 | — | PA23 | 4,200 ft | 21.4 km SE | 182° S |
| SKW5091 | — | CRJ2 | 1,825 ft | 23 km NNE | 37° NE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Houston
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, LIFE7 (EC45), is 26 km NW at 625 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.
15 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: SWA2111 5 km S at 1,575 ft; JSX282 6 km S at 1,300 ft; UAL1979 28 km NNW at 1,900 ft; UAL1951 28 km NNW at 2,000 ft; SKW5209 31 km NNW at 2,425 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
4 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- LIFE7 · EC45 helicopter, 26 km NW, 625 ft
- N889BB · R44 helicopter, 31 km NE, 200 ft
- LIFE3 · EC45 helicopter, 36 km E, 450 ft
Is a plane circling over Houston?
N2833D (P28A, aircraft) is 35 km NNW at 700 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 3.8 km of one spot.
CXK362 (C172, aircraft) is 48 km E at 2,100 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 3.8 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 Houston?
With 9 aircraft within 25 km, Houston is busier than 1 of 3 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Spring with 26 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to George Bush Intercontinental (IAH), 25 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Houston tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:01 local time in the W, peaks 31° above the NNW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:01 local visible, peak 31° NNW, 6 min
- HST · 19:08 local visible, peak 15° SSE, 4 min
- HST · 20:46 local visible, peak 43° S, 7 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:24 local not visible, peak 27° SE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:40 local not visible, peak 11° N, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 22:18 local not visible, peak 11° N, 2 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Houston. 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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