Iowa City, Iowa, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Iowa City right now
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3 aircraft over Iowa City right now; 1 aircraft low (2,075 ft) 7 km E Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 21:30 local (03:30 UTC).
Planes over Iowa City right now
At 21:30 local (03:30 UTC), 7 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 3 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N97VS (C56X), 7 km E at 2,075 ft.
By height: 4 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 Iowa City right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N97VS | — | C56X | 2,075 ft | 7.1 km E | 251° WSW |
| DAL708 | Delta Air Lines | A21N | 34,975 ft | 19.1 km WNW | 84° E |
| DAL2626 | Delta Air Lines | B738 | 2,575 ft | 24.6 km N | 274° W |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Iowa City: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 3 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 7
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 2
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:22 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Iowa City
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Iowa City 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.
No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.
2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N97VS 7 km E at 2,075 ft; DAL2626 25 km N at 2,575 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
Is a plane circling over Iowa City?
No aircraft is circling over Iowa City 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 Iowa City?
With 3 aircraft within 25 km, Iowa City is busier than every nearby large cities right now.
There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.
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ISS and bright satellites over Iowa City tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:22 local time in the WSW, peaks 22° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:22 local visible, peak 22° SSW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:28 local not visible, peak 25° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 00:07 local not visible, peak 15° N, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:43 local not visible, peak 23° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:20 local not visible, peak 68° SSW, 7 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 12:31 local not visible, peak 34° SSE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Iowa City. 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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