Islington, England, United Kingdom · live ADS-B
Planes over Islington right now
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17 aircraft over Islington right now; 1 aircraft circling 22 km WSW at 675 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:14 local (18:14 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Islington: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 17 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 54
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 4
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LHR · 25 km London Heathrow
- Next visible ISS pass
- 03:46 local time
Planes over Islington right now
At 18:14 local (18:14 UTC), 54 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Islington, England, United Kingdom, 17 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is VIR209 (B789), 8 km SSW at 3,800 ft.
By height: 10 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 31 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 13 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Islington.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIR209 | Virgin Atlantic | B789 | 3,800 ft | 8.3 km SSW | 270° W |
| BAW951L | British Airways | A320 | 4,600 ft | 10.5 km SSE | 301° WNW |
| CSN673 | China Southern | A359 | 8,000 ft | 11.5 km NNE | 179° S |
| AIC27J | Air India | B789 | 2,700 ft | 11.7 km SW | 268° W |
| SAS7408 | SAS | A20N | 37,975 ft | 14.8 km E | 43° NE |
| SHT15B | — | A20N | 5,700 ft | 15.1 km SSE | 1° N |
| AIC63H | Air India | B789 | 9,000 ft | 15.5 km NE | 273° W |
| CFE4472 | — | E190 | 3,775 ft | 15.9 km NNE | 323° NW |
| SAS811 | SAS | A20N | 11,825 ft | 16.3 km NE | 208° SSW |
| BCS6718 | — | A306 | 1,600 ft | 16.8 km WSW | 270° W |
| SAS9249 | SAS | E195 | 40,000 ft | 17.1 km N | 228° SW |
| BAW60 | British Airways | B789 | 9,000 ft | 18.4 km SE | 66° ENE |
| CFE6CP | — | E190 | 2,400 ft | 19.2 km ESE | 272° W |
| HLE21 | — | A169 | 1,550 ft | 20.6 km NE | 201° SSW |
| EZY42ZL | easyJet | A20N | 32,000 ft | 21.6 km SW | 98° E |
| SHT5U | — | A319 | 675 ft | 21.9 km WSW | 270° W |
| LHX2480 | — | A20N | 10,375 ft | 23.5 km E | 40° NE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Islington
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, HLE21 (A169), is 21 km NE at 1,550 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.
4 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: AIC27J 12 km SW at 2,700 ft; HLE21 21 km NE at 1,550 ft; HLE60 37 km SSW at 900 ft; MINES 43 km SW at 2,125 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
1 aircraft nearby uses a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- HLE21 · A169 helicopter, 21 km NE, 1,550 ft
- HLE60 · A169 helicopter, 37 km SSW, 900 ft
- MINES · A109 helicopter, 43 km SW, 2,125 ft
Is a plane circling over Islington?
SHT5U (A319, aircraft) is 22 km WSW at 675 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has turned through about 501°.
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 Islington?
With 17 aircraft within 25 km, Islington is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over London with 17 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to London Heathrow (LHR), 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 Islington tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 03:46 local time in the W, peaks 87° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:46 local visible, peak 87° SSW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 05:23 local visible, peak 77° SSE, 7 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:32 local not visible, peak 13° S, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:08 local not visible, peak 12° S, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:10 local not visible, peak 36° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 07:00 local not visible, peak 29° SSW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Islington. 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).