Lancaster, Texas, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Lancaster, TX right now
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10 aircraft over Lancaster, TX right now; 1 helicopter low (1,400 ft) 15 km NE Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:48 local (01:48 UTC).
Planes over Lancaster, TX right now
At 19:48 local (01:48 UTC), 71 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Lancaster, Texas, United States, 10 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is AAL1392 (B738), 9 km NNW at 18,250 ft.
By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 43 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 26 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Lancaster, TX.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAL1392 | American Airlines | B738 | 18,250 ft | 8.7 km NNW | 182° S |
| AAL1080 | American Airlines | B738 | 6,650 ft | 10.5 km S | 274° W |
| AAL3101 | American Airlines | A321 | 4,100 ft | 12.2 km N | 319° NW |
| AAL3159 | American Airlines | A321 | 6,075 ft | 14.9 km W | 180° S |
| SGE2 | — | R44 | 1,400 ft | 15.4 km NE | 237° WSW |
| AAL590 | American Airlines | A321 | 8,125 ft | 17.6 km ESE | 317° NW |
| SWA1401 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 4,025 ft | 18.9 km N | 316° NW |
| AAL340 | American Airlines | B738 | 8,025 ft | 22.7 km NW | 180° S |
| JIA5659 | — | CRJ9 | 5,000 ft | 22.8 km WSW | 334° NNW |
| FFT3097 | Frontier Airlines | A21N | 5,025 ft | 23.3 km W | 340° NNW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Lancaster, TX: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 10 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 71
- Helicopters
- 5 within 60 km
- Military
- 2 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 6
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- DFW · 43 km Dallas/Fort Worth
- Next visible ISS pass
- 04:58 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Lancaster, TX
5 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, SGE2 (R44), is 15 km NE at 1,400 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.
2 military aircraft are visible nearby: TANDM15 (H47) 27 km NW at 1,150 ft; TANDM47 (H47) 27 km W at 1,475 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
6 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: SGE2 15 km NE at 1,400 ft; TANDM47 27 km W at 1,475 ft; TRF579 29 km N at 2,500 ft; AAL1119 32 km NW at 2,325 ft; AAL2861 36 km NW at 2,200 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
2 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- SGE2 · R44 helicopter, 15 km NE, 1,400 ft
- TANDM15 · H47 helicopter, 27 km NW, 1,150 ft
- TANDM47 · H47 helicopter, 27 km W, 1,475 ft
- N474LE · R44 helicopter, 30 km WNW, 575 ft
- N432PH · B407 helicopter, 53 km W, 1,475 ft
Is a plane circling over Lancaster, TX?
EPI119 is 50 km ENE at 1,225 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 2.7 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 Lancaster, TX?
With 10 aircraft within 25 km, Lancaster, TX is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Arlington with 29 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 43 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Dallas 27 aircraft now
- Planes over Mansfield, TX 21 aircraft now
- Planes over Arlington 29 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Lancaster, TX tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 04:58 local time in the WNW, peaks 34° above the SW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:58 local visible, peak 34° SW, 6 min
- HST · 18:06 local visible, peak 20° SSW, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:58 local visible, peak 21° SW, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:00 local not visible, peak 10° SW, 1 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:48 local not visible, peak 60° NW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:21 local not visible, peak 19° NE, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Lancaster, TX. 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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