Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Lexington-Fayette right now
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4 aircraft over Lexington-Fayette right now; 1 aircraft circling 15 km WSW at 1,500 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:15 local (23:15 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Lexington-Fayette: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 4 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 16
- Helicopters
- 1 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 2
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:04 local time
Planes over Lexington-Fayette right now
At 19:15 local (23:15 UTC), 16 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky, United States, 4 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N1573Q (C150), 11 km W at 1,000 ft.
By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 5 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 6 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Lexington-Fayette.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1573Q | — | C150 | 1,000 ft | 11 km W | 221° SW |
| JIA5019 | — | CRJ9 | 3,425 ft | 11.2 km SE | 334° NNW |
| N6374D | — | C172 | 1,500 ft | 15.3 km WSW | 150° SSE |
| N106VU | — | EC30 | 1,575 ft | 23.9 km SSW | 5° N |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Lexington-Fayette
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, N106VU (EC30), is 24 km SSW at 1,575 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.
2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N106VU 24 km SSW at 1,575 ft; N66322 33 km SSW at 2,500 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.
- N106VU · EC30 helicopter, 24 km SSW, 1,575 ft
Is a plane circling over Lexington-Fayette?
N6374D (C172, aircraft) is 15 km WSW at 1,500 ft. Over the last 17 minutes it has stayed within about 2.3 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 Lexington-Fayette?
With 4 aircraft within 25 km, Lexington-Fayette is busier than 2 of 3 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Cincinnati with 9 aircraft within 25 km.
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 Lexington-Fayette tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:04 local time in the WSW, peaks 76° above the NNE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:04 local visible, peak 76° NNE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:41 local not visible, peak 42° N, 6 min
- HST · 21:50 local not visible, peak 16° SSE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:18 local not visible, peak 73° NNE, 6 min
- HST · 23:29 local not visible, peak 18° S, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 00:55 local not visible, peak 24° SW, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Lexington-Fayette. 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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