Little Elm, Texas, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Little Elm right now
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7 aircraft over Little Elm right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 21:27 local (03:27 UTC).
Planes over Little Elm right now
At 21:27 local (03:27 UTC), 47 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Little Elm, Texas, United States, 7 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N939AF (C172), 12 km ENE at 2,425 ft.
By height: 1 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 21 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 25 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Little Elm.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N939AF | — | C172 | 2,425 ft | 11.8 km ENE | 3° N |
| FRG806 | — | E120 | 27,000 ft | 12.4 km SSE | 45° NE |
| ENY3645 | — | E75L | 9,900 ft | 14.9 km SE | 99° E |
| AAL803 | American Airlines | B738 | 13,100 ft | 19.3 km ESE | 229° SW |
| N65435 | — | C152 | 3,000 ft | 21.2 km SE | 295° WNW |
| FDX1365 | — | B763 | 10,350 ft | 21.6 km SSE | 114° ESE |
| TRF557 | — | P28A | 925 ft | 23.1 km SSE | 342° NNW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Little Elm: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 7 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 47
- Helicopters
- 5 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 6
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- DFW · 31 km Dallas/Fort Worth
- Next visible ISS pass
- 04:58 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Little Elm
5 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N474LE (R44), is 45 km S at 1,475 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.
6 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: AAL3262 40 km S at 1,850 ft; AAL610 43 km S at 2,350 ft; N474LE 45 km S at 1,475 ft; SWA1317 46 km SSE at 2,950 ft; N429CF 52 km S at 1,475 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.
- N474LE · R44 helicopter, 45 km S, 1,475 ft
- N818MT · EC35 helicopter, 46 km WNW, 1,625 ft
- N429CF · B429 helicopter, 52 km S, 1,475 ft
- N412CF · B407 helicopter, 56 km NNW, 1,225 ft
- N505FW · B505 helicopter, 58 km SW, 1,300 ft, circling
Is a plane circling over Little Elm?
N505FW (B505, helicopter) is 58 km SW at 1,300 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 0.6 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 Little Elm?
With 7 aircraft within 25 km, Little Elm is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Plano with 13 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 31 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Allen 12 aircraft now
- Planes over Plano 13 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Little Elm 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 32° above the WSW 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 32° WSW, 6 min
- HST · 18:06 local visible, peak 18° SSW, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:58 local visible, peak 19° SSW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:21 local not visible, peak 21° NE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 10:54 local not visible, peak 16° SE, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 12:29 local not visible, peak 63° N, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Little Elm. 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).