Maidstone, England, United Kingdom · live ADS-B

Planes over Maidstone right now

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1 aircraft over Maidstone right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 05:32 local (05:32 UTC).

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Maidstone: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.

Aircraft within 25 km
1 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
4
Helicopters
0 within 60 km
Military
0 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
0
Circling or loitering
0 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
LGW · 50 km London Gatwick
Next visible CSS pass
18:33 local time

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Planes over Maidstone right now

At 05:32 local (05:32 UTC), 4 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Maidstone, England, United Kingdom, 1 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is NJE525N (GLEX), 7 km SSE at 36,000 ft.

By height: 2 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 1 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Maidstone.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
NJE525N—GLEX36,000 ft6.5 km SSE266° W

Helicopters, military and low planes over Maidstone

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Maidstone 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.

Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.

Is a plane circling over Maidstone?

No aircraft is circling over Maidstone 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 Maidstone?

With 1 aircraft within 25 km, Maidstone is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Grays with 1 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to London Gatwick (LGW), 50 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Maidstone tonight

2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:33 local time in the S, peaks 12° above the S horizon and lasts about 2 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local visible, peak 12° S, 2 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 04:36 local visible, peak 80° WNW, 7 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 07:00 local not visible, peak 29° SW, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 20:09 local not visible, peak 14° S, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 01:23 local not visible, peak 28° SSE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 02:59 local not visible, peak 76° ESE, 7 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Maidstone. 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).