Manhattan, New York, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Manhattan right now
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30 aircraft over Manhattan right now; 1 helicopter low (375 ft) 12 km S Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 15:13 local (19:13 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Manhattan: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 30 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 101
- Helicopters
- 8 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 28
- Circling or loitering
- 2 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LGA · 8 km LaGuardia
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:30 local time
Planes over Manhattan right now
At 15:13 local (19:13 UTC), 101 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Manhattan, New York, United States, 30 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N228TR (SR20), 5 km SW at 975 ft.
By height: 7 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 36 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 58 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Manhattan.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N228TR | — | SR20 | 975 ft | 4.7 km SW | 25° NNE |
| JZA536 | Jazz Aviation | DH8D | under 100 ft | 7.8 km E | 212° SSW |
| ~275675 | — | — | 8,000 ft | 8.9 km SE | 19° NNE |
| N4846 | — | B06 | 1,525 ft | 10.3 km SSW | 101° E |
| DAL367 | Delta Air Lines | A21N | 14,300 ft | 10.8 km SSW | 167° SSE |
| DAL644 | Delta Air Lines | BCS3 | 2,550 ft | 11.2 km ESE | 51° NE |
| N62ZA | — | B407 | 375 ft | 11.6 km S | 286° WNW |
| JBU595 | JetBlue | A320 | 11,500 ft | 12.2 km W | 197° SSW |
| CCK11 | — | F2TH | under 100 ft | 12.4 km NW | 184° S |
| RPA3574 | — | E75L | 10,325 ft | 12.4 km NE | 55° NE |
| BLK173 | — | GLF4 | 900 ft | 12.9 km WNW | 247° WSW |
| UAL130 | United Airlines | B789 | 825 ft | 13.4 km WSW | 206° SSW |
| N217MH | — | B06 | 325 ft | 13.4 km SSW | 272° W |
| 405LP | — | B06 | 1,500 ft | 14.5 km SW | 111° ESE |
| N207MH | — | B06 | under 100 ft | 15.6 km SW | 120° ESE |
| DAL429 | Delta Air Lines | A21N | 19,000 ft | 17.3 km NW | 128° SE |
| N409FZ | — | PC12 | 3,150 ft | 17.6 km NNW | 36° NE |
| ACA1506 | Air Canada | BCS3 | under 100 ft | 19 km WSW | 206° SSW |
| N76ZA | — | S76 | 400 ft | 19 km N | 337° NNW |
| N84BL | — | B407 | under 100 ft | 19.2 km SE | 122° ESE |
| N47448 | — | PA34 | 725 ft | 19.6 km N | 23° NNE |
| UAL2381 | United Airlines | A21N | 3,400 ft | 19.8 km NW | 118° ESE |
| DAL952 | Delta Air Lines | A321 | 5,925 ft | 20 km NNE | 357° N |
| RPA4378 | — | E75L | 9,100 ft | 20.6 km NNW | 257° WSW |
| RPA4730 | — | E75L | 3,475 ft | 21.5 km SSW | 35° NE |
| JZA464 | Jazz Aviation | E75S | 2,375 ft | 22 km NE | 213° SSW |
| DAL1362 | Delta Air Lines | A321 | 12,325 ft | 22.5 km SW | 186° S |
| CFG016 | — | A339 | 350 ft | 23.2 km ESE | 210° SSW |
| N8363N | — | R44 | 200 ft | 23.3 km SW | 227° SW |
| EDV5482 | — | CRJ9 | 2,300 ft | 23.9 km ENE | 349° NNW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Manhattan
8 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N4846 (B06), is 10 km SSW at 1,525 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.
28 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N62ZA 12 km S at 375 ft; N217MH 13 km SSW at 325 ft; N76ZA 19 km N at 400 ft; N47448 20 km N at 725 ft; JZA464 22 km NE at 2,375 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
12 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N4846 · B06 helicopter, 10 km SSW, 1,525 ft
- N62ZA · B407 helicopter, 12 km S, 375 ft
- N217MH · B06 helicopter, 13 km SSW, 325 ft
- 405LP · B06 helicopter, 15 km SW, 1,500 ft
- N207MH · B06 helicopter, 16 km SW, under 100 ft
- N76ZA · S76 helicopter, 19 km N, 400 ft
- N84BL · B407 helicopter, 19 km SE, under 100 ft
- N8363N · R44 helicopter, 23 km SW, 200 ft
Is a plane circling over Manhattan?
N536LP (PIAT, aircraft) is 28 km WNW at under 100 ft. Over the last 11 minutes it has stayed within about 1.6 km of one spot.
N174J (P28A, aircraft) is 34 km W at 825 ft. Over the last 11 minutes it has stayed within about 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 Manhattan?
With 30 aircraft within 25 km, Manhattan is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Union City, NJ with 29 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to LaGuardia (LGA), 8 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Union City, NJ 29 aircraft now
- Planes over New York City 25 aircraft now
- Planes over The Bronx 27 aircraft now
- Planes over Jersey City 26 aircraft now
- Planes over Brooklyn 23 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Manhattan tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:30 local time in the SSW, peaks 28° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:30 local visible, peak 28° SSE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:06 local visible, peak 75° WSW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:03 local visible, peak 15° N, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:43 local not visible, peak 80° NW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:20 local not visible, peak 35° SSW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:11 local not visible, peak 22° SE, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Manhattan. 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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