Margate, England, United Kingdom · live ADS-B

Planes over Margate right now

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No aircraft directly over Margate right now; 3 aircraft within 60 km Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 01:50 local (01:50 UTC).

Planes over Margate right now

At 01:50 local (01:50 UTC), 3 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Margate, England, United Kingdom, 0 of them within 25 km of the city centre.

By height: 1 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 Margate.

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

Aircraft within 25 km
0 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
3
Helicopters
1 within 60 km
Military
1 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
0
Circling or loitering
1 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
LGW · 112 km London Gatwick

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Margate

1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, UKP013 (EC35), is 51 km NW at 900 ft and has been circling. 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.

1 military aircraft is visible nearby: C-GFMX (DH8C) 45 km S at 4,700 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

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

  • UKP013 · EC35 helicopter, 51 km NW, 900 ft, circling
  • C-GFMX · DH8C military, 45 km S, 4,700 ft

Is a plane circling over Margate?

UKP013 (EC35, helicopter) is 51 km NW at 900 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 Margate?

Margate is busier than 1 of 2 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Southend-on-Sea with 1 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to London Gatwick (LGW), 112 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Margate tonight

The ISS, Tiangong and Hubble pass over Margate in the next 24 hours, but none of the passes happens while the sky is dark and the station is sunlit, so none will be visible to the eye.

  • ISS (ZARYA) · 03:08 local not visible, peak 19° SW, 5 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 14:01 local not visible, peak 14° SSE, 3 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 15:37 local not visible, peak 12° S, 3 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 21:30 local not visible, peak 39° SSE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 23:06 local not visible, peak 82° ENE, 7 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 00:43 local not visible, peak 74° WSW, 7 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Margate. 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).