Medford, Massachusetts, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Medford, MA right now
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20 aircraft over Medford, MA right now; 1 aircraft low (1,825 ft) 12 km NNW Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:52 local (22:52 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Medford, MA: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 20 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 40
- Helicopters
- 1 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
- BOS · 10 km Boston Logan
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:06 local time
Planes over Medford, MA right now
At 18:52 local (22:52 UTC), 40 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Medford, Massachusetts, United States, 20 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N4167L (P28A), 7 km NNW at 8,700 ft.
By height: 2 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 17 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Medford, MA.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4167L | — | P28A | 8,700 ft | 6.5 km NNW | 320° NW |
| AAL1162 | American Airlines | B738 | 6,150 ft | 6.6 km N | 200° SSW |
| JZA546 | Jazz Aviation | DH8D | 5,875 ft | 6.7 km NW | 97° E |
| KAP5221 | — | P212 | 4,550 ft | 8.4 km S | 328° NNW |
| AAL2780 | American Airlines | A321 | under 100 ft | 10.2 km SE | 237° WSW |
| RPA5738 | — | E75L | 375 ft | 10.2 km E | 315° NW |
| JBU2255 | JetBlue | BCS3 | 875 ft | 10.8 km SE | 178° S |
| N352MM | — | SR22 | 1,825 ft | 12.1 km NNW | 11° NNE |
| UPS5014 | — | A306 | 1,375 ft | 13 km ENE | 17° NNE |
| N88ND | — | H25B | 375 ft | 15.5 km NW | 17° NNE |
| N2081S | — | C172 | 2,125 ft | 15.9 km WSW | 359° N |
| UAL639 | United Airlines | B752 | 2,875 ft | 17.3 km SE | 86° E |
| N264V | — | F2TH | 1,400 ft | 17.5 km NNW | 17° NNE |
| DAL1159 | Delta Air Lines | A21N | 3,550 ft | 19.4 km NNE | 106° ESE |
| N173SK | — | C172 | 5,150 ft | 20.2 km SE | 204° SSW |
| DAL816 | Delta Air Lines | BCS3 | 2,725 ft | 20.5 km NE | 316° NW |
| RPA4703 | — | E75L | 9,425 ft | 22.2 km WNW | 100° E |
| EJA214 | — | CL60 | 1,550 ft | 22.4 km NNW | 62° ENE |
| N3038T | — | P28A | 3,000 ft | 23.8 km S | 326° NW |
| N9093F | — | — | 650 ft | 24.3 km NE | 128° SE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Medford, MA
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, N835DH (EC35), is 52 km NNW at 1,625 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: N352MM 12 km NNW at 1,825 ft; UPS5014 13 km ENE at 1,375 ft; N2081S 16 km WSW at 2,125 ft; N264V 18 km NNW at 1,400 ft; N81NY 43 km SW at 2,550 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.
- N835DH · EC35 helicopter, 52 km NNW, 1,625 ft
Is a plane circling over Medford, MA?
N2462T (C72R, aircraft) is 34 km N at under 100 ft. Over the last 15 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 Medford, MA?
With 20 aircraft within 25 km, Medford, MA is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Cambridge, MA with 20 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Boston Logan (BOS), 10 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Cambridge, MA 20 aircraft now
- Planes over Boston 18 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Medford, MA tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:06 local time in the WSW, peaks 68° above the S horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:06 local visible, peak 68° S, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:03 local visible, peak 20° NNE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:43 local not visible, peak 61° SW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:20 local not visible, peak 23° SSW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:11 local not visible, peak 24° SE, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:47 local not visible, peak 46° NW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Medford, MA. 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).