Melbourne, Florida, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Melbourne, FL right now

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3 aircraft over Melbourne, FL right now; 1 aircraft low (2,525 ft) 11 km SSW Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:45 local (22:45 UTC).

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

Aircraft within 25 km
3 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
8
Helicopters
0 within 60 km
Military
0 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
3
Circling or loitering
0 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
MCO · 79 km Orlando International
Next visible CSS pass
20:06 local time

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Planes over Melbourne, FL right now

At 18:45 local (22:45 UTC), 8 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Melbourne, Florida, United States, 3 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N4951G (C172), 2 km ESE at 1,950 ft.

By height: 0 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 4 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 4 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Melbourne, FL.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
N4951G—C1721,950 ft1.5 km ESE174° S
XSR368—E55P2,525 ft11.3 km SSW267° W
N739UP—C1721,975 ft23 km SSW156° SSE

Helicopters, military and low planes over Melbourne, FL

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Melbourne, FL 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.

3 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: XSR368 11 km SSW at 2,525 ft; N739UP 23 km SSW at 1,975 ft; N253A 37 km NNW at 2,500 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

Is a plane circling over Melbourne, FL?

No aircraft is circling over Melbourne, FL 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 Melbourne, FL?

With 3 aircraft within 25 km, Melbourne, FL is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Kissimmee with 9 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Orlando International (MCO), 79 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Melbourne, FL 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 NNW, peaks 11° above the NNW horizon and lasts about 2 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 20:06 local visible, peak 11° NNW, 2 min
  • HST · 20:10 local visible, peak 38° S, 7 min
  • HST · 21:49 local not visible, peak 81° WSW, 7 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 23:21 local not visible, peak 15° NNE, 3 min
  • HST · 23:29 local not visible, peak 80° E, 7 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 00:56 local not visible, peak 81° NW, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Melbourne, FL. 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).