Michigan City, Indiana, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Michigan City right now

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1 aircraft over Michigan City right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 21:31 local (03:31 UTC).

Planes over Michigan City right now

At 21:31 local (03:31 UTC), 10 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Michigan City, Indiana, United States, 1 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is RPA4502 (E75L), 15 km N at 22,875 ft.

By height: 7 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 3 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 0 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic above Michigan City right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
RPA4502—E75L22,875 ft14.7 km N96° E

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Michigan City: 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
10
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
ORD · 89 km Chicago O'Hare
Next visible CSS pass
17:23 local time

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Michigan City

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Michigan City 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.

Is a plane circling over Michigan City?

No aircraft is circling over Michigan City 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 Michigan City?

With 1 aircraft within 25 km, Michigan City is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Chicago with 8 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 89 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Michigan City tonight

1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:23 local time in the WSW, peaks 16° above the SW horizon and lasts about 4 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 17:23 local visible, peak 16° SW, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 22:29 local not visible, peak 21° NNW, 5 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 00:08 local not visible, peak 15° N, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 01:44 local not visible, peak 29° NNE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 03:21 local not visible, peak 44° SSW, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 10:58 local not visible, peak 11° SSE, 2 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Michigan City. 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).