Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Mount Prospect right now
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18 aircraft over Mount Prospect right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:34 local (01:34 UTC).
Planes over Mount Prospect right now
At 19:34 local (01:34 UTC), 48 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States, 18 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is ENY3570 (E170), 1 km E at 5,025 ft.
By height: 6 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 32 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 10 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Mount Prospect.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENY3570 | — | E170 | 5,025 ft | 1 km E | 38° NE |
| ENY3633 | — | E170 | 7,025 ft | 3.9 km NE | 90° E |
| RPA4336 | — | E75L | 2,300 ft | 7.9 km SSW | 313° NW |
| AAL677 | American Airlines | B738 | 1,075 ft | 8.8 km SE | 269° W |
| AAL572 | American Airlines | B38M | 800 ft | 9.7 km SSE | 269° W |
| AAL2467 | American Airlines | A321 | 750 ft | 11.1 km SSE | 270° W |
| RPA4755 | — | E75L | 9,525 ft | 11.9 km WNW | 139° SE |
| UAL254C | United Airlines | B39M | 2,200 ft | 13.6 km ESE | 270° W |
| UAL2088 | United Airlines | A21N | 1,300 ft | 13.7 km SSE | 270° W |
| UAL675 | United Airlines | B739 | 8,475 ft | 15.5 km E | 91° E |
| SKW6287 | — | CRJ7 | 2,125 ft | 16.2 km SE | 270° W |
| ENY4105 | — | E75L | 4,025 ft | 19.2 km SSW | 216° SW |
| UAL2810 | United Airlines | B39M | 34,000 ft | 19.3 km SE | 267° W |
| UAL2856 | United Airlines | B738 | 3,500 ft | 20.3 km ESE | 270° W |
| DAL916 | Delta Air Lines | A21N | 29,975 ft | 20.8 km NNE | 259° W |
| UAL1990 | United Airlines | B38M | 6,925 ft | 23.1 km SSE | 90° E |
| ENY3635 | — | E170 | 7,800 ft | 25 km NW | 130° SE |
| UAL1868 | United Airlines | B738 | 6,175 ft | 25 km E | 90° E |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Mount Prospect: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 18 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 48
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 2
- Circling or loitering
- 0 watching started just now
- Nearest major airport
- ORD · 11 km Chicago O'Hare
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:23 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Mount Prospect
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Mount Prospect 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.
2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N13715 38 km SW at 2,900 ft; SWA1493 46 km SSE at 2,550 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
Is a plane circling over Mount Prospect?
No aircraft is circling over Mount Prospect right now. GodsView started watching for circling 4 minutes ago, so an orbit that began earlier may not show yet.
How busy is the sky over Mount Prospect?
With 18 aircraft within 25 km, Mount Prospect is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Arlington Heights with 17 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 11 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Arlington Heights 17 aircraft now
- Planes over Palatine 15 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Mount Prospect 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 SSW 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° SSW, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:51 local not visible, peak 77° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:29 local not visible, peak 23° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 00:07 local not visible, peak 16° N, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:44 local not visible, peak 29° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:21 local not visible, peak 46° SSW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Mount Prospect. 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).