Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa · live ADS-B

Planes over Mthatha right now

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No aircraft tracked over Mthatha right now Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 00:45 local (22:45 UTC).

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Mthatha: 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
0
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
Next visible CSS pass
04:15 local time

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Planes over Mthatha right now

No airborne aircraft are in the live ADS-B picture within 60 km of Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa at 00:45 local (22:45 UTC). This area may sit outside the volunteer receiver network, so aircraft can be flying without showing up here.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Mthatha

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Mthatha 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 Mthatha?

No aircraft is circling over Mthatha 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 Mthatha?

Mthatha is busier than every nearby large cities right now.

There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.

ISS and bright satellites over Mthatha tonight

3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 04:15 local time in the NNW, peaks 28° above the NE horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 04:15 local visible, peak 28° NE, 5 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 19:08 local visible, peak 16° SSE, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 20:44 local visible, peak 45° NW, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 05:52 local not visible, peak 36° SSW, 6 min
  • HST · 06:04 local not visible, peak 14° NNE, 4 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 07:30 local not visible, peak 15° SSW, 4 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Mthatha. 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).