Naperville, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Naperville right now

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7 aircraft over Naperville right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:59 local (23:59 UTC).

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

Aircraft within 25 km
7 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
44
Helicopters
2 within 60 km
Military
0 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
4
Circling or loitering
0 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
ORD · 29 km Chicago O'Hare
Next visible CSS pass
19:04 local time

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Planes over Naperville right now

At 18:59 local (23:59 UTC), 44 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Naperville, Illinois, United States, 7 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SKW5659 (E75L), 12 km E at 7,275 ft.

By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 19 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 21 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Naperville.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
SKW5659—E75L7,275 ft11.5 km E176° S
N21483—C1722,700 ft15.6 km SSW302° WNW
N738HA—C172400 ft15.9 km NNW195° SSW
N197MC—C172475 ft20 km S86° E
DAL1900Delta Air LinesA32133,425 ft20.3 km NE82° E
RPA3628—E75L4,750 ft21.6 km ENE176° S
MXY1455—BCS336,000 ft22.9 km SSE257° WSW

Helicopters, military and low planes over Naperville

2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N537JB (R66), is 42 km E at 800 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.

4 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: AAL2515 39 km ENE at 2,450 ft; N773SP 49 km N at 1,975 ft; N8334W 55 km SE at 2,800 ft; N8344V 58 km WNW at 2,925 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.

Is a plane circling over Naperville?

No aircraft is circling over Naperville 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 Naperville?

With 7 aircraft within 25 km, Naperville is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Aurora, IL with 5 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 29 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Naperville tonight

3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:04 local time in the SW, peaks 40° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 19:04 local visible, peak 40° SSE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 05:00 local visible, peak 16° N, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 06:37 local visible, peak 22° NNE, 5 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 20:40 local not visible, peak 75° WSW, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 22:17 local not visible, peak 60° SSW, 6 min
  • HST · 22:30 local not visible, peak 10° S, 1 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Naperville. 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).