Nottingham, England, United Kingdom · live ADS-B

Planes over Nottingham right now

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2 aircraft over Nottingham right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:09 local (18:09 UTC).

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

Aircraft within 25 km
2 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
5
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
MAN · 87 km Manchester
Next visible ISS pass
03:46 local time

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Planes over Nottingham right now

At 18:09 local (18:09 UTC), 5 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Nottingham, England, United Kingdom, 2 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is FBU80G (A359), 17 km ENE at 36,000 ft.

By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 0 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 Nottingham right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
FBU80G—A35936,000 ft17 km ENE327° NNW
TOM1FC—B38M22,050 ft20.6 km SSE309° NW

Helicopters, military and low planes over Nottingham

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

No aircraft is circling over Nottingham 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 Nottingham?

With 2 aircraft within 25 km, Nottingham is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Mansfield with 1 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Manchester (MAN), 87 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Nottingham tonight

2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 03:46 local time in the WSW, peaks 65° above the S horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • ISS (ZARYA) · 03:46 local visible, peak 65° S, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 05:23 local visible, peak 60° SSE, 7 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 02:10 local not visible, peak 27° SSE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 07:00 local not visible, peak 25° SW, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Nottingham. 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).