Planes over Ottawa right now

Planes over Ottawa right now

At 14:09 local (18:09 UTC), 7 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 3 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is CGDKX (C172), 7 km NE at 650 ft.

By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 1 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 4 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Ottawa.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Ottawa

1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, N760HT (S61), is 29 km WSW at 1,225 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.

1 aircraft is below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: CFGUQ 41 km W at 1,600 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

• N760HT · S61 helicopter, 29 km WSW, 1,225 ft

Is a plane circling over Ottawa?

No aircraft is circling over Ottawa 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 Ottawa?

With 3 aircraft within 25 km, Ottawa is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Gatineau with 3 aircraft within 25 km.

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

• Planes over Gatineau 3 aircraft now
• Planes over Gloucester 2 aircraft now
• Planes over Orléans 2 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Ottawa tonight

3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:31 local time in the S, peaks 13° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 3 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• CSS (TIANHE) · 18:31 local visible, peak 13° SSE, 3 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 20:06 local visible, peak 32° SSE, 5 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 06:01 local visible, peak 29° N, 6 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 21:43 local not visible, peak 38° S, 5 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 23:20 local not visible, peak 19° SSW, 4 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 01:12 local not visible, peak 12° SE, 3 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Ottawa. 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.

• What's flying over me (use my location)

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.

Planes over nearby cities

• Planes over Gatineau
• Planes over Gloucester
• Planes over Orléans

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