Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Philadelphia right now
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14 aircraft over Philadelphia right now; 1 aircraft circling 21 km NNW at 900 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 15:34 local (19:34 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Philadelphia: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 14 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 74
- Helicopters
- 1 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 8
- Circling or loitering
- 7 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- PHL · 11 km Philadelphia International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:29 local time
Planes over Philadelphia right now
At 15:34 local (19:34 UTC), 74 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 14 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is AAL595 (A319), 8 km SE at 1,300 ft.
By height: 13 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 42 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Philadelphia.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAL595 | American Airlines | A319 | 1,300 ft | 7.9 km SE | 255° WSW |
| AAL743 | American Airlines | B788 | under 100 ft | 10.2 km SSW | 255° WSW |
| CXK153 | — | P28A | 500 ft | 13.4 km NNE | 337° NNW |
| N2366W | — | P28A | 700 ft | 15.5 km NE | 226° SW |
| UAL225 | United Airlines | B738 | 3,700 ft | 15.7 km ENE | 111° ESE |
| RPA4639 | — | E75L | 2,450 ft | 16.3 km ESE | 290° WNW |
| AAL3049 | American Airlines | A319 | 1,525 ft | 17.1 km SW | 253° WSW |
| CXK393 | — | P28A | 200 ft | 17.6 km NE | 223° SW |
| N1270Q | — | C150 | 900 ft | 20.7 km NNW | 69° ENE |
| N682MA | — | C172 | under 100 ft | 20.9 km NE | 228° SW |
| DAL2140 | Delta Air Lines | BCS3 | 13,725 ft | 22.1 km ESE | 37° NE |
| RPA3467 | — | E75L | 10,175 ft | 23.3 km NNE | 43° NE |
| N429RC | — | C414 | 375 ft | 23.3 km NNW | 233° SW |
| N681MA | — | C172 | 225 ft | 25 km E | 246° WSW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Philadelphia
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, N334VG, is 56 km ENE at under 100 ft and has been circling. 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.
8 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: AAL595 8 km SE at 1,300 ft; RPA4639 16 km ESE at 2,450 ft; N321CT 31 km NE at 2,000 ft; N56578 38 km NNE at 1,050 ft; N455K 42 km ENE at 1,000 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
15 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N334VG helicopter, 56 km ENE, under 100 ft, circling
Is a plane circling over Philadelphia?
N1270Q (C150, aircraft) is 21 km NNW at 900 ft. Over the last 7 minutes it has stayed within about 3.1 km of one spot.
N681MA (C172, aircraft) is 25 km E at 225 ft. Over the last 7 minutes it has stayed within about 2.9 km of one spot.
N305A (O1, aircraft) is 42 km N at 400 ft. Over the last 10 minutes it has stayed within about 3.4 km of one spot.
N5361V (GLIM, aircraft) is 43 km N at 1,900 ft. Over the last 9 minutes it has stayed within about 1.1 km of one spot.
N924BG (GLIM, aircraft) is 43 km N at 1,050 ft. Over the last 9 minutes it has stayed within about 0.8 km of one spot.
Aircraft circle for many ordinary reasons: police or news helicopters watching an incident, holding patterns while waiting to land, aerial survey, flight training or photography.
ISS and bright satellites over Philadelphia tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:29 local time in the SW, peaks 30° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:29 local visible, peak 30° SSE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:06 local visible, peak 72° WNW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:03 local visible, peak 13° N, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:43 local not visible, peak 65° NNW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:19 local not visible, peak 45° SSW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:10 local not visible, peak 22° SE, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Philadelphia. 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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