Phoenix, Arizona, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Phoenix right now
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14 aircraft over Phoenix right now; 1 aircraft circling 4 km NW at 2,100 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 15:39 local (22:39 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Phoenix: 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
- 98
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 14
- Circling or loitering
- 7 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- PHX · 6 km Phoenix Sky Harbor
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:35 local time
Planes over Phoenix right now
At 15:39 local (22:39 UTC), 98 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 14 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N17080 (PA18), 4 km NW at 2,100 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 52 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 43 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Phoenix.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N17080 | — | PA18 | 2,100 ft | 4.1 km NW | 206° SSW |
| SWA3135 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 1,100 ft | 5.6 km ESE | 271° W |
| AAL1078 | American Airlines | B738 | 4,525 ft | 6 km WSW | 272° W |
| UAL1750 | United Airlines | A21N | 6,925 ft | 12.4 km WNW | 1° N |
| AAL1711 | American Airlines | A21N | 2,125 ft | 13.7 km E | 270° W |
| VAR515 | — | SR20 | 5,400 ft | 15.5 km SSE | 12° NNE |
| SWA4796 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 7,275 ft | 15.8 km SE | 91° E |
| ASI9573 | — | PA44 | 4,700 ft | 19.1 km S | 183° S |
| N122PR | — | F2TH | 10,150 ft | 19.6 km SW | 84° E |
| ASI998 | — | P28A | 3,300 ft | 20 km N | 155° SSE |
| SWA1855 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 12,425 ft | 20.8 km NNW | 35° NE |
| N87GX | — | GX | 2,000 ft | 22 km WSW | 1° N |
| N125GH | — | GLF6 | 40,000 ft | 24.4 km SSW | 291° WNW |
| N188HL | — | VELO | 2,575 ft | 25 km NW | 187° S |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Phoenix
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Phoenix 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.
1 military aircraft is visible nearby: SWIFT10 32 km NNW at 4,050 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
14 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N17080 4 km NW at 2,100 ft; N87GX 22 km WSW at 2,000 ft; N188HL 25 km NW at 2,575 ft; ASI541 25 km NNW at 2,600 ft; N7308C 36 km SE at 2,500 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
4 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- SWIFT10 military, 32 km NNW, 4,050 ft
Is a plane circling over Phoenix?
N17080 (PA18, aircraft) is 4 km NW at 2,100 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 1.6 km of one spot.
OXF3571 (P28A, aircraft) is 33 km E at 1,375 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 2.3 km of one spot.
N4311T (P28A, aircraft) is 34 km SE at 2,000 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 3.2 km of one spot.
N47367 (P28A, aircraft) is 35 km E at 1,950 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 3.3 km of one spot.
N628LA (C172, aircraft) is 37 km E at 2,400 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 3.4 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.
How busy is the sky over Phoenix?
With 14 aircraft within 25 km, Phoenix is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Chandler with 32 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX), 6 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Phoenix tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:35 local time in the W, peaks 38° above the N horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:35 local visible, peak 38° N, 6 min
- HST · 18:45 local visible, peak 13° SSE, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 16:58 local not visible, peak 30° SE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:13 local not visible, peak 19° N, 4 min
- HST · 20:22 local not visible, peak 30° S, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:50 local not visible, peak 25° N, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Phoenix. 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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