Plainfield, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Plainfield, IL right now
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6 aircraft over Plainfield, IL right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:48 local (01:48 UTC).
Planes over Plainfield, IL right now
At 19:48 local (01:48 UTC), 35 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Plainfield, Illinois, United States, 6 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is UAL1251 (A320), 15 km NNE at 7,025 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 18 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 14 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Plainfield, IL.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAL1251 | United Airlines | A320 | 7,025 ft | 14.7 km NNE | 42° NE |
| SWA3292 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 5,025 ft | 16.1 km SSW | 58° ENE |
| ENY3694 | — | E170 | 8,625 ft | 20 km ENE | 186° S |
| EJA563 | — | C68A | 43,000 ft | 22 km SW | 272° W |
| GJS4404 | — | CRJ7 | 12,025 ft | 23.9 km W | 54° NE |
| N20BQ | — | C172 | 3,000 ft | 24 km NW | 134° SE |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Plainfield, IL: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 6 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 35
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 3
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- ORD · 46 km Chicago O'Hare
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:23 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Plainfield, IL
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Plainfield, IL 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.
3 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: SWA759 48 km E at 2,775 ft; SKW5601 52 km NE at 2,900 ft; ENY3635 55 km NE at 2,600 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 Plainfield, IL?
No aircraft is circling over Plainfield, IL 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 Plainfield, IL?
With 6 aircraft within 25 km, Plainfield, IL is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Aurora, IL with 3 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 46 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Plainfield, IL tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:23 local time in the WSW, peaks 18° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 4 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:23 local visible, peak 18° SSW, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:51 local not visible, peak 81° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:29 local not visible, peak 22° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 00:07 local not visible, peak 15° N, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:44 local not visible, peak 27° NNE, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:21 local not visible, peak 51° SW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Plainfield, IL. 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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