Portland, Maine, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Portland, ME right now
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4 aircraft over Portland, ME right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 16:50 local (20:50 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Portland, ME: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 4 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 15
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 2
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:31 local time
Planes over Portland, ME right now
At 16:50 local (20:50 UTC), 15 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Portland, Maine, United States, 4 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N323JT (DA40), 4 km W at under 100 ft.
By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 10 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 3 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Portland, ME.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N323JT | — | DA40 | under 100 ft | 3.9 km W | 163° SSE |
| AAL1744 | American Airlines | A320 | 10,675 ft | 18.3 km S | 233° SW |
| EIN1LH | Aer Lingus | A21N | 34,025 ft | 20.6 km SE | 221° SW |
| N57LX | — | E300 | 3,100 ft | 22.1 km NNE | 64° ENE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Portland, ME
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Portland, ME 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.
2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N8181N 40 km SSW at 1,500 ft; N66289 41 km WSW at 1,200 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 Portland, ME?
No aircraft is circling over Portland, ME 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 Portland, ME?
With 4 aircraft within 25 km, Portland, ME is quieter than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Manchester, NH with 6 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 Manchester, NH 6 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Portland, ME tonight
4 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:31 local time in the SSW, peaks 22° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:31 local visible, peak 22° SSE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:07 local visible, peak 52° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:25 local visible, peak 22° N, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:03 local visible, peak 25° N, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:43 local not visible, peak 48° SSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:21 local not visible, peak 19° SSW, 4 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Portland, ME. 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).