Planes over Portsmouth right now

Planes over Portsmouth right now

At 17:01 local (17:01 UTC), 16 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, 5 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is HOP1095 (E190), under 1 km NNW at 37,000 ft.

By height: 5 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 1 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Portsmouth.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Portsmouth

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Portsmouth 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.

2 military aircraft are visible nearby: RRR4229 (A400) 17 km ENE at 6,975 ft; BAH16 (GA6C) 27 km WSW at 5,300 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.

• RRR4229 · A400 military, 17 km ENE, 6,975 ft
• BAH16 · GA6C military, 27 km WSW, 5,300 ft

Is a plane circling over Portsmouth?

No aircraft is circling over Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth?

With 5 aircraft within 25 km, Portsmouth is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Southampton with 4 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to London Gatwick (LGW), 75 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

• Planes over Southampton 4 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Portsmouth tonight

2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 03:46 local time in the W, peaks 81° above the NNE horizon and lasts about 7 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• ISS · 03:46 local visible, peak 81° NNE, 7 min
• ISS · 05:23 local visible, peak 78° E, 7 min
• CSS (WENTIAN) · 19:32 local not visible, peak 14° S, 4 min
• CSS (WENTIAN) · 21:08 local not visible, peak 14° S, 3 min
• ISS · 02:10 local not visible, peak 38° SSE, 6 min
• ISS · 07:00 local not visible, peak 34° SSW, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Portsmouth. 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 Southampton

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