Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa · live ADS-B
Planes over Pretoria right now
Updated
4 aircraft over Pretoria right now; 1 helicopter 17 km SW at 6,400 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 20:10 local (18:10 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Pretoria: 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
- 10
- Helicopters
- 1 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 0
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- JNB · 44 km O. R. Tambo
- Next visible CSS pass
- 04:14 local time
Planes over Pretoria right now
At 20:10 local (18:10 UTC), 10 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 4 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is LNK706M (E190), 7 km SSE at 11,350 ft.
By height: 0 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 0 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Pretoria.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LNK706M | — | E190 | 11,350 ft | 6.9 km SSE | 45° NE |
| ZSSFT | — | B06 | 6,400 ft | 16.8 km SW | 178° S |
| SFR229 | — | B738 | 10,100 ft | 22.1 km SE | 196° SSW |
| SAA362 | South African Airways | A320 | 9,700 ft | 24.4 km ESE | 252° WSW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Pretoria
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, ZSSFT (B06), is 17 km SW at 6,400 ft. 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.
- ZSSFT · B06 helicopter, 17 km SW, 6,400 ft
Is a plane circling over Pretoria?
No aircraft is circling over Pretoria 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 Pretoria?
With 4 aircraft within 25 km, Pretoria is busier than 3 of 7 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Thembisa with 8 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to O. R. Tambo (JNB), 44 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Pretoria tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 04:14 local time in the NW, peaks 67° above the NNE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 04:14 local visible, peak 67° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 21:32 local not visible, peak 46° WNW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 05:52 local not visible, peak 15° SSW, 4 min
- HST · 06:02 local not visible, peak 31° NNE, 6 min
- HST · 07:41 local not visible, peak 82° S, 7 min
- HST · 09:21 local not visible, peak 53° SSW, 7 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Pretoria. 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).