Planes over Richmond right now

Planes over Richmond right now

At 15:14 local (19:14 UTC), 26 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Richmond, Virginia, United States, 4 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is GJS4510 (CRJ7), 9 km E at 2,650 ft.

By height: 16 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 4 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 6 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic above Richmond right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Richmond

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

4 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N9754F 25 km NNW at 2,000 ft; N632WB 28 km W at 2,400 ft; N141HL 31 km SSW at 2,675 ft; N9537L 60 km NE at 2,050 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

2 aircraft nearby use 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 Richmond?

No aircraft is circling over Richmond 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 Richmond?

With 4 aircraft within 25 km, Richmond is quieter than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Suffolk with 8 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Ronald Reagan Washington (DCA), 149 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

• Planes over Suffolk 8 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Richmond tonight

1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:05 local time in the W, peaks 51° above the N horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• CSS (TIANHE) · 20:05 local visible, peak 51° N, 6 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 18:29 local not visible, peak 38° SSE, 5 min
• HST · 20:14 local not visible, peak 11° SSE, 2 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 21:42 local not visible, peak 39° N, 6 min
• HST · 21:52 local not visible, peak 19° S, 5 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 23:19 local not visible, peak 83° SSE, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Richmond. 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 Suffolk

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