Rock Island, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Rock Island right now
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4 aircraft over Rock Island right now; military H47 8 km N at 1,425 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 20:00 local (02:00 UTC).
Planes over Rock Island right now
At 20:00 local (02:00 UTC), 10 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Rock Island, Illinois, United States, 4 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is G08869 (H47), 8 km N at 1,425 ft.
By height: 6 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 2 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 2 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic above Rock Island right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G08869 | Military | H47 | 1,425 ft | 8.1 km N | 20° NNE |
| G08822 | Military | H47 | 825 ft | 11.7 km N | 329° NNW |
| DAL716 | Delta Air Lines | B738 | 37,000 ft | 14.1 km NNW | 86° E |
| SWA1806 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 34,000 ft | 19.1 km W | 270° W |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Rock Island: 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
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 2 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 0
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:22 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Rock Island
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, G08869 (H47), is 8 km N at 1,425 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.
2 military aircraft are visible nearby: G08869 (H47) 8 km N at 1,425 ft; G08822 (H47) 12 km N at 825 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.
- G08869 · H47 helicopter, 8 km N, 1,425 ft
- G08822 · H47 helicopter, 12 km N, 825 ft
Is a plane circling over Rock Island?
No aircraft is circling over Rock Island right now. GodsView started watching for circling 6 minutes ago, so an orbit that began earlier may not show yet.
How busy is the sky over Rock Island?
With 4 aircraft within 25 km, Rock Island is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Davenport with 4 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 Davenport 4 aircraft now
- Planes over Peoria, IL 3 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Rock Island tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:22 local time in the WSW, peaks 21° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:22 local visible, peak 21° SSW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:51 local not visible, peak 64° ESE, 7 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:29 local not visible, peak 24° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 00:07 local not visible, peak 15° N, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:44 local not visible, peak 24° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:20 local not visible, peak 62° S, 7 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Rock Island. 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).