Rustenburg, North West, South Africa · live ADS-B

Planes over Rustenburg right now

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1 aircraft over Rustenburg right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 20:03 local (18:03 UTC).

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Rustenburg: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.

Aircraft within 25 km
1 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
2
Helicopters
0 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 · 113 km O. R. Tambo
Next visible CSS pass
04:14 local time

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Planes over Rustenburg right now

At 20:03 local (18:03 UTC), 2 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Rustenburg, North West, South Africa, 1 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SAA077 (A320), 16 km SE at 21,000 ft.

By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 0 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 above Rustenburg right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
SAA077South African AirwaysA32021,000 ft16.2 km SE304° WNW

Helicopters, military and low planes over Rustenburg

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

Is a plane circling over Rustenburg?

No aircraft is circling over Rustenburg 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 Rustenburg?

With 1 aircraft within 25 km, Rustenburg is busier than 5 of 7 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Randburg with 3 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to O. R. Tambo (JNB), 113 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Rustenburg 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 61° above the NE 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 61° NE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 21:32 local not visible, peak 53° NW, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 05:52 local not visible, peak 16° SSW, 4 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 10:45 local not visible, peak 19° SSE, 4 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 10:58 local not visible, peak 13° NE, 3 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 12:21 local not visible, peak 44° NW, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Rustenburg. 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).