Schenectady, New York, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Schenectady right now

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5 aircraft over Schenectady right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:43 local (22:43 UTC).

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

Aircraft within 25 km
5 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
18
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
Next visible CSS pass
20:06 local time

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Planes over Schenectady right now

At 18:43 local (22:43 UTC), 18 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Schenectady, New York, United States, 5 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is JBU1734 (A21N), 10 km SE at 35,000 ft.

By height: 7 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 8 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 3 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Schenectady.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
JBU1734JetBlueA21N35,000 ft10 km SE93° E
PDT5823—E1451,150 ft12 km ENE217° SW
TLK811—LJ40under 100 ft12.1 km ESE178° S
UAL15United AirlinesB76315,925 ft19 km SSE198° SSW
AAL2306American AirlinesA32135,025 ft23.2 km WSW83° E

Helicopters, military and low planes over Schenectady

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

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

3 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 Schenectady?

No aircraft is circling over Schenectady 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 Schenectady?

With 5 aircraft within 25 km, Schenectady is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Albany with 5 aircraft within 25 km.

There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.

ISS and bright satellites over Schenectady tonight

2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:06 local time in the WSW, peaks 57° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 20:06 local visible, peak 57° SSE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 06:03 local visible, peak 20° N, 5 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 21:43 local not visible, peak 62° SSW, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 23:20 local not visible, peak 25° SSW, 5 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 01:11 local not visible, peak 18° SE, 5 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 02:47 local not visible, peak 60° NW, 7 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Schenectady. 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).