Planes over Sheffield right now

Planes over Sheffield right now

At 18:08 local (18:08 UTC), 16 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, 1 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is EXS56D (B738), 21 km WNW at 14,975 ft.

By height: 3 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 3 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Sheffield.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Sheffield

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

Is a plane circling over Sheffield?

RYR14EF (B38M, aircraft) is 36 km WNW at 4,350 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has turned through about 366°.

Aircraft circle for many ordinary reasons: police or news helicopters watching an incident, holding patterns while waiting to land, aerial survey, flight training or photography.

How busy is the sky over Sheffield?

With 1 aircraft within 25 km, Sheffield is busier than 3 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Huddersfield with 4 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Manchester (MAN), 54 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

• Planes over Chesterfield 0 aircraft now
• Planes over Doncaster 1 aircraft now
• Planes over Mansfield 1 aircraft now
• Planes over Huddersfield 4 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Sheffield tonight

2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 03:46 local time in the WSW, peaks 59° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• ISS (ZARYA) · 03:46 local visible, peak 59° SSE, 6 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 05:23 local visible, peak 57° SSW, 6 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 02:10 local not visible, peak 25° SSE, 5 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 07:00 local not visible, peak 24° SSW, 5 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Sheffield. 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 Chesterfield
• Planes over Doncaster
• Planes over Mansfield
• Planes over Huddersfield

More live data for Sheffield

• Live cameras in Sheffield
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• Manchester (MAN) arrivals and departures

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