Shelby, Michigan, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Shelby right now

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4 aircraft over Shelby right now; 1 aircraft circling 20 km W at 3,200 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 20:53 local (01:53 UTC).

Planes over Shelby right now

At 20:53 local (01:53 UTC), 7 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Shelby, Michigan, United States, 4 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N371JS (SR20), 13 km WNW at 3,875 ft.

By height: 3 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 0 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Shelby.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
N371JS—SR203,875 ft13.4 km WNW162° SSE
DAL136Delta Air LinesA33919,250 ft16.2 km NE43° NE
N8570F—P28A3,200 ft19.8 km W270° W
UAL2364United AirlinesB75236,000 ft22.3 km N280° W

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Shelby: 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
7
Helicopters
0 within 60 km
Military
0 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
0
Circling or loitering
1 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
DTW · 57 km Detroit Metropolitan
Next visible CSS pass
18:25 local time

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Shelby

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Shelby 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 Shelby?

N8570F (P28A, aircraft) is 20 km W at 3,200 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has turned through about 360°.

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 Shelby?

With 4 aircraft within 25 km, Shelby is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Pontiac with 2 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Detroit Metropolitan (DTW), 57 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Shelby tonight

1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:25 local time in the SW, peaks 11° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 2 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 18:25 local visible, peak 11° SSW, 2 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 21:52 local not visible, peak 77° NNW, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 23:30 local not visible, peak 22° NNW, 5 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 01:08 local not visible, peak 18° N, 5 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 02:45 local not visible, peak 42° NE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 04:22 local not visible, peak 28° SW, 5 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Shelby. 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).