Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa · live ADS-B

Planes over Somerset West right now

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No aircraft directly over Somerset West right now; 1 aircraft within 60 km Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 05:30 local (03:30 UTC).

Planes over Somerset West right now

At 05:30 local (03:30 UTC), 1 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa, 0 of them within 25 km of the city centre.

By height: 0 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 1 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 Somerset West.

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

Aircraft within 25 km
0 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
1
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
CPT · 24 km Cape Town
Next visible CSS pass
03:33 local time

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Somerset West

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Somerset West 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 Somerset West?

No aircraft is circling over Somerset West 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 Somerset West?

Somerset West is busier than 3 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Cape Town with 1 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Cape Town (CPT), 24 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Somerset West tonight

3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 03:33 local time in the SW, peaks 21° above the S horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 03:33 local visible, peak 21° S, 5 min
  • HST · 04:20 local visible, peak 33° NNW, 7 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 05:10 local visible, peak 45° SSE, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 06:10 local not visible, peak 73° SSW, 6 min
  • HST · 06:33 local not visible, peak 19° NNW, 5 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 07:48 local not visible, peak 14° NW, 4 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Somerset West. 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).