Planes over Southampton right now

Planes over Southampton right now

At 16:58 local (16:58 UTC), 14 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Southampton, England, United Kingdom, 4 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is GMA19 (BE20), 11 km SSW at 13,600 ft.

By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 9 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 1 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Southampton.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Southampton

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

2 military aircraft are visible nearby: BAH16 (GA6C) 18 km SSW at 5,300 ft; RRR4229 (A400) 36 km E at 6,975 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

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

• BAH16 · GA6C military, 18 km SSW, 5,300 ft
• RRR4229 · A400 military, 36 km E, 6,975 ft

Is a plane circling over Southampton?

No aircraft is circling over Southampton 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 Southampton?

With 4 aircraft within 25 km, Southampton is quieter than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Portsmouth with 5 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to London Gatwick (LGW), 90 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

• Planes over Portsmouth 5 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Southampton 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 W, peaks 80° above the NE horizon and lasts about 7 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• ISS · 03:46 local visible, peak 80° NE, 7 min
• ISS · 05:23 local visible, peak 76° E, 7 min
• CSS (WENTIAN) · 19:32 local not visible, peak 14° S, 3 min
• CSS (WENTIAN) · 21:08 local not visible, peak 14° S, 4 min
• ISS · 02:10 local not visible, peak 37° SSE, 6 min
• ISS · 07:00 local not visible, peak 34° SSW, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Southampton. 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 Portsmouth

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