Planes over Southend-on-Sea right now

Planes over Southend-on-Sea right now

At 23:12 local (23:12 UTC), 16 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Southend-on-Sea, England, United Kingdom, 4 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is WZZ88 (A321), 3 km NW at 18,100 ft.

By height: 7 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 5 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 4 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Southend-on-Sea.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Southend-on-Sea

2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, GPOLH (EC35), is 17 km SSE at 1,400 ft and has been circling. Police, air-ambulance, news and tour helicopters often fly low and slow over cities; ADS-B does not say which role a helicopter has, but the registration on the flight page usually tells you the operator.

No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.

3 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: GPOLH 17 km SSE at 1,400 ft; RYR845W 53 km NNW at 2,175 ft; GMPSC 55 km WNW at 1,175 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

• GPOLH · EC35 helicopter, 17 km SSE, 1,400 ft, circling
• GMPSC · EC45 helicopter, 55 km WNW, 1,175 ft

Is a plane circling over Southend-on-Sea?

GPOLH (EC35, helicopter) is 17 km SSE at 1,400 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has turned through about 377°.

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 Southend-on-Sea?

With 4 aircraft within 25 km, Southend-on-Sea is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Grays with 4 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to London Gatwick (LGW), 75 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

• Planes over Grays 4 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Southend-on-Sea tonight

3 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 78° above the WSW horizon and lasts about 7 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• ISS (ZARYA) · 03:46 local visible, peak 78° WSW, 7 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 05:23 local visible, peak 78° SSW, 6 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local visible, peak 11° SSE, 2 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 02:10 local not visible, peak 37° SSE, 6 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 07:00 local not visible, peak 27° SW, 6 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 20:09 local not visible, peak 14° S, 3 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Southend-on-Sea. 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 Grays

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