Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa · live ADS-B

Planes over Soweto right now

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1 aircraft over Soweto right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 20:10 local (18:10 UTC).

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

Aircraft within 25 km
1 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
11
Helicopters
1 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
JNB · 41 km O. R. Tambo
Next visible CSS pass
04:14 local time

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Planes over Soweto right now

At 20:10 local (18:10 UTC), 11 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, 1 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SFR209 (B737), 22 km E at 16,800 ft.

By height: 1 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 0 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Soweto.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
SFR209—B73716,800 ft22.4 km E14° NNE

Helicopters, military and low planes over Soweto

1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, ZSSFT (B06), is 52 km NNE at 6,400 ft. 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.

Is a plane circling over Soweto?

No aircraft is circling over Soweto 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 Soweto?

With 1 aircraft within 25 km, Soweto is busier than 3 of 8 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Germiston with 6 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to O. R. Tambo (JNB), 41 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Soweto tonight

1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 04:14 local time in the NW, peaks 59° above the NE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 04:14 local visible, peak 59° NE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 21:32 local not visible, peak 45° NW, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 05:52 local not visible, peak 17° SSW, 4 min
  • HST · 06:02 local not visible, peak 28° NNE, 6 min
  • HST · 07:41 local not visible, peak 78° WNW, 8 min
  • HST · 09:21 local not visible, peak 59° S, 7 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Soweto. 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).