Surprise, Arizona, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Surprise right now
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16 aircraft over Surprise right now; 1 aircraft low (2,625 ft) 18 km ENE Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 11:10 local (18:10 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Surprise: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 16 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 76
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 3
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- PHX · 37 km Phoenix Sky Harbor
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:35 local time
Planes over Surprise right now
At 11:10 local (18:10 UTC), 76 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Surprise, Arizona, United States, 16 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N63NX (PC12), 3 km ESE at 4,100 ft.
By height: 7 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 49 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 20 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Surprise.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N63NX | — | PC12 | 4,100 ft | 3 km ESE | 192° SSW |
| ASI993 | — | P28A | 4,400 ft | 11.3 km NE | 322° NW |
| VAR866 | — | PA44 | 5,250 ft | 12.8 km WNW | 81° E |
| CXK523 | — | C172 | 1,950 ft | 14 km SSE | 201° SSW |
| N9914L | — | C172 | 5,800 ft | 15.5 km WSW | 97° E |
| JBU135 | JetBlue | A321 | 4,125 ft | 15.7 km SE | 225° SW |
| ASI292 | — | P28A | 3,400 ft | 15.9 km N | 84° E |
| ASI553 | — | P28A | 4,400 ft | 17.1 km WNW | 271° W |
| N64VR | — | S22T | 2,625 ft | 17.8 km ENE | 88° E |
| ASI963 | — | P28A | 3,575 ft | 21.1 km E | 266° W |
| VAR507 | — | SR20 | 1,575 ft | 21.2 km S | 32° NNE |
| SKW3944 | — | E75L | 5,550 ft | 22.5 km S | 90° E |
| N3582Y | — | C182 | 2,500 ft | 22.8 km E | 269° W |
| ASI139 | — | P28A | 5,400 ft | 23.3 km NW | 284° WNW |
| AAL2226 | American Airlines | A321 | 3,875 ft | 23.6 km SSE | 82° E |
| VAR527 | — | SR20 | 800 ft | 23.8 km S | 38° NE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Surprise
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, FOX2 (B407), is 27 km ENE at 1,725 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.
3 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N64VR 18 km ENE at 2,625 ft; N68WY 54 km SE at 2,250 ft; N1433F 58 km ESE at 2,000 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
3 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- FOX2 · B407 helicopter, 27 km ENE, 1,725 ft
- N407VV · B407 helicopter, 57 km SE, 1,500 ft
Is a plane circling over Surprise?
N48787 (C152, aircraft) is 46 km SSW at 3,375 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 3.7 km of one spot.
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 Surprise?
With 16 aircraft within 25 km, Surprise is busier than 1 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Mesa with 34 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX), 37 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Surprise tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:35 local time in the W, peaks 41° above the NNW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:35 local visible, peak 41° NNW, 6 min
- HST · 18:45 local visible, peak 12° SSE, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 16:58 local not visible, peak 28° SE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:12 local not visible, peak 19° N, 5 min
- HST · 20:22 local not visible, peak 28° SSE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:50 local not visible, peak 25° NNE, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Surprise. 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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