The Colony, Texas, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over The Colony right now
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12 aircraft over The Colony right now; 1 aircraft low (1,950 ft) 7 km ENE Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 21:24 local (03:24 UTC).
Planes over The Colony right now
At 21:24 local (03:24 UTC), 52 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of The Colony, Texas, United States, 12 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N939AF (C172), 7 km ENE at 1,950 ft.
By height: 1 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 28 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 23 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around The Colony.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N939AF | — | C172 | 1,950 ft | 6.5 km ENE | 4° N |
| N458PC | — | C25B | 5,000 ft | 9.5 km ENE | 134° SE |
| AAL585 | American Airlines | B738 | 12,125 ft | 10.9 km S | 229° SW |
| ENY3645 | — | E75L | 3,400 ft | 18.6 km SW | 0° N |
| SWA1014 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 7,200 ft | 20.5 km SSE | 96° E |
| AAL1525 | American Airlines | B738 | 2,900 ft | 21.6 km SW | 344° NNW |
| N428PH | — | B407 | 650 ft | 21.6 km WNW | 328° NNW |
| N65435 | — | C152 | 3,000 ft | 21.9 km ESE | 297° WNW |
| N327AE | — | B06 | 600 ft | 22.2 km SSE | 45° NE |
| FDX1365 | — | B763 | 2,125 ft | 22.9 km SW | 3° N |
| N520U | — | TWEN | 3,475 ft | 23.1 km ESE | 202° SSW |
| AAL1983 | American Airlines | A321 | 2,100 ft | 23.9 km SW | 1° N |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over The Colony: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 12 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 52
- Helicopters
- 7 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
- DFW · 25 km Dallas/Fort Worth
- Next visible ISS pass
- 04:57 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over The Colony
7 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N428PH (B407), is 22 km WNW at 650 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: N939AF 7 km ENE at 1,950 ft; ENY3982 35 km SSW at 2,150 ft; AAL2718 35 km SSW at 2,175 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
1 aircraft nearby uses a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N428PH · B407 helicopter, 22 km WNW, 650 ft
- N327AE · B06 helicopter, 22 km SSE, 600 ft
- N429CF · B429 helicopter, 36 km S, 975 ft
- N474LE · R44 helicopter, 41 km SSW, 1,350 ft
- N818MT · EC35 helicopter, 42 km WNW, 1,950 ft
- N505FW · B505 helicopter, 56 km SW, 1,250 ft, circling
- N412CF · B407 helicopter, 59 km NNW, 1,600 ft
Is a plane circling over The Colony?
N505FW (B505, helicopter) is 56 km SW at 1,250 ft. Over the last 9 minutes it has stayed within about 0.6 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 The Colony?
With 12 aircraft within 25 km, The Colony is busier than 3 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Grapevine with 20 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 25 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over The Colony tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 04:57 local time in the WNW, peaks 33° above the SW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:57 local visible, peak 33° SW, 6 min
- HST · 18:06 local visible, peak 19° SSW, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:58 local visible, peak 19° SW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:21 local not visible, peak 20° NNE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 10:54 local not visible, peak 16° SE, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 12:29 local not visible, peak 62° NW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of The Colony. 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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