Thornton, Colorado, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Thornton right now
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9 aircraft over Thornton right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:20 local (00:20 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Thornton: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 9 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 40
- Helicopters
- 0 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
- DEN · 25 km Denver International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 19:36 local time
Planes over Thornton right now
At 18:20 local (00:20 UTC), 40 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Thornton, Colorado, United States, 9 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N477RJ (C25B), 4 km WNW at 41,000 ft.
By height: 10 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 30 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 Thornton.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N477RJ | — | C25B | 41,000 ft | 4.1 km WNW | 88° E |
| JBU248 | JetBlue | A321 | 34,975 ft | 7.2 km WNW | 60° ENE |
| DAL2903 | Delta Air Lines | BCS1 | 37,975 ft | 9 km NW | 275° W |
| SKW498K | — | CRJ2 | 8,300 ft | 9.3 km ESE | 271° W |
| N6271J | — | P28A | 5,975 ft | 9.8 km WNW | 253° WSW |
| N65251 | — | C172 | 5,900 ft | 9.9 km WNW | 314° NW |
| N30147 | — | P28A | 5,300 ft | 11.9 km WNW | — |
| N6402V | — | C72R | 8,125 ft | 18.1 km N | 225° SW |
| UAL178 | United Airlines | B789 | 9,725 ft | 22.7 km SE | 181° S |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Thornton
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Thornton 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.
No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.
7 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
Is a plane circling over Thornton?
No aircraft is circling over Thornton 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 Thornton?
With 9 aircraft within 25 km, Thornton is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Aurora with 16 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Denver International (DEN), 25 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Denver 10 aircraft now
- Planes over Aurora 16 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Thornton tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:36 local time in the WSW, peaks 81° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:36 local visible, peak 81° SSW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 05:35 local visible, peak 11° N, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:13 local not visible, peak 62° N, 6 min
- HST · 21:25 local not visible, peak 13° S, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 22:50 local not visible, peak 66° S, 6 min
- HST · 23:04 local not visible, peak 13° S, 3 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Thornton. 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).