Planes over Townsville right now

Planes over Townsville right now

At 09:59 local (23:59 UTC), 5 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 2 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is JST953 (A320), 6 km SW at 33,000 ft.

By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 1 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 2 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Townsville.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Townsville

1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, VNC (R22), is 33 km WNW at 800 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.

1 aircraft is below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: HND412 51 km NNW at 2,900 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

• VNC · R22 helicopter, 33 km WNW, 800 ft

Is a plane circling over Townsville?

No aircraft is circling over Townsville 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 Townsville?

With 2 aircraft within 25 km, Townsville is busier than 1 of 2 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Mackay with 4 aircraft within 25 km.

There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.

• Planes over Cairns 1 aircraft now
• Planes over Mackay 4 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Townsville tonight

2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 03:33 local time in the NW, peaks 85° above the NW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• CSS (TIANHE) · 03:33 local visible, peak 85° NW, 6 min
• HST · 04:01 local visible, peak 14° NNE, 4 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 11:11 local not visible, peak 27° ENE, 6 min
• HST · 11:12 local not visible, peak 27° S, 6 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 12:42 local not visible, peak 78° SSW, 6 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 12:49 local not visible, peak 14° SW, 3 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Townsville. 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 Cairns
• Planes over Mackay

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