Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada · live ADS-B
Planes over Vancouver right now
Updated
6 aircraft over Vancouver right now; 1 aircraft circling 19 km SSE at 825 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 13:21 local (20:21 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Vancouver: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 6 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 14
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 4
- Circling or loitering
- 3 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- YVR · 8 km Vancouver
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:11 local time
Planes over Vancouver right now
At 13:21 local (20:21 UTC), 14 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 6 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is CFHAJ (DH3T), 6 km NNW at 700 ft.
By height: 0 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 4 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 10 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Vancouver.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFHAJ | — | DH3T | 700 ft | 6.1 km NNW | 90° E |
| JZA651 | Jazz Aviation | CRJ7 | under 100 ft | 7.8 km SW | 100° E |
| EJA266 | — | CL60 | 1,725 ft | 16.4 km WSW | 101° E |
| CRN555 | — | B350 | 13,225 ft | 18.6 km N | 330° NNW |
| CGOOV | — | C172 | 825 ft | 18.8 km SSE | 269° W |
| CFMCM | — | C172 | 700 ft | 19.8 km SSE | 275° W |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Vancouver
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, CFHKS (H60), is 28 km S at 475 ft and has been circling. 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.
4 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: EJA266 16 km WSW at 1,725 ft; CFXTW 32 km SSE at 1,875 ft; CFFEA 33 km SSE at 1,625 ft; CGRQH 39 km SSE at 2,950 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
2 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- CFHKS · H60 helicopter, 28 km S, 475 ft, circling
- CFCHD · UH1 helicopter, 45 km ESE, 725 ft
Is a plane circling over Vancouver?
CGOOV (C172, aircraft) is 19 km SSE at 825 ft. Over the last 13 minutes it has stayed within about 1.5 km of one spot.
CFMCM (C172, aircraft) is 20 km SSE at 700 ft. Over the last 19 minutes it has stayed within about 1.7 km of one spot.
CFHKS (H60, helicopter) is 28 km S at 475 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 0.8 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 Vancouver?
With 6 aircraft within 25 km, Vancouver is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Delta with 9 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Vancouver (YVR), 8 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Richmond, BC 8 aircraft now
- Planes over Delta 9 aircraft now
- Planes over Surrey 9 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Vancouver tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:11 local time in the SSW, peaks 17° above the S horizon and lasts about 4 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:11 local visible, peak 17° S, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:07 local visible, peak 59° NNE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:47 local not visible, peak 19° S, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:25 local not visible, peak 11° SSW, 1 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 38° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:29 local not visible, peak 66° N, 7 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Vancouver. 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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