Vestavia Hills, Alabama, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Vestavia Hills right now
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1 aircraft over Vestavia Hills right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 21:32 local (03:32 UTC).
Planes over Vestavia Hills right now
At 21:32 local (03:32 UTC), 4 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, United States, 1 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is FDX1226 (A306), 15 km N at 34,000 ft.
By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 0 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 above Vestavia Hills right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FDX1226 | — | A306 | 34,000 ft | 14.7 km N | 315° NW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Vestavia Hills: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 1 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 4
- 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
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:23 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Vestavia Hills
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Vestavia Hills 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.
Is a plane circling over Vestavia Hills?
No aircraft is circling over Vestavia Hills 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 Vestavia Hills?
With 1 aircraft within 25 km, Vestavia Hills is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Birmingham, AL with 1 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 Birmingham, AL 1 aircraft now
- Planes over Montgomery 1 aircraft now
- Planes over Huntsville 0 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Vestavia Hills tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:23 local time in the WNW, peaks 60° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:23 local visible, peak 60° SSW, 6 min
- HST · 18:10 local visible, peak 11° SSW, 2 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 03:22 local not visible, peak 53° ENE, 7 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 05:01 local not visible, peak 11° WSW, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 10:55 local not visible, peak 36° SE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 12:32 local not visible, peak 34° NNW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Vestavia Hills. 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).