Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Virginia Beach right now
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5 aircraft over Virginia Beach right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 16:33 local (20:33 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Virginia Beach: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 5 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 19
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 1
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:05 local time
Planes over Virginia Beach right now
At 16:33 local (20:33 UTC), 19 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, 5 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is AAL2899 (A321), 6 km N at 29,000 ft.
By height: 10 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 5 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic above Virginia Beach right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAL2899 | American Airlines | A321 | 29,000 ft | 6.3 km N | 17° NNE |
| N35713 | — | C172 | 2,000 ft | 16.5 km W | 157° SSE |
| N941CM | — | EA50 | 2,075 ft | 18.4 km WNW | 41° NE |
| MXY473 | — | BCS3 | 175 ft | 22.5 km W | 38° NE |
| AAL1478 | American Airlines | B738 | 29,000 ft | 24.1 km SSW | 17° NNE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Virginia Beach
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Virginia Beach 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.
1 aircraft is below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N530MM 52 km WSW at 1,100 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
Is a plane circling over Virginia Beach?
No aircraft is circling over Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach?
With 5 aircraft within 25 km, Virginia Beach is busier than 1 of 3 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Norfolk with 7 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 Norfolk 7 aircraft now
- Planes over Portsmouth, VA 7 aircraft now
- Planes over Suffolk 4 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Virginia Beach tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:05 local time in the W, peaks 42° above the N horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:05 local visible, peak 42° N, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:28 local not visible, peak 49° SSE, 6 min
- HST · 20:14 local not visible, peak 13° SSE, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:43 local not visible, peak 35° N, 6 min
- HST · 21:52 local not visible, peak 21° S, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:19 local not visible, peak 83° W, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Virginia Beach. 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).