Waterford, Michigan, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Waterford right now
Updated
6 aircraft over Waterford right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 12:59 local (16:59 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Waterford: 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
- 48
- Helicopters
- 5 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 12
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- DTW · 54 km Detroit Metropolitan
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:04 local time
Planes over Waterford right now
At 12:59 local (16:59 UTC), 48 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Waterford, Michigan, United States, 6 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N11ES (S22T), 3 km SSE at 650 ft.
By height: 8 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 15 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 25 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Waterford.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N11ES | — | S22T | 650 ft | 3.2 km SSE | 268° W |
| DAL464 | Delta Air Lines | A21N | 31,975 ft | 3.3 km NE | 264° W |
| N2623 | — | CL60 | 4,500 ft | 12.1 km WNW | 83° E |
| N256DV | — | C25C | 20,750 ft | 14.6 km WNW | 276° W |
| JBU116 | JetBlue | A321 | 35,025 ft | 17.5 km SSE | 95° E |
| N986CE | — | H25B | 3,825 ft | 22.9 km ENE | 232° SW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Waterford
5 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N409SH (R44), is 46 km SE at 100 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.
12 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N714KJ 33 km NNW at 2,525 ft; N23238 33 km SW at 2,500 ft; N6769P 34 km SE at 2,200 ft; SCJ71 36 km SE at 1,700 ft; SKW4055 37 km SSE at 2,625 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
4 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N409SH · R44 helicopter, 46 km SE, 100 ft
- N312ST · B407 helicopter, 47 km E, 1,300 ft
- N158CR · R44 helicopter, 52 km SW, 1,400 ft
- N206TJ · R44 helicopter, 56 km SSW, 1,000 ft
- N129WM · R44 helicopter, 57 km S, 700 ft
Is a plane circling over Waterford?
N757MP (C152, aircraft) is 58 km SSW at 700 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 2.2 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 Waterford?
With 6 aircraft within 25 km, Waterford is quieter than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Pontiac with 7 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Detroit Metropolitan (DTW), 54 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Pontiac 7 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Waterford tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:04 local time in the SW, peaks 42° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:04 local visible, peak 42° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:01 local visible, peak 18° N, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:30 local not visible, peak 12° SSE, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:41 local not visible, peak 71° SSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:18 local not visible, peak 40° S, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 00:56 local not visible, peak 12° SW, 2 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Waterford. 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.
Planes over nearby cities
More live data for Waterford
Aviation
Data: ADS-B Exchange community feeders via adsb.lol (ODbL), OurAirports, CelesTrak (satellite orbits).