Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom · live ADS-B

Planes over Welwyn Garden City right now

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1 aircraft over Welwyn Garden City right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 03:34 local (03:34 UTC).

Planes over Welwyn Garden City right now

At 03:34 local (03:34 UTC), 1 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Welwyn Garden City, England, United Kingdom, 1 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is FDX5202 (B763), 19 km E at 2,850 ft.

By height: 0 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 1 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Welwyn Garden City.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
FDX5202—B7632,850 ft19.1 km E43° NE

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Welwyn Garden City: 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
1
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
Nearest major airport
LHR · 41 km London Heathrow

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Welwyn Garden City

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Welwyn Garden City 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.

Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.

Is a plane circling over Welwyn Garden City?

No aircraft is circling over Welwyn Garden City 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 Welwyn Garden City?

With 1 aircraft within 25 km, Welwyn Garden City is busier than every nearby large city right now.

Most low traffic around here is linked to London Heathrow (LHR), 41 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Welwyn Garden City tonight

The ISS, Tiangong and Hubble pass over Welwyn Garden City in the next 24 hours, but none of the passes happens while the sky is dark and the station is sunlit, so none will be visible to the eye.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 14:01 local not visible, peak 12° SSE, 3 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 15:37 local not visible, peak 12° S, 3 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 21:29 local not visible, peak 33° SE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 23:06 local not visible, peak 80° SE, 6 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 00:42 local not visible, peak 73° SW, 7 min
  • ISS (ZARYA) · 02:19 local not visible, peak 28° SW, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Welwyn Garden City. 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).