West Chicago, Illinois, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over West Chicago right now
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9 aircraft over West Chicago right now; 1 aircraft low (2,800 ft) 11 km WSW Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 17:24 local (22:24 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over West Chicago: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 9 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 64
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 23
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- ORD · 26 km Chicago O'Hare
- Next visible CSS pass
- 19:03 local time
Planes over West Chicago right now
At 17:24 local (22:24 UTC), 64 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of West Chicago, Illinois, United States, 9 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N604PV (CL60), 4 km ESE at 36,000 ft.
By height: 8 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 20 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 36 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around West Chicago.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N604PV | — | CL60 | 36,000 ft | 4.2 km ESE | 264° W |
| N19650 | — | C172 | 1,300 ft | 8.6 km NW | 111° ESE |
| N910SG | — | SR22 | 2,800 ft | 11.2 km WSW | 293° WNW |
| N3832R | — | C172 | 2,550 ft | 13.3 km ESE | 337° NNW |
| N27AU | — | P28A | 2,275 ft | 13.7 km N | 193° SSW |
| GJS4465 | — | CRJ7 | 11,600 ft | 15.1 km NW | 279° W |
| N99715 | — | C172 | 2,250 ft | 22.2 km NNW | 68° ENE |
| SKW5758 | — | CRJ2 | 2,250 ft | 22.5 km ENE | 297° WNW |
| N5266D | — | C172 | 2,200 ft | 23.6 km SSW | 98° E |
Helicopters, military and low planes over West Chicago
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of West Chicago 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.
23 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N910SG 11 km WSW at 2,800 ft; N3832R 13 km ESE at 2,550 ft; N5266D 24 km SSW at 2,200 ft; N228X 25 km SW at 1,300 ft; N6896H 32 km W at 1,200 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.
Is a plane circling over West Chicago?
No aircraft is circling over West Chicago 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 West Chicago?
With 9 aircraft within 25 km, West Chicago is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Aurora, IL with 8 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 26 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Aurora, IL 8 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over West Chicago tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 19:03 local time in the SW, peaks 38° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 19:03 local visible, peak 38° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 05:00 local visible, peak 16° N, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:37 local visible, peak 22° NNE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:40 local not visible, peak 84° SSE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 22:17 local not visible, peak 57° S, 6 min
- HST · 22:30 local not visible, peak 10° S, 1 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of West Chicago. 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).