Planes over Wilmington right now

Planes over Wilmington right now

At 14:27 local (18:27 UTC), 12 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, 3 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is VXP209 (B738), 5 km NE at under 100 ft.

By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 5 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 2 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Wilmington.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Wilmington

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Wilmington 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: N695DS 29 km SE at 2,550 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 Wilmington?

No aircraft is circling over Wilmington 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 Wilmington?

With 3 aircraft within 25 km, Wilmington is busier than 3 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Raleigh with 11 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 Jacksonville, NC 0 aircraft now
• Planes over Fayetteville 2 aircraft now
• Planes over Greenville 2 aircraft now
• Planes over Raleigh 11 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Wilmington 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 WNW, peaks 28° above the NNW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• CSS (TIANHE) · 20:05 local visible, peak 28° NNW, 5 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 18:28 local not visible, peak 67° S, 6 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 21:43 local not visible, peak 22° N, 5 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 23:19 local not visible, peak 47° NNE, 6 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 00:56 local not visible, peak 25° SW, 5 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 01:08 local not visible, peak 31° SE, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Wilmington. 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.

• What's flying over me (use my location)

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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