Worcester, Massachusetts, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Worcester right now
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5 aircraft over Worcester right now; 1 helicopter low (250 ft) 24 km E Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 15:12 local (19:12 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Worcester: 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
- 55
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 12
- Circling or loitering
- 4 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- BOS · 66 km Boston Logan
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:30 local time
Planes over Worcester right now
At 15:12 local (19:12 UTC), 55 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, 5 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N529BK (SR22), 4 km W at 700 ft.
By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 24 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 26 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Worcester.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N529BK | — | SR22 | 700 ft | 4.3 km W | 274° W |
| EIN141 | Aer Lingus | A333 | 38,000 ft | 10.4 km S | 212° SSW |
| N6148W | — | P28A | 4,100 ft | 23.7 km SSE | 129° SE |
| N774CB | — | H500 | 250 ft | 23.9 km E | 278° W |
| ~276004 | — | — | 1,800 ft | 24.2 km NE | 89° E |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Worcester
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N774CB (H500), is 24 km E at 250 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: N774CB 24 km E at 250 ft; ~276004 24 km NE at 1,800 ft; N78681 28 km WSW at 2,300 ft; N821SS 30 km SSE at 1,000 ft; N267ND 36 km ESE at 700 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.
- N774CB · H500 helicopter, 24 km E, 250 ft
- N821SS · S76 helicopter, 30 km SSE, 1,000 ft
- N644RA · R44 helicopter, 49 km NE, 1,100 ft
Is a plane circling over Worcester?
N9564H (C172, aircraft) is 32 km NE at under 100 ft. Over the last 15 minutes it has stayed within about 2.7 km of one spot.
N267ND (P28A, aircraft) is 36 km ESE at 700 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 2.3 km of one spot.
N208JW (C208, aircraft) is 50 km S at 5,100 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 3.9 km of one spot.
N23357 (C150, aircraft) is 58 km N at 2,775 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has turned through about 404°.
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 Worcester?
With 5 aircraft within 25 km, Worcester is quieter than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Waltham with 17 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Boston Logan (BOS), 66 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Waltham 17 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Worcester tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:30 local time in the SSW, peaks 25° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:30 local visible, peak 25° SSE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:06 local visible, peak 67° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:03 local visible, peak 19° N, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:43 local not visible, peak 67° SSW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:20 local not visible, peak 25° SSW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:11 local not visible, peak 23° SE, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Worcester. 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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