Planes over Zürich right now

Planes over Zürich right now

At 19:27 local (18:27 UTC), 18 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, 3 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is EDW57P (A320), 10 km NNE at 1,425 ft.

By height: 9 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 7 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 Zürich.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Zürich

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Zürich 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.

1 aircraft nearby uses 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 Zürich?

No aircraft is circling over Zürich 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 Zürich?

With 3 aircraft within 25 km, Zürich is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Stuttgart with 3 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Zurich (ZRH), 10 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

• Planes over Strasbourg 1 aircraft now
• Planes over Stuttgart 3 aircraft now
• Planes over Karlsruhe 0 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Zürich tonight

3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 04:48 local time in the WNW, peaks 37° above the NNW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• ISS (ZARYA) · 04:48 local visible, peak 37° NNW, 6 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 06:25 local visible, peak 62° NNE, 6 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 17:58 local visible, peak 13° SSE, 3 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 20:32 local not visible, peak 28° S, 5 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 22:09 local not visible, peak 20° SSW, 5 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 01:34 local not visible, peak 26° SE, 5 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Zürich. 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.

Planes over nearby cities

• Planes over Strasbourg
• Planes over Stuttgart
• Planes over Karlsruhe

More live data for Zürich

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