Looking for something specific? Is my house under a flight path? · Helicopters near me · Military planes near me · Which ATC center am I in?
Tap the button to see the planes within 25 miles of you right now: the airline and flight number, the type of aircraft, how high and how fast it's flying, and which way it's headed. You'll also see the air traffic control tower, approach control and center keeping those flights safely apart.
How this works
Most aircraft broadcast their position, altitude and speed by radio using a system called ADS-B. Volunteers around the world run receivers that pick up those signals and share them through community networks, and this page shows the ones near you. Some military, government and private flights are not shown publicly.
Reading the radar
Each square is an aircraft, and the short line in front of it shows where it will be in about a minute. The two lines of text next to it are the callsign, then the altitude in hundreds of feet and the speed in tens of knots, the same shorthand air traffic controllers see on their screens. A plane showing 045 21 is at 4,500 feet doing about 210 knots.
Why are planes flying over my house today?
Planes take off and land into the wind, so when the wind changes direction, the airport switches runways and the arrival and departure paths move with it. If planes suddenly fly over your neighborhood when they usually don't, a runway change because of the wind is the most likely reason. Weather, construction and busy times can also shift the paths.
Each town page shows a map of where planes usually fly when the nearby airport is landing one way or the other, built from weeks of real flights, plus the planes overhead right now.
🗺️ See the usual flight paths over your town →
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A single showing can’t tell you how often planes fly over a house, because the paths move with the wind. Our free flight path checker uses months of recorded flights to show how much of the day planes pass over any address and how low they are. Research shows louder homes sell for less, so it’s worth checking before you make an offer. Read the home buyer’s guide to flight paths and airplane noise →
Who is talking to that plane?
Close to an airport and low, a plane is usually talking to the tower. Climbing out or lining up to land within about 30 to 40 miles of a busy airport, it's talking to approach control. Cruising high overhead, it belongs to one of the en route centers. Every one of them has a free thank-you wall on Thank ATC.
Every dot on that scope is being watched by a controller. If you've ever flown through this airspace, tell them thanks.
Common questions
How can I tell what plane is flying over me right now?
Use the tool on this page: share your location or type a city and state, ZIP code or airport, and it lists the planes within 25 miles with their airline, flight number, aircraft type, altitude and speed.
Why can't I see every plane?
Some aircraft don't broadcast ADS-B, some owners ask to be hidden from public tracking, and coverage depends on volunteer receivers nearby.
Is my location saved?
No. Your location is rounded to about half a mile, used only to look up nearby flights, and never stored on our servers.
Why are planes flying over my house when they normally don't?
Most often the wind changed and the airport switched runways, which moves the arrival and departure paths.