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Global air traffic in flight

Region observed

Pick one or more regions: the globe, the count and both tables follow. Click a header to sort, or search a flight by callsign, registration or type.

25 regions of 367,743 aircraft picked up across 25 observed regions, 6,741 of them in flight, 1,101 climbing and 1,586 descending beyond 300 feet per minute, reading of 02 Oct 2026, 07:42 UTC.

By observed region

Medians cover aircraft in flight only. An aircraft broadcasting neither altitude nor speed enters no median, but is still counted among the aircraft tracked.

25 regions

Western EuropeParis, 400 nautical mile radius1,2371,07233,438 ft421 kt
British IslesLondon, 400 nautical mile radius1,09993332,800 ft419 kt
Central EuropeFrankfurt, 350 nautical mile radius1,2271,05230,000 ft419 kt
Iberian peninsulaMadrid, 450 nautical mile radius61055635,000 ft427 kt
American MidwestChicago, 450 nautical mile radius1,2431,12227,525 ft392 kt
United States southeastAtlanta, 450 nautical mile radius15012930,200 ft434 kt
Texas and the plainsDallas, 450 nautical mile radius15513634,000 ft452 kt
Rocky MountainsDenver, 450 nautical mile radius28125334,500 ft452 kt
Pacific NorthwestSeattle, 400 nautical mile radius19213730,000 ft410 kt
Eastern CanadaToronto, 400 nautical mile radius1559521,300 ft401 kt
Florida and CaribbeanMiami, 400 nautical mile radius593628,550 ft436 kt
Northern AndesBogota, 500 nautical mile radius2224,413 ft418 kt
Southern ConeBuenos Aires, 500 nautical mile radius111026,875 ft407 kt
Egypt and the LevantCairo, 500 nautical mile radius897834,000 ft442 kt
West AfricaLagos, 500 nautical mile radius00
Southern AfricaJohannesburg, 500 nautical mile radius6524,025 ft424 kt
Persian GulfDubai, 500 nautical mile radius16214128,000 ft442 kt
Western IndiaMumbai, 500 nautical mile radius878331,500 ft447 kt
IndochinaBangkok, 500 nautical mile radius908225,013 ft410 kt
South East AsiaSingapore, 500 nautical mile radius747422,000 ft389 kt
Eastern ChinaShanghai, 450 nautical mile radius18416723,750 ft409 kt
KoreaSeoul, 450 nautical mile radius21520226,000 ft388 kt
JapanTokyo, 450 nautical mile radius31729427,588 ft382 kt
TaiwanTaipei, 400 nautical mile radius585519,250 ft395 kt
New ZealandAuckland, 450 nautical mile radius402711,775 ft248 kt

The fastest aircraft

Ground speed. It combines the aircraft's own speed and its tailwind: a westerly to easterly flight over the North Atlantic can gain more than a hundred knots from it.

542 aircraft

N112CSN112CSWestern Europe535 kt41,000 ft
UAL42N2352UWestern Europe535 kt34,000 ft
AAL728N850ANWestern Europe535 kt31,350 ft
TFL391PH-TFMWestern Europe534 kt39,000 ft
DLH441D-ABVXWestern Europe533 kt35,000 ft
DLH4WD-AIXQWestern Europe532 kt39,000 ft
AAL174N782ANWestern Europe531 kt31,000 ft
VIR6JG-VFANWestern Europe529 kt38,975 ft
SVA020HZ-AK38Western Europe528 kt33,000 ft
DLH425D-AIMCWestern Europe526 kt38,000 ft
AAL714N806AAWestern Europe523 kt39,000 ft
BAW212G-XLEFWestern Europe519 kt37,600 ft
UAL909N667UAWestern Europe518 kt36,000 ft
AEA92LUEC-OFOWestern Europe515 kt34,000 ft
ELY0064X-EDCWestern Europe513 kt38,975 ft
FWI51WF-HTREWestern Europe512 kt43,000 ft
AFR137TF-HUVUWestern Europe510 kt41,000 ft
KLM702PH-BQBWestern Europe510 kt40,000 ft
UAL108N22995Western Europe510 kt40,000 ft
ACA892C-FJZSWestern Europe509 kt37,000 ft
MJSTAM-JSTAWestern Europe509 kt47,000 ft
N787FZN787FZWestern Europe508 kt47,000 ft
ASL501YU-ARBWestern Europe508 kt37,000 ft
AAL160N805ANWestern Europe508 kt40,975 ft
RYR733AEI-IHWWestern Europe506 kt35,075 ft
N972SHN972SHBritish Isles548 kt43,000 ft
ETD9SMA6-XWLBritish Isles536 kt37,000 ft
UAL907N26910British Isles535 kt39,000 ft
UAL82N35953British Isles534 kt36,000 ft
EJM128N128GVBritish Isles534 kt41,000 ft
KLM188PH-BVPBritish Isles530 kt35,000 ft
ACA842C-FGDXBritish Isles530 kt37,000 ft
N552YMN552YMBritish Isles528 kt38,975 ft
QTR65RA7-BAHBritish Isles525 kt33,000 ft
QTR87QA7-ANABritish Isles525 kt37,000 ft
NCR808N919CABritish Isles525 kt35,000 ft
VIR58NG-VLUXBritish Isles524 kt34,025 ft
DLH457D-ABYFBritish Isles524 kt37,000 ft
BAW19WG-XWBBBritish Isles523 kt39,000 ft
DLH463D-ABYJBritish Isles523 kt38,000 ft
AFR33JF-HUVBBritish Isles521 kt41,000 ft
ELY0264X-EDHBritish Isles520 kt36,975 ft
UAL102N74007British Isles520 kt39,000 ft
ACA900C-GHPYBritish Isles520 kt41,000 ft
KLM644PH-BKDBritish Isles519 kt37,000 ft
DLH413D-AIVEBritish Isles519 kt41,000 ft
DLH455D-ABYSBritish Isles518 kt37,000 ft
ACA870C-FNNUBritish Isles518 kt36,000 ft
AFR331EF-HUVMBritish Isles515 kt41,000 ft
AFR069F-HUVPBritish Isles515 kt41,000 ft
UAL907N26910Central Europe535 kt39,000 ft
NCR808N919CACentral Europe525 kt35,000 ft
DLH463D-ABYJCentral Europe523 kt38,000 ft
AAL70N807AACentral Europe514 kt36,975 ft
DLH475D-AIVBCentral Europe514 kt40,000 ft
DAL66N433DXCentral Europe512 kt39,025 ft
SIA259V-SNACentral Europe512 kt35,000 ft
ELY0164X-ERCCentral Europe510 kt41,000 ft
EWG61XLY-DAECentral Europe509 kt31,000 ft
RJA262GJY-BAACentral Europe509 kt39,000 ft
UAL58N799UACentral Europe508 kt37,000 ft
THY2TC-JJTCentral Europe505 kt35,000 ft
MCVGLM-CVGLCentral Europe504 kt41,000 ft
AAL714N806AACentral Europe503 kt38,375 ft
ACA880C-FIVKCentral Europe502 kt38,000 ft
DLH4HKD-AIZJCentral Europe502 kt25,925 ft
AMQ14CSP-AMCCentral Europe501 kt36,000 ft
RYR29MLSP-RZRCentral Europe501 kt36,800 ft
T7LA7XT7-LA7XCentral Europe500 kt41,000 ft
DLH425D-AIMCCentral Europe498 kt33,950 ft
T7BIGCentral Europe498 kt33,000 ft
UAL953N26906Central Europe498 kt39,000 ft
SRR901OY-MADCentral Europe496 kt31,000 ft
FDX5175N867FDCentral Europe494 kt35,000 ft
NSZ3KQSE-NAECentral Europe493 kt38,000 ft
EJM128N128GVIberian peninsula534 kt41,000 ft
DLH511D-ABYRIberian peninsula512 kt36,000 ft
QTR778A7-ANBIberian peninsula510 kt37,000 ft
AAL236N828AAIberian peninsula509 kt40,975 ft
DLH507D-ABYOIberian peninsula508 kt36,000 ft
AAL40N885BPIberian peninsula504 kt38,975 ft
CMB563N545JNIberian peninsula503 kt37,975 ft
VJT7329H-VJDIberian peninsula499 kt31,800 ft
TAM8078CC-BGWIberian peninsula499 kt39,975 ft
IBE0671EC-IZHIberian peninsula499 kt36,000 ft
DAL126N829MHIberian peninsula496 kt34,000 ft
FWI61SF-ORLYIberian peninsula496 kt28,475 ft
TAM8072PT-MUCIberian peninsula495 kt35,000 ft
N691GLN691GLIberian peninsula494 kt45,000 ft
TAM8132CC-BGPIberian peninsula493 kt38,000 ft
SWR93HB-JNCIberian peninsula492 kt36,000 ft
RYR44VDEI-IKEIberian peninsula490 kt36,000 ft
AAL192N796ANIberian peninsula489 kt40,000 ft
AEA81TYEC-OBPIberian peninsula488 kt36,000 ft
MSR985SU-GGIIberian peninsula486 kt39,000 ft
AAL298N880BJIberian peninsula486 kt39,000 ft
KLM104PH-BVKIberian peninsula486 kt32,000 ft
GEC8265D-ALFJIberian peninsula486 kt36,000 ft
RYR33TU9H-QBDIberian peninsula485 kt36,000 ft
MAC121JCN-NMNIberian peninsula484 kt36,025 ft
QTR22BA7-ANNAmerican Midwest585 kt35,000 ft
CPA812B-LXBAmerican Midwest580 kt41,000 ft
AFR23GF-GZNSAmerican Midwest573 kt35,000 ft
POE326C-GZQWAmerican Midwest568 kt39,000 ft
N236NN236NAmerican Midwest565 kt37,000 ft
AFR159XF-HUVIAmerican Midwest563 kt39,000 ft
ANA160JA797AAmerican Midwest561 kt37,000 ft
PAL126American Midwest556 kt41,000 ft
UAL2634N57451American Midwest556 kt35,000 ft
KLM166PH-BQKAmerican Midwest554 kt37,000 ft
AAL20N730ANAmerican Midwest553 kt33,000 ft
KOW988N988TXAmerican Midwest551 kt47,000 ft
NCR862American Midwest550 kt35,000 ft
UAL1884N27419American Midwest549 kt32,975 ft
AAL832N343SYAmerican Midwest548 kt37,000 ft
AAL1660N775XFAmerican Midwest548 kt37,000 ft
FIN20OH-LTSAmerican Midwest548 kt31,000 ft
AAL40N885BPAmerican Midwest546 kt29,725 ft
ACA742C-FGKZAmerican Midwest545 kt33,625 ft
SKW4732N792SKAmerican Midwest542 kt29,500 ft
GJS4558N519GJAmerican Midwest541 kt33,000 ft
LVA319N319STAmerican Midwest541 kt45,000 ft
BAW19WG-XWBBAmerican Midwest540 kt39,000 ft
POE662C-GKQWAmerican Midwest539 kt37,000 ft
EJA862N862QSAmerican Midwest539 kt43,000 ft
AAL78N731ANUnited States southeast564 kt33,000 ft
JBU66N956JTUnited States southeast548 kt35,000 ft
CLX23KLX-VCMUnited States southeast546 kt35,000 ft
AFR173F-HUVJUnited States southeast544 kt39,000 ft
UPS3769N359UPUnited States southeast537 kt39,000 ft
UPS3753N466UPUnited States southeast533 kt35,025 ft
ABX403N391CMUnited States southeast524 kt37,000 ft
AMX021N782AMUnited States southeast524 kt35,000 ft
UAL1399N77430United States southeast522 kt37,000 ft
JBU1238N561JBUnited States southeast519 kt35,000 ft
UPS1052N436UPUnited States southeast515 kt37,000 ft
TAI568N901AVUnited States southeast513 kt35,000 ft
AMX025United States southeast511 kt35,000 ft
IBE0303EC-NXCUnited States southeast509 kt38,000 ft
GTI8571N1511AUnited States southeast509 kt35,075 ft
SKW5610N718EVUnited States southeast508 kt37,000 ft
AMX022XA-DHNUnited States southeast506 kt38,000 ft
AMX007N783AMUnited States southeast505 kt37,000 ft
AVA245N794AVUnited States southeast504 kt40,000 ft
UAL787N77543United States southeast501 kt35,000 ft
AAL421N667AWUnited States southeast500 kt35,000 ft
FFT4192N639FRUnited States southeast499 kt29,025 ft
GTI538N850GTUnited States southeast497 kt33,000 ft
AMX071N966AMUnited States southeast495 kt38,000 ft
UAL258N47343United States southeast493 kt34,975 ft
UAL2397N228UATexas and the plains557 kt37,000 ft
GEC8225D-ALFETexas and the plains554 kt33,000 ft
CLX23KLX-VCMTexas and the plains546 kt35,000 ft
UAL2186N15751Texas and the plains543 kt39,000 ft
ASA255N952AKTexas and the plains541 kt35,000 ft
UPS3769N359UPTexas and the plains537 kt39,000 ft
ENY4188N244NNTexas and the plains537 kt33,000 ft
SWA376N9001FTexas and the plains526 kt39,000 ft
JBU1238N561JBTexas and the plains519 kt35,000 ft
AAL1587N426ANTexas and the plains518 kt33,000 ft
AAL10N103NNTexas and the plains515 kt35,000 ft
AMX008N964AMTexas and the plains511 kt40,000 ft
AMX025Texas and the plains511 kt35,000 ft
UAL1924N28457Texas and the plains511 kt35,000 ft
IBE0303EC-NXCTexas and the plains509 kt38,000 ft
AMX022XA-DHNTexas and the plains506 kt38,000 ft
AMX007N783AMTexas and the plains505 kt37,000 ft
FFT2428N641FRTexas and the plains505 kt35,000 ft
SWA300N497WNTexas and the plains503 kt41,000 ft
DAL680N387DNTexas and the plains502 kt35,000 ft
UAL787N77543Texas and the plains501 kt35,000 ft
JBU1190N978JBTexas and the plains496 kt31,000 ft
DAL704N868DNTexas and the plains492 kt35,000 ft
DAL2040N547DETexas and the plains489 kt35,000 ft
AAY4752N251NVTexas and the plains488 kt35,000 ft
ASA2619N5843KRocky Mountains554 kt41,000 ft
BAW6BG-STBJRocky Mountains549 kt33,000 ft
QQE801A7-CHBRocky Mountains539 kt41,000 ft
VIR142G-VWHORocky Mountains529 kt37,000 ft
BAW9SWG-STBLRocky Mountains520 kt35,000 ft
SWA1639N269WNRocky Mountains518 kt39,000 ft
CPA875B-LXDRocky Mountains518 kt33,025 ft
AAL595N902NNRocky Mountains516 kt39,000 ft
AAL3166N458ALRocky Mountains514 kt32,950 ft
BAW4EG-XLEJRocky Mountains513 kt35,000 ft
SWA3428N8742MRocky Mountains512 kt39,000 ft
DAL704N868DNRocky Mountains507 kt31,000 ft
SWA4114N8994QRocky Mountains506 kt30,000 ft
XEN62N62LXRocky Mountains506 kt41,000 ft
SWA251N8550QRocky Mountains504 kt32,725 ft
EIN9MYEI-GAJRocky Mountains503 kt35,000 ft
VIR156TG-VCRURocky Mountains503 kt37,000 ft
AAL2942N414ALRocky Mountains502 kt32,000 ft
DAL2040N547DERocky Mountains501 kt27,875 ft
AAL1873N867NNRocky Mountains498 kt37,000 ft
JBU66N956JTRocky Mountains497 kt35,000 ft
ABX403N391CMRocky Mountains497 kt37,000 ft
FFT1406N394FRRocky Mountains495 kt37,000 ft
BAW264G-YMMIRocky Mountains494 kt35,000 ft
AAL1448N90024Rocky Mountains493 kt39,025 ft
ACA126C-GHPUPacific Northwest596 kt39,000 ft
ASA343N709ALPacific Northwest546 kt35,000 ft
ASA100N780HAPacific Northwest544 kt36,975 ft
ROU2136C-GEHIPacific Northwest544 kt37,000 ft
ASA77N723ALPacific Northwest540 kt35,025 ft
JBU264N579JBPacific Northwest539 kt28,075 ft
DAL20N403DXPacific Northwest538 kt37,000 ft
DLH459D-AIXJPacific Northwest537 kt39,000 ft
POE266C-GZQFPacific Northwest536 kt37,000 ft
ASA538N973AKPacific Northwest535 kt33,150 ft
ASA367N551ASPacific Northwest534 kt35,000 ft
DAL310N171DZPacific Northwest532 kt37,000 ft
ASA244N849AKPacific Northwest530 kt31,800 ft
ROU2068C-GELUPacific Northwest530 kt35,000 ft
SCX8724N822SYPacific Northwest527 kt37,000 ft
ASA436N712ALPacific Northwest524 kt33,000 ft
ASA624N491ASPacific Northwest522 kt30,950 ft
DAL2139N587DTPacific Northwest522 kt34,975 ft
ASA1400N428ASPacific Northwest521 kt33,000 ft
ASA639N513ASPacific Northwest515 kt35,000 ft
ROU2090C-GEKHPacific Northwest511 kt32,200 ft
ACA1110C-GUPKPacific Northwest504 kt32,475 ft
ASA447N943AKPacific Northwest502 kt33,450 ft
ae6791Pacific Northwest500 kt33,000 ft
ASA1345N732ALPacific Northwest500 kt31,000 ft
PH-BQIEastern Canada642 kt37,000 ft
AAL180N873BBEastern Canada622 kt39,000 ft
KLM686PH-BQMEastern Canada616 kt37,000 ft
QTR51UA7-ANKEastern Canada607 kt33,375 ft
FBU85AF-HREUEastern Canada604 kt39,000 ft
BOX445D-AALLEastern Canada584 kt33,875 ft
AAL78N731ANEastern Canada564 kt33,000 ft
RJA294JY-BAGEastern Canada554 kt36,975 ft
ENY3615N287NNEastern Canada553 kt33,000 ft
CJT570C-FNPJEastern Canada553 kt39,025 ft
JBU66N956JTEastern Canada548 kt35,000 ft
JBU778N962JTEastern Canada546 kt34,975 ft
C-FACJEastern Canada545 kt37,000 ft
XEN62N62LXEastern Canada535 kt41,000 ft
SWA4524N8698BEastern Canada531 kt37,000 ft
AMX070XA-ADHEastern Canada529 kt39,000 ft
DAL1156N320DUEastern Canada526 kt35,000 ft
UAL1399N77430Eastern Canada522 kt37,000 ft
UPS1052N436UPEastern Canada515 kt37,000 ft
GTI8571N1511AEastern Canada509 kt35,075 ft
SKW5610N718EVEastern Canada508 kt37,000 ft
CCA982B-32D3Eastern Canada499 kt32,950 ft
EJA680N680QSEastern Canada495 kt41,000 ft
AAR223HL7640Eastern Canada490 kt32,000 ft
CKS9794N794CKEastern Canada485 kt22,975 ft
FFT2868N616FRFlorida and Caribbean495 kt35,000 ft
N2FDN2FDFlorida and Caribbean489 kt37,000 ft
LNE320N564LAFlorida and Caribbean482 kt34,025 ft
ACA098C-FDHGFlorida and Caribbean480 kt38,000 ft
AVA201N765AVFlorida and Caribbean471 kt36,000 ft
CLX8LX-OCVFlorida and Caribbean463 kt37,000 ft
FFT2013N230FRFlorida and Caribbean459 kt36,025 ft
DAL2382N801DZFlorida and Caribbean458 kt32,000 ft
DAL8844N336DXFlorida and Caribbean456 kt36,000 ft
LAE1817N420LAFlorida and Caribbean455 kt39,025 ft
AVA042N955AVFlorida and Caribbean454 kt34,000 ft
CMP808HP-1824CMPFlorida and Caribbean453 kt35,000 ft
BWA0059Y-SURFlorida and Caribbean452 kt37,000 ft
BWA8038N663GTFlorida and Caribbean450 kt25,100 ft
AAL483N179UWFlorida and Caribbean448 kt34,000 ft
CMP404HP-1851CMPFlorida and Caribbean438 kt34,000 ft
SWA528N8504GFlorida and Caribbean438 kt41,000 ft
FFT1359N440FRFlorida and Caribbean437 kt38,000 ft
AAL1284N583UWFlorida and Caribbean435 kt21,175 ft
TWY42N121RSFlorida and Caribbean404 kt24,000 ft
SWA1278N8867QFlorida and Caribbean385 kt14,425 ft
N24SMN24SMFlorida and Caribbean379 kt19,575 ft
AJT853N566NCFlorida and Caribbean361 kt11,775 ft
GTI8903N405KZFlorida and Caribbean340 kt14,825 ft
N493JDN493JDFlorida and Caribbean331 kt32,000 ft
AVA236N481AVNorthern Andes460 kt29,475 ft
KRE146HK-5434Northern Andes376 kt19,350 ft
TAM8055PR-XBQSouthern Cone527 kt37,000 ft
GLO7657PR-XMNSouthern Cone486 kt32,700 ft
BOV701CP-3206Southern Cone458 kt38,000 ft
GTI046N475MCSouthern Cone439 kt40,000 ft
ARG1305LV-GKPSouthern Cone428 kt29,175 ft
CMP346HP-9925CMPSouthern Cone386 kt24,575 ft
ARG1361LV-KEJSouthern Cone363 kt22,950 ft
LCO3614N572LASouthern Cone307 kt11,225 ft
ARG1872LV-FQZSouthern Cone256 kt6,625 ft
CMP328HP-9922CMPSouthern Cone193 kt1,125 ft
UAE69RA6-EONEgypt and the Levant511 kt32,000 ft
A7-ANREgypt and the Levant510 kt32,000 ft
THY9MVTC-LPAEgypt and the Levant505 kt30,750 ft
THY2YRTC-JJPEgypt and the Levant503 kt38,025 ft
UAE229A6-EQDEgypt and the Levant500 kt30,125 ft
UAE4TA6-EPCEgypt and the Levant499 kt38,000 ft
QTR16AA7-ANHEgypt and the Levant494 kt34,000 ft
FYC701YK-BAAEgypt and the Levant493 kt37,000 ft
ADZ4093LZ-CXAEgypt and the Levant492 kt30,575 ft
CGF1906LZ-CGAEgypt and the Levant490 kt38,975 ft
EDW370LHB-JJKEgypt and the Levant489 kt27,800 ft
AFL801RA-73771Egypt and the Levant488 kt31,275 ft
UAE185A6-EDOEgypt and the Levant486 kt38,000 ft
ABY337A6-ANMEgypt and the Levant486 kt24,875 ft
THY88KTC-LCAEgypt and the Levant483 kt38,000 ft
ELY5466LY-MGMEgypt and the Levant482 kt37,000 ft
UAE73A6-EUCEgypt and the Levant482 kt38,000 ft
MSR729SU-GCNEgypt and the Levant482 kt25,200 ft
KAC1619K-APLEgypt and the Levant481 kt34,000 ft
PGT82DXTC-RDREgypt and the Levant479 kt36,000 ft
BRU9328EW-456PAEgypt and the Levant478 kt34,000 ft
ELY3154X-EDIEgypt and the Levant475 kt31,300 ft
THY6322TC-JOYEgypt and the Levant472 kt37,000 ft
SVA259HZ-ASADEgypt and the Levant472 kt34,000 ft
RJA165Egypt and the Levant471 kt24,675 ft
UGD7135X-KOBSouthern Africa516 kt27,975 ft
QTR1365A7-ALRSouthern Africa466 kt38,875 ft
FSK903ZS-AKKSouthern Africa424 kt24,025 ft
ETH3715ET-AVQSouthern Africa277 kt12,125 ft
WAA904V5-WARSouthern Africa161 kt9,250 ft
UAE135A6-EGCPersian Gulf510 kt30,150 ft
UAE707A6-ENJPersian Gulf506 kt32,925 ft
QTR812A7-BBAPersian Gulf504 kt35,000 ft
UAE370A6-EPTPersian Gulf498 kt35,000 ft
UAE67VA6-EDKPersian Gulf494 kt31,900 ft
BBC340S2-AFPPersian Gulf493 kt33,000 ft
ETD406A6-XWIPersian Gulf492 kt37,000 ft
QTR5EA7-BOFPersian Gulf490 kt36,000 ft
QTR15RA7-BFRPersian Gulf490 kt34,000 ft
A6-BLFPersian Gulf489 kt37,000 ft
KNE334HZ-NS46Persian Gulf489 kt32,000 ft
ETD412A6-BNBPersian Gulf488 kt38,975 ft
UAE23CA6-EPBPersian Gulf486 kt26,150 ft
QTR8411A7-BFSPersian Gulf485 kt34,000 ft
MSR901SU-GEFPersian Gulf484 kt37,000 ft
OMA242A4O-MKPersian Gulf483 kt33,100 ft
QTR8409A7-BFAPersian Gulf482 kt34,000 ft
KAC3929K-AKSPersian Gulf481 kt31,975 ft
QTR8KA7-BCIPersian Gulf479 kt34,150 ft
AIC2214VT-CIGPersian Gulf477 kt35,025 ft
UAE1GPA6-EVCPersian Gulf476 kt28,600 ft
JZR14019K-CBBPersian Gulf476 kt37,000 ft
ABY734Persian Gulf476 kt36,025 ft
A6-EINPersian Gulf476 kt30,150 ft
UAE8LTA6-EXCPersian Gulf475 kt37,525 ft
UAE8YA6-EXFWestern India510 kt40,000 ft
ETD7NWA6-BNAWestern India506 kt38,000 ft
THY48LTC-LGKWestern India504 kt38,000 ft
QTR839A7-BHSWestern India499 kt39,975 ft
UAE527A6-ENNWestern India499 kt36,000 ft
ETD411A6-BNDWestern India496 kt40,000 ft
A4O-SKWestern India486 kt37,975 ft
AIC8MZVT-TNFWestern India485 kt32,625 ft
ABY822A6-ARIWestern India484 kt36,000 ft
IGO6306VT-ILNWestern India481 kt27,125 ft
AKJ1502Western India477 kt35,000 ft
AXB3LKVT-BXVWestern India474 kt37,000 ft
ALK5044R-ALQWestern India473 kt37,000 ft
IGO236JVT-ICLWestern India473 kt33,025 ft
IGO879VT-IPKWestern India470 kt30,025 ft
VTTENVT-TENWestern India470 kt35,000 ft
MAS1749M-MLVWestern India468 kt36,000 ft
IGO71PEVT-IPPWestern India464 kt39,000 ft
AIC2239VT-EXJWestern India463 kt37,000 ft
IGO37WFVT-NODWestern India462 kt36,000 ft
IGO535VT-IIWWestern India462 kt37,000 ft
IGO533Western India461 kt34,575 ft
IGO361WVT-IOMWestern India461 kt27,175 ft
IGO243KVT-IWNWestern India461 kt30,375 ft
AIC6JMVT-TNJWestern India460 kt34,250 ft
CSN3081B-1168Indochina510 kt37,975 ft
UAE332A6-EGHIndochina506 kt33,000 ft
UPS3N628UPIndochina503 kt34,000 ft
AFL295RA-73152Indochina501 kt36,000 ft
QTR932A7-BEAIndochina499 kt33,000 ft
SVA844HZ-AR27Indochina491 kt39,000 ft
SIA7079V-SCRIndochina489 kt32,150 ft
UAE338A6-ENFIndochina487 kt37,000 ft
KLM835PH-BVUIndochina484 kt35,000 ft
IGO1632VT-ICWIndochina475 kt36,000 ft
A6-ENBIndochina475 kt37,000 ft
ETD404A6-ETEIndochina474 kt33,350 ft
KLM844PH-BQCIndochina471 kt27,400 ft
IGO1064VT-NCZIndochina469 kt30,700 ft
MMA502XY-ALZIndochina469 kt36,000 ft
CPA770B-HPTIndochina468 kt35,000 ft
TLM736HS-LGWIndochina467 kt32,000 ft
LAO924RDPL-34199Indochina465 kt36,000 ft
TGW6739V-NCEIndochina463 kt33,775 ft
B-32J0Indochina459 kt34,000 ft
BAH11A9C-IABIndochina456 kt35,000 ft
CSC3909B-328VIndochina455 kt33,000 ft
CSH854B-225GIndochina454 kt33,000 ft
VJC515VN-A635Indochina454 kt25,375 ft
VAG131VN-A129Indochina453 kt29,100 ft
EVA218B-16711South East Asia506 kt29,000 ft
AIC2116VT-TVISouth East Asia491 kt30,350 ft
HVN660VN-A326South East Asia479 kt29,550 ft
MXD10039M-LRUSouth East Asia478 kt36,050 ft
MAS7859M-MVCSouth East Asia474 kt30,300 ft
ETH638ET-ATQSouth East Asia473 kt41,000 ft
HVN650VN-A612South East Asia470 kt28,300 ft
AXM8249M-AJASouth East Asia469 kt
IGO1606VT-IXGSouth East Asia469 kt36,000 ft
FDX5315N896FDSouth East Asia468 kt24,000 ft
TNU541South East Asia468 kt36,025 ft
TNU661PK-TJDSouth East Asia466 kt29,800 ft
SIA1369V-MBVSouth East Asia464 kt32,000 ft
IGO1601VT-IXHSouth East Asia462 kt37,000 ft
LNI156PK-LOJSouth East Asia461 kt35,000 ft
TGW1879V-OFLSouth East Asia459 kt35,400 ft
UBA1XY-ALBSouth East Asia459 kt37,000 ft
CTV916PK-GTASouth East Asia458 kt36,000 ft
LNI303PK-LSJSouth East Asia453 kt35,000 ft
CPA722B-HLSSouth East Asia448 kt26,000 ft
UBG309S2-AJHSouth East Asia446 kt35,000 ft
AXM64189M-DAESouth East Asia444 kt33,975 ft
RMY18639M-RXDSouth East Asia438 kt40,000 ft
SJV374PK-SJVSouth East Asia437 kt31,975 ft
PK-PWOSouth East Asia435 kt26,425 ft
UAE318A6-EVPEastern China613 kt39,000 ft
ANA930JA820AEastern China556 kt41,000 ft
ANA848JA884AEastern China542 kt37,000 ft
CDG2405B-5111Eastern China539 kt33,100 ft
JAL840JA315JEastern China532 kt37,100 ft
CSZ651B-20EUEastern China518 kt37,000 ft
CQH8954B-32D6Eastern China514 kt29,100 ft
CSC3275B-1819Eastern China514 kt26,600 ft
CPA870B-KQREastern China505 kt31,000 ft
T7333T7-333Eastern China503 kt45,000 ft
KAL643HL8216Eastern China497 kt34,000 ft
B-325TEastern China496 kt35,100 ft
UAL852N76021Eastern China493 kt28,475 ft
CES6584B-6432Eastern China492 kt33,100 ft
JAL32JA869JEastern China492 kt41,000 ft
TWB205HL8030Eastern China490 kt30,725 ft
CES2397B-9971Eastern China487 kt29,100 ft
CPA360B-HYQEastern China483 kt39,100 ft
NCA254JA18KZEastern China479 kt37,000 ft
SKY164JA73NYEastern China474 kt25,000 ft
CSN6265B-309MEastern China474 kt29,100 ft
CES5018B-6095Eastern China473 kt35,100 ft
KLM855PH-BHAEastern China471 kt20,425 ft
AAR8963HL8286Eastern China469 kt24,000 ft
CAO3104B-2092Eastern China468 kt37,100 ft
CLX5485LX-VCIKorea604 kt34,000 ft
ANA224JA892AKorea597 kt38,975 ft
CBJ471B-1042Korea579 kt35,000 ft
AIC185VT-ALUKorea573 kt35,000 ft
JAL24JA834JKorea569 kt41,000 ft
CES207B-2002Korea566 kt31,000 ft
APZ735HL8701Korea565 kt36,975 ft
CKK231B-221WKorea563 kt31,000 ft
JAL408JA861JKorea562 kt38,975 ft
JAL316JA05XJKorea560 kt41,000 ft
JAL740JA823JKorea554 kt40,975 ft
CSH895B-20CDKorea554 kt39,000 ft
JNA223HL7215Korea549 kt33,000 ft
UAL858N2333UKorea548 kt29,000 ft
N890RWN890RWKorea545 kt45,000 ft
JJA1171HL8322Korea540 kt36,875 ft
CDG4093B-5786Korea539 kt33,000 ft
JNA311HL8242Korea535 kt33,000 ft
JJA1393HL8334Korea534 kt35,000 ft
CPA520B-HNVKorea532 kt34,975 ft
SJO464JA81YAKorea531 kt29,525 ft
APJ272JA209PKorea525 kt37,000 ft
ESR607HL8375Korea525 kt33,000 ft
CPA564B-HNKKorea524 kt35,000 ft
JAL630JA329JKorea523 kt35,000 ft
YZR7451B-2437Japan615 kt31,000 ft
EVA006B-16726Japan598 kt33,000 ft
CPA830B-KPQJapan595 kt31,000 ft
DAL88N529DNJapan589 kt37,000 ft
CBJ471B-1042Japan579 kt35,000 ft
ANA327JA78ANJapan579 kt33,000 ft
AIC185VT-ALUJapan573 kt35,000 ft
ACA66C-FGEIJapan573 kt35,000 ft
EVA008B-17888Japan572 kt37,000 ft
ANA707JA618AJapan571 kt36,975 ft
SJO214JA03GRJapan571 kt28,275 ft
CES207B-2002Japan566 kt31,000 ft
APZ735HL8701Japan565 kt36,975 ft
CAL5312B-18777Japan563 kt33,000 ft
JAL408JA861JJapan562 kt38,975 ft
ACA8C-FRTGJapan561 kt35,000 ft
CPA3096B-LJLJapan560 kt31,000 ft
JAL316JA05XJJapan560 kt41,000 ft
ANA983JA935AJapan559 kt40,975 ft
ANA8476JA603AJapan558 kt35,000 ft
JJA1105Japan555 kt37,000 ft
JAL740JA823JJapan554 kt40,975 ft
CSH895B-20CDJapan554 kt39,000 ft
KAL551HL7617Japan552 kt33,000 ft
JNA223HL7215Japan549 kt33,000 ft
UAL862N2138UTaiwan508 kt31,000 ft
CPA806B-LXITaiwan505 kt35,000 ft
JA885ATaiwan504 kt38,000 ft
ANA848JA884ATaiwan503 kt37,000 ft
SIA289V-SJFTaiwan499 kt37,000 ft
SIA8309V-SKPTaiwan494 kt41,100 ft
SIA329V-SJHTaiwan492 kt37,000 ft
KAL2002HL7709Taiwan487 kt37,000 ft
B-HPQTaiwan469 kt28,025 ft
B-8650Taiwan468 kt35,100 ft
CAL126B-18203Taiwan467 kt31,975 ft
ETH3673ET-BACTaiwan463 kt40,000 ft
APJ31JA216PTaiwan461 kt36,000 ft
HKE619B-LEHTaiwan459 kt36,025 ft
B-5859Taiwan453 kt31,600 ft
TTW281B-50015Taiwan450 kt36,000 ft
ANA1208JA51ANTaiwan450 kt23,725 ft
HKE601B-KKDTaiwan444 kt37,975 ft
EVA169B-16336Taiwan441 kt24,725 ft
JJP14JA25JJTaiwan432 kt24,875 ft
CSN8836B-6578Taiwan423 kt23,600 ft
CES5007B-5941Taiwan412 kt26,900 ft
UIA8812B-16221Taiwan407 kt18,800 ft
EVA869B-17887Taiwan404 kt13,050 ft
B-HTHTaiwan403 kt21,650 ft
ANZ570ZK-OJSNew Zealand470 kt35,025 ft
QFA117VH-VZFNew Zealand456 kt36,975 ft
ANZ466ZK-OXFNew Zealand439 kt29,000 ft
ANZ627ZK-OXENew Zealand430 kt33,000 ft
ANZ567ZK-OXGNew Zealand427 kt35,975 ft
QFA148VH-EBVNew Zealand415 kt19,525 ft
ANZ455ZK-OXINew Zealand414 kt29,200 ft
ANZ618ZK-NHENew Zealand365 kt23,150 ft
MDK01ZK-PMJNew Zealand284 kt7,550 ft
ANZ080LZK-NFANew Zealand274 kt21,000 ft
ANZ798LZK-NEFNew Zealand271 kt18,975 ft
ANZ808MZK-MVHNew Zealand270 kt19,000 ft
ANZ381MZK-MVQNew Zealand253 kt14,325 ft
ANZ161LZK-NECNew Zealand248 kt11,025 ft
ANZ103MZK-MZBNew Zealand246 kt7,350 ft
ANZ303LZK-NEBNew Zealand245 kt11,775 ft
SKL1ZK-PLKNew Zealand242 kt11,625 ft
ANZ857MZK-MVVNew Zealand241 kt9,225 ft
ANZ272LZK-NEJNew Zealand203 kt12,300 ft
GBA620ZK-SDDNew Zealand171 kt4,525 ft
SDA413ZK-SANNew Zealand165 kt5,800 ft
ANZ049MZK-MZHNew Zealand165 kt2,425 ft
ANZ776MZK-MZFNew Zealand146 kt1,400 ft
ANZ566ZK-OXKNew Zealand123 kt-25 ft
CFL06New Zealand119 kt1,525 ft

The 25 fastest aircraft in flight in each selected region, out of 7,743 picked up. The Excel workbook carries the aircraft one by one.

11 of 36 regions did not respond for this reading and is therefore counted nowhere on this page.

State aircraft

125 aircraft flagged as military or governmental in the adsb.lol database were broadcasting their position at the time of the reading, worldwide, 119 of them in flight. Many state aircraft do not broadcast, or mask their identity: this list therefore says nothing about what flies unannounced. It does not follow the region filter, these aircraft being picked up everywhere.

119 aircraft

CTM1081A33241,000 ft483 kt
SVF680GLF439,000 ft435 kt
CFC3103CL6038,000 ft493 kt
HUF314A31937,025 ft450 kt
W31LJ3535,975 ft410 kt
BRIO66CL6034,000 ft377 kt
CNTOR62A40033,975 ft415 kt
CLEAN8333,025 ft496 kt
FLYER5533,000 ft267 kt
RCH867C1732,000 ft452 kt
ae67a331,000 ft489 kt
GAF63B31,000 ft271 kt
GAFB6131,000 ft271 kt
RCH169C1731,000 ft359 kt
CFC2907C30J27,000 ft363 kt
20-46083B76225,500 ft
ARMY11625,000 ft404 kt
CONDR31C56024,125 ft306 kt
RMAF204C13023,000 ft281 kt
MTTE35A33223,000 ft430 kt
VM205B35023,000 ft284 kt
RCH716C1722,250 ft371 kt
AERO58L3921,725 ft197 kt
21-46098B76220,325 ft
NARVL11E39020,000 ft381 kt
CTM1721E12118,950 ft
ASY10218,800 ft407 kt
PRIMR02A40018,475 ft281 kt
TURNA70AT7618,100 ft210 kt
CTM2088C30J18,000 ft352 kt
CTM2085C30J18,000 ft346 kt
IAM4188AT7618,000 ft220 kt
ATLAS01A40017,150 ft262 kt
PLF042C29517,000 ft238 kt
GAF341C30J16,975 ft302 kt
CLEAN73B76216,800 ft184 kt
TITAN124C27J16,600 ft294 kt
60-0333K35R16,050 ft318 kt
MAE41PC2115,925 ft272 kt
PROVA9M34515,925 ft136 kt
MAE42PC2115,375 ft264 kt
CEV4560TBM915,225 ft166 kt
SUI555CL6014,425 ft349 kt
MAE4330PC2114,175 ft246 kt
PLF038C29513,900 ft103 kt
GAF637GLEX13,700 ft385 kt
R711DA4212,025 ft71 kt
RCH424C1712,000 ft305 kt
SVF856C13011,900 ft127 kt
RSD203IL9611,725 ft16 kt
FAF9178TBM711,000 ft165 kt
MUSTN29PC2110,650 ft287 kt
FNY5018FA5010,150 ft300 kt
@@@@@@@@10,150 ft156 kt
SCRCH53V2210,100 ft286 kt
CWL35BE50P10,050 ft186 kt
MUS24PC219,800 ft247 kt
MUS23PC219,800 ft242 kt
MAF31PC219,625 ft127 kt
VYT79TEX29,200 ft186 kt
MAF32PC219,050 ft167 kt
MSTRO45PC218,100 ft269 kt
@@@@@@@@DH8C8,000 ft89 kt
FMY8044TBM78,000 ft241 kt
TESTR81AS327,625 ft46 kt
E10E2LJ357,500 ft221 kt
SIMBA91A1697,450 ft79 kt
TROY7106,800 ft139 kt
TRSTY62B7626,775 ft273 kt
VYT61TEX26,500 ft231 kt
FMMCCPC6T6,225 ft69 kt
GAF743A21N6,075 ft219 kt
HELI74EEC356,025 ft
RCH5089C176,000 ft127 kt
CTM0072TBM75,850 ft259 kt
MAF63PC215,625 ft278 kt
MTEOR01TEX25,550 ft247 kt
MAF64PC215,550 ft285 kt
ANDRW36F2605,000 ft60 kt
METAL55PC214,675 ft183 kt
RCKT02TEX24,650 ft220 kt
CTM1572A4004,575 ft138 kt
GAF9574,575 ft75 kt
RCKT01TEX24,550 ft212 kt
FMY8954PC6T4,550 ft83 kt
HELI78JEC354,525 ft68 kt
LIMIT044,525 ft143 kt
28Z424,475 ft82 kt
IEI2188A1694,400 ft75 kt
XHB318B5054,150 ft93 kt
HELI72CEC353,525 ft
HELI76GEC353,500 ft70 kt
PROP21PZ3T3,200 ft147 kt
T363EC353,175 ft56 kt
GRZLY41A4002,775 ft263 kt
HIPO71MI82,625 ft110 kt
CUCO321EC352,175 ft95 kt
SVF676SF342,050 ft147 kt
LZAFCG2CA2,025 ft62 kt
LICHEN5H601,650 ft112 kt
18-46039B7621,625 ft158 kt
MAI335EC351,450 ft111 kt
HELI71AEC351,350 ft93 kt
URSA22H47975 ft54 kt
CWL31E50P825 ft195 kt
G15MD52800 ft53 kt
PRF61G12T650 ft113 kt
GASTN41MI8650 ft89 kt
LICHEN4H60625 ft97 kt
WRHRSE61H53S600 ft15 kt
LDACE22V22575 ft1 kt
ER36H60475 ft62 kt
URSA10H47450 ft23 kt
BLADE51EN48450 ft82 kt
URSA06H47400 ft1 kt
TORTGA33V22400 ft
STNGR81375 ft59 kt
CTM007FA7X250 ft142 kt
BYAKO02H53S200 ft95 kt

State aircraft in flight, from the highest to the lowest. Those on the ground are absent from this table, but remain on the globe.

Source and method

Every position on this page comes from adsb.lol, an open network of volunteer receivers picking up the ADS-B messages broadcast by the aircraft themselves. They are requested by our servers and cached for 60 seconds: your browser never calls adsb.lol, and the network receives one request per minute per region, whatever the number of visitors.

The regions are 36 discs of 350 to 500 nautical miles radius. At those sizes they overlap, and that is deliberate: an aircraft seen by two regions is counted once, deduplicated on the ICAO address its transponder broadcasts. An aircraft taxiing on the ground carries the words “on ground” rather than an altitude of zero feet, and enters no median. A value the aircraft does not broadcast leaves the cell empty: nothing is invented to fill a gap.

Source: adsb.lol, open receiver network. Positions fetched server side and cached for 60 seconds. Times in universal time.