🇺🇸 Atlanta, United States of America
Atlanta is a major city of United States of America. Real-Earth coordinates 33.739°, -84.368°, population 4,506,000. A river or a coast to follow, tall enough buildings to make a proximity line interesting, and open airspace once you clear the centre. Skydex flies the real Earth here — the elevation, coastline and city layout under the aircraft come from the same data the map does, and the sky is shared with everyone else flying it.
Live over Atlanta heard by the Skydex receiver network
27 aircraft within 60 km right now.
- DAL1693 · Boeing 737-900 · Delta Air Lines · 8,950 ft · 2 km
- DAL758 · Boeing 737-900 · Delta Air Lines · 6,750 ft · 11 km
- DAL1775 · B712 · Delta Air Lines · 11,100 ft · 15 km
- DAL790 · B712 · Delta Air Lines · 8,325 ft · 21 km
- DAL1953 · Airbus A321 · Delta Air Lines · 8,750 ft · 22 km
- DAL2058 · Boeing 737-900 · Delta Air Lines · 11,825 ft · 23 km
- DAL581 · Airbus A321 · Delta Air Lines · 4,900 ft · 23 km
- DAL1397 · Airbus A321 · Delta Air Lines · 4,225 ft · 25 km
As of 00:42 UTC · updates live · about the network · see them in 3D over Atlanta →
Airports near Atlanta within 120 km, heard by the Skydex receiver network
- Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) · 13 km · 39,729 flights in 30 days
- Fulton County Airport Brown Field (KFTY) · 15 km · 4 flights in 30 days
Flights are airline flight numbers our receivers heard heading to or from the airport, once a day each — not runway movements. All airports
Activity in Atlanta
Visitors came from 3 countries this month.
“Pilots” counts signed-in players; “visits” counts sessions, not unique people.
Flying conditions in Atlanta
Sunrise 07:04 · Sunset 17:37 · 10 h 33 m of daylight (local time)
Verdict weighs gusts, precipitation and cold — the things that actually decide whether a drone or a bird has a good time up there. Sunrise and sunset are computed from the city's coordinates, not forecast. Forecast issued 2026-11-11 00:41 UTC and refreshed live in your browser. Weather by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Flying weather in Atlanta through the year
November in Atlanta averages 13.3°C with winds around 16 km/h, and roughly 80% of days are good for flying — about 7 days see rain.
Fewest weather restrictions: October, September, November; July is the most restricted at 44% usable days. (That's about wind and rain, not comfort — check the temperatures below.)
| Month | Avg temp | Wind | Rain days | Good to fly |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4.6°C | 17 km/h | 8 | 61% |
| February | 9.6°C | 17 km/h | 9 | 66% |
| March | 14.5°C | 18 km/h | 7 | 79% |
| April | 19.1°C | 16 km/h | 8 | 77% |
| May | 20.9°C | 15 km/h | 17 | 52% |
| June | 24.7°C | 14 km/h | 19 | 52% |
| July | 26.8°C | 13 km/h | 22 | 44% |
| August | 24.8°C | 14 km/h | 13 | 69% |
| September | 23.1°C | 16 km/h | 9 | 80% |
| October | 17.6°C | 16 km/h | 4 | 92% |
| November | 13.3°C | 16 km/h | 7 | 80% |
| December | 7.7°C | 16 km/h | 7 | 79% |
Based on ERA5 reanalysis. “Good to fly” counts days without strong wind, real rain or hard frost — the conditions that actually ground a drone.
Recent activity in Atlanta
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What you can do here
- Fly Atlanta in an FPV drone or as a gull, from 33.739°, -84.368° — keyboard and mouse, a gamepad, or a real RC transmitter over USB.
- Check the weather first: live wind, gusts and cloud over the city, plus the month-by-month flyable-days table above.
- Watch real traffic — aircraft overhead and ships on the water come from live ADS-B and AIS feeds, not from a script.
- Meet other pilots in the same sky: city chat room, radio, and the walkie-talkie frequency for Atlanta.