Fastest Aircraft Right Now

In the air, “Speed” becomes a lot more complicated than when traveling on land. There are several types of speed:

Groundspeed – the speed of the aircraft over the ground, after effects of headwind/tailwind are added to true airspeed.
True Airspeed – the true speed of the aircraft through the air. Not affected by wind.

Indicated Airspeed (IAS) – airspeed indicated in the cockpit, measured by the pressure of the air being rammed into the pitot tube by forward motion through the air. As we climb higher and the air gets thinner, less “pressure” is rammed into this tube.
Mach Number – the speed of the aircraft through the air as a percentage of the speed of sound in that air. The speed of sound changes as the air gets thinner and its temperature changes.

callsign	Type	aircraft_description	location_desc	Ground Speed	IAS (kias)	Mach	type	Alt	link
AEA198	B788	Boeing 787-8	57 nm E of LPPR, Porto - PT-13	600.1	293	0.84	adsb_icao	34,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=34529a
ICV62N	B748	Boeing 747-8R7F	17 nm S of CYYT, St. John's - CA-NL	596.5			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4d0102
IBE03RT	A359	Airbus A350-941	106 nm E of LPPR, Porto - PT-13	595.4	322	0.824	adsb_icao	28,750	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=34640e
N671LE	GLF5	2006 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE GV-SP (G550)	111 nm E of LPPR, Porto - PT-13	591.7	295	0.828	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a8e06e
ANZ8	B789	Boeing 787-9	149 nm NE of NZAA, Auckland - NZ-AUK	591.3	308	0.8	adsb_icao	29,225	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c820d4
AMX007	B789	2019 BOEING 787-9	59 nm E of CYYT, St. John's - CA-NL	580.0			other	36,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a07176
KLM567	B78X	Boeing 787-10	21 nm SE of LWSK, Skopje - MK-004	579.5	293	0.86	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=485b44
IBE0312	A359		180 nm SW of CYHZ, Halifax - CA-NS	577.9			adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3475c7
CHH438	B789	Boeing 787-9	117 nm E of LGTS, Thessaloniki - GR-54	576.8	287	0.84	adsb_icao	34,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=781003
QFA888	B738	2005 THE BOEING COMPANY 737-838	192 nm E of YPPH, Perth - AU-WA	576.2			adsb_icao	38,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c6db7
DLH520	A359	Airbus A350-941	77 nm S of CYYT, St. John's - CA-NL	573.7			adsb_icao	41,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3c6708
BAW6	B789	Boeing 787-9	67 nm NW of PAFA, Fairbanks - US-AK	573.2			adsb_icao	36,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=406f79
CPA096	B748	Boeing 747-867F	195 nm W of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	572.4			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=780232
ANZ28	B77W	Boeing 777-319ER	155 nm NE of NZAA, Auckland - NZ-AUK	570.8	324	0.832	adsb_icao	29,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c81e22
PGT8KD	A20N	Airbus A320-251N	41 nm NE of LGTS, Thessaloniki - GR-54	569.8	293	0.78	adsb_icao	30,525	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4bb84a
CAL5142	B77L	Boeing 777 F	172 nm E of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	568.8			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=8990a5
UPS203	B748	2021 BOEING 747-8F	157 nm W of CYYT, St. John's - CA-NL	567.8			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a835c5
BOX447	B77L	Boeing 777-F	184 nm W of CYYT, St. John's - CA-NL	567.7			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3c4590
FDX192	MD11	1993 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F	146 nm SE of KMCI, Kansas City - US-MO	567.1			adsb_icao	34,800	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a7b07c
NCA138	B748	Boeing 747-8KZF	259 nm W of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	566.7			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=847517
CPA830	B77W	Boeing 777-367	119 nm SW of PAFA, Fairbanks - US-AK	566.3			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=780a89
VOZ016	B77W		731 nm NW of YPAD, Adelaide - AU-SA	565.4			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=06a2b3
AFR029	A359		160 nm NE of CYHZ, Halifax - CA-NS	565.1			adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=39d2b0
AZG998	B77L		28 nm NW of LGTS, Thessaloniki - GR-54	564.4	270	0.832	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4246a2
CSG2539	B77L	Boeing 777-F1B	324 nm W of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	564.1			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7804c7
UPS859	MD11	1997 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F	76 nm NW of KTUL, Tulsa - US-OK	563.6			adsb_icao	37,050	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2badf
BOX473	B77L	Boeing 777-FBT	79 nm SW of KSTL, St Louis - US-MO	563.4			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3c4593
IBE0222	A332	Airbus A330-202	23 nm N of LPPR, Porto - PT-13	562.7	290	0.796	adsb_icao	32,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=34510a
NBT31W	B789	Boeing 787-9	179 nm NE of CYHZ, Halifax - CA-NS	562.5			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=47b121
AIH2861	B744	Boeing 747-48EF	234 nm W of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	562.2			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71bc20
UAL995	B78X	2022 BOEING 787-10	11 nm N of EGGW, London - GB-ENG	561.3	297	0.852	adsb_icao	33,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a0566a
NCA134	B748	Boeing 747-8KZF	175 nm E of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	560.3			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=847183
VOZ692	B738	2015 THE BOEING COMPANY 737-8SA	170 nm SE of YPPH, Perth - AU-WA	559.7			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c2bc5
ETD78G	B78X	Boeing 787 10	109 nm E of LGTS, Thessaloniki - GR-54	559.4	277	0.848	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=89656f
GTI8773	B748	2012 BOEING 747-87UF	435 nm SE of PAFA, Fairbanks - US-AK	558.7			adsb_icao	31,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ababb7
ISR178	A320		54 nm S of LWSK, Skopje - MK-004	558.2	290	0.78	adsb_icao	30,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=73828b
MNE400	E195	Embraer Emb-195-200LR	42 nm N of LGTS, Thessaloniki - GR-54	557.8	269	0.76	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=516091
NBT41R	B789	Boeing 787 9	117 nm W of CYHZ, Halifax - CA-NS	556.8			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=47c98d
IBE05EW	A321	Airbus A321-211	42 nm SW of LFBD, Bordeaux/Mérignac - FR-NAQ	556.6	277	0.8	adsb_icao	34,050	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3423c3
EJU1852	A320	Airbus A320-214	92 nm NW of LEMD, Madrid - ES-M	556.4	251	0.792	adsb_icao	38,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=440713