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
FHSNO	C172	Cessna 172-R	52 nm S of LSGG, Geneva - CH-GE	4,084.2			adsb_icao	9,800	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=39c9ae
UAL892	B789	BOEING 787-9	54 nm W of RJSS, Natori - JP-04	602.7	285	0.836	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2551a
DAL388	A359	2019 AIRBUS SAS A350-941	137 nm NW of RJTY, Fussa - JP-13	599.6			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a75da8
UAE62P	A388	Airbus A380-842	49 nm SE of YPPH, Perth - AU-WA	595.9	255	0.82	adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=89647f
DAL188	A359	2024 AIRBUS SAS A350-941	124 nm E of RJSS, Natori - JP-04	593.9	289	0.844	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a690bf
KAL041	B78X		129 nm NW of RJTY, Fussa - JP-13	593.5	284	0.832	adsb_icao	34,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71c571
YZR7451	B744	Boeing 747-481	294 nm W of CYWG, Winnipeg - CA-MB	592.8	306	0.852	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=78072a
QTR40N	B77W		354 nm N of YPPH, Perth - AU-WA	591.9			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=06a2b1
KAL8207	B77L	Boeing 777-F	29 nm E of RJSS, Natori - JP-04	591.3	307	0.824	adsb_icao	31,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71c046
KAL713	B789	Boeing 787-9	95 nm N of RJOO, Osaka - JP-27	591.3	271	0.832	adsb_icao	36,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71c082
GTI349	B77L	2023 BOEING 777F	94 nm NW of RJOO, Osaka - JP-27	585.9	310	0.836	adsb_icao	31,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a97cb5
UPS77	B744	2008 BOEING 747-44AF	316 nm E of CYYC, Calgary - CA-AB	584.7	284	0.832	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a76683
FDX6814	MD11	1999 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F	61 nm N of KTUL, Tulsa - US-OK	584.4			adsb_icao	35,050	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a816bf
UAL39	B78X	2020 BOEING 787-10	240 nm NE of RJSS, Natori - JP-04	578.0			other	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a05648
CKS919	B744	1998 BOEING 747-4B5F	173 nm W of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	577.1			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a99293
AIH194	B744		76 nm NW of RJTY, Fussa - JP-13	574.4	289	0.812	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71be46
QFA888	B738	2011 THE BOEING COMPANY 737-838	174 nm E of YPPH, Perth - AU-WA	571.5	257	0.792	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c6de0
CKS609	B77W	2005 BOEING 777-36NER	45 nm W of RJBB, Osaka - JP-27	569.5	314	0.84	adsb_icao	31,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa86fb
NCR718	A333	2012 AIRBUS A330-343	77 nm W of KSTL, St Louis - US-MO	569.4			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ac01ae
KAL8255	B748	Boeing 747-8HTF	15 nm SW of KMEM, Memphis - US-TN	568.3			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71be09
ACA064	B789	2016 THE BOEING COMPANY 787-9	88 nm E of RKSS, Seoul - KR-11	566.7	304	0.836	adsb_icao	31,950	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c02eb9
UPS63	B748	2021 BOEING 747-8F	216 nm E of CYEG, Edmonton - CA-AB	566.2	300	0.84	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a83f8c
AEA052	B789	Boeing 787-9	190 nm W of LPPR, Porto - PT-13	566.0	259	0.852	adsb_icao	40,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=34558e
ELY106	B789	Boeing 787-9	298 nm NE of KMSP, Minneapolis - US-MN	563.2	287	0.844	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7380c2
CPA870	A359	Airbus A350-941	212 nm E of RJSS, Natori - JP-04	563.0			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=789233
BOX447	B77L		311 nm N of CYOW, Ottawa - CA-ON	562.6			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3c459a
QFA598	B738	2002 THE BOEING COMPANY 737-838	178 nm S of YBBN, Brisbane - AU-QLD	562.5	270	0.796	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c6d9a
HBJLF	GL7T	Bombardier Global 7500	231 nm NE of KMSP, Minneapolis - US-MN	561.0	267	0.892	adsb_icao	40,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4b18e7
CAL5240	B744	Boeing 747-409F	317 nm W of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	560.8			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=89911c
GTI7143	B744	2007 BOEING 747-400F	276 nm NE of KMSP, Minneapolis - US-MN	560.7	316	0.828	adsb_icao	30,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a4c3e4
QTR778	A35K		79 nm W of LBBG, Burgas - BG-02	560.6	282	0.86	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=06a122
UAL2303	B772	1995 BOEING 777-222	44 nm SW of KMCI, Kansas City - US-MO	560.2			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa6103
NBT41R	B789	Boeing 787-9	164 nm N of CYOW, Ottawa - CA-ON	559.3			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=47b121
IBX87	CRJ7	Canadair Regional-Jet-700	132 nm NW of RJTY, Fussa - JP-13	559.3			adsb_icao	32,800	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=845c8c
GEC8225	B77L	Boeing 777-F30	82 nm SW of KMEM, Memphis - US-TN	559.2			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3c70c5
JST987	A320	2008 AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320-232	160 nm NW of YMML, Melbourne - AU-VIC	558.7	264	0.78	adsb_icao	35,025	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c6c92
SIA217	A359	Airbus A350-941	98 nm NW of YMML, Melbourne - AU-VIC	558.3	325	0.776	adsb_icao	25,225	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=76cdab
GTI4806	B744	2007 BOEING 747-400F	154 nm W of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	558.0			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a4bc76
FDX192	MD11	1996 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD-11F	307 nm N of KDEN, Denver - US-CO	557.5			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a82952
JJA1121	B738	Boeing 737-8JP	103 nm N of RJGG, Tokoname - JP-23	557.4	262	0.772	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71c304