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
ID424A72			85 nm NE of EGPH, Edinburgh - GB-SCT	1,450.0			adsb_icao_nt	200	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=424a72
KAL075	B78X		182 nm N of RJOO, Osaka - JP-27	644.6			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71c571
B3271	GLF6	Gulfstream 6	53 nm SW of RJSS, Natori - JP-04	622.8	263	0.88	adsb_icao	41,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7812bc
CKS253	B77L	2020 BOEING 777F	125 nm NW of CYEG, Edmonton - CA-AB	611.3			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa781f
JAL50	B789	Boeing 787-9	77 nm SW of RJBB, Osaka - JP-27	609.1	295	0.86	adsb_icao	34,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=86e780
GTI8193	B744	2006 BOEING 747-4H6F	232 nm W of CYEG, Edmonton - CA-AB	598.1			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a5277d
BOX570	B77L	Boeing 777-FZN	91 nm W of ZBAA, Beijing - CN-11	598.1	267	0.824	adsb_icao	37,100	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3c4581
UAL199	B789	2015 BOEING 787-9	75 nm SW of RJSS, Natori - JP-04	596.9	306	0.856	adsb_icao	32,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2cb12
FDX5161	B77L	2012 BOEING 777-200LR	33 nm W of CYYC, Calgary - CA-AB	595.5			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ac3fc5
CKS241	B77L		105 nm NE of KDEN, Denver - US-CO	594.3			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aacad4
PAC987	B77L	2012 BOEING 777FZB	393 nm NW of CYEG, Edmonton - CA-AB	591.2			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa8499
DAL274	A359	2022 AIRBUS SAS A350-941	261 nm N of CYVR, Vancouver - CA-BC	591.2			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a67bd3
FDX5928	B77L	2009 BOEING 777-200LR	155 nm NW of RJTY, Fussa - JP-13	589.6	292	0.824	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=abb2fe
CKS625	B77L	2020 BOEING 777F	270 nm SE of CYYC, Calgary - CA-AB	587.8			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa7468
GTI8066	B744	2000 BOEING 747-45EF	99 nm E of KTUL, Tulsa - US-OK	586.1			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a5fc42
SJX010	A359		111 nm SW of RJBB, Osaka - JP-27	585.7	278	0.848	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=8990c1
FDX6022	B77L	2012 BOEING 777-200LR	279 nm W of CYEG, Edmonton - CA-AB	585.2			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=abde34
GTI8676	B744	2004 BOEING 747-4B5F	183 nm NE of CYVR, Vancouver - CA-BC	583.7			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a561fd
BOX582	B77L	Boeing 777 F	14 nm N of ZBAA, Beijing - CN-11	582.4	266	0.82	adsb_icao	37,100	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3c4591
CPA812	A35K	Airbus A350-1041	89 nm SE of RJGG, Tokoname - JP-23	581.9	289	0.848	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=78922f
UAE584	B77W	Boeing 777-31H	197 nm S of OPLA, Lahore - PK-PB	579.2	274	0.844	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=89620f
KAC413	B77W	Boeing 777-300	54 nm SW of VIDP, New Delhi - IN-DL	579.0	305	0.852	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=70605e
CPA826	A35K	Airbus A350-1041	62 nm E of RJAA, Tokyo - JP-12	574.8	290	0.848	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=789218
ACA8	B789	2018 THE BOEING COMPANY 787-9	8 nm SE of RJFK, Kagoshima - JP-46	574.6	290	0.848	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c038c8
CPA806	A35K	Airbus A350 1041	274 nm NW of CYVR, Vancouver - CA-BC	571.8			adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=789247
TWY673	GA6C	2021 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP GVII-G500	61 nm S of KSDF, Louisville - US-KY	571.6			adsb_icao	45,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a0c902
JAL8	B789	Boeing 787-9	589 nm W of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	569.9			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=86e40e
N79PG	GA5C	2021 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP GVII-G500	74 nm E of CYQB, Quebec - CA-QC	569.8			adsb_icao	41,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aab6f8
AAL2249	B788	2015 BOEING 787-8	64 nm NW of KRIC, Richmond - US-VA	569.1			adsb_icao	32,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aae1ea
SJX032	A359		68 nm SE of RJAA, Tokyo - JP-12	567.8	277	0.848	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=8991e5
CPA882	B77W	Boeing 777-367	79 nm S of RJBB, Osaka - JP-27	566.7	307	0.828	adsb_icao	31,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=780a97
FIN68	A359	Airbus A350-941	50 nm N of RJAA, Tokyo - JP-12	566.3	289	0.844	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=461f56
FDX6814	B77L	2018 BOEING 777F	59 nm S of RJGG, Tokoname - JP-23	563.8	281	0.824	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ac498c
N550DA	GLF5	2017 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE GV-SP (G550)	88 nm SW of KMEM, Memphis - US-TN	562.7			adsb_icao	45,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a6ffb7
FFT3302	A21N	2023 AIRBUS A321-271NX	73 nm W of KMCI, Kansas City - US-MO	562.2			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a801de
UPS2855	B763	1996 BOEING 767-34AF	68 nm E of KDEN, Denver - US-CO	561.5			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a34c58
SVA372	B78X		133 nm E of DAAG, Algiers - DZ-16	561.1	267	0.856	adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7105b2
Unknown	B77L		43 nm E of ZSPD, Shanghai (Pudong) - CN-31	560.0			other	35,100	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=06a1e7
UPS5801	B763	2012 BOEING 767-34AF	200 nm E of KDEN, Denver - US-CO	559.7			adsb_icao	35,025	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a3e69d
CSC9831	A321		44 nm SW of RJFF, Fukuoka - JP-40	557.9	325	0.772	adsb_icao	25,025	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=782281