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 it’s temperature changes.

callsign	Type	aircraft_description	location_desc	Ground Speed	IAS (kias)	Mach	type	Alt	link
AAL208	B788	2016 BOEING 787-8	96 nm W of EGAA, Belfast - GB-NIR	622.5	293	0.84	adsb_icao	34,075	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ab1fa7
ELY008	B789	Boeing 787-9	46 nm N of EINN, Shannon - IE-CE	605.6	278	0.852	adsb_icao	36,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7380cb
UPS209	B763	1998 BOEING 767-316	222 nm NW of EGAA, Belfast - GB-NIR	603.8			adsb_icao	35,025	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a48fbe
THY5YR	B789		266 nm NW of EGAA, Belfast - GB-NIR	590.0			other	36,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4bb194
UAE36K	B77W	Boeing 777-31H	27 nm SW of EIDW, Dublin - IE-D	589.6	272	0.836	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=89611c
THY8	B77W	Boeing 777-3F2	162 nm NW of EGAA, Belfast - GB-NIR	589.4	283	0.836	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4ba94e
NBT60Y	B789		129 nm NW of EINN, Shannon - IE-CE	588.9	261	0.836	adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=47b12e
VOZ469	B738	2003 THE BOEING COMPANY 737-8FE	218 nm SW of YBBN, Brisbane - AU-QLD	588.8	255	0.788	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c6c52
UAE414	A388	Airbus A380-861	624 nm N of YPAD, Adelaide - AU-SA	586.7			adsb_icao	38,500	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=896473
ACI741	A339	Airbus A330-941N	384 nm NW of YBBN, Brisbane - AU-QLD	585.0	255	0.82	adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3a3493
ICE28T	B38M	Boeing 737MAX 8	77 nm W of EGAA, Belfast - GB-NIR	584.0	261	0.772	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4cc53a
PAC232	B748	2011 BOEING 747-87UF	447 nm E of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	583.5			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=abc201
ACA56	B789	2017 THE BOEING COMPANY 787-9	48 nm SE of EIDW, Dublin - IE-D	582.1	277	0.852	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c02ec7
BOX587	B77L	Boeing 777-F	157 nm NW of LROP, Bucharest - RO-IF	581.2	324	0.852	adsb_icao	30,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3c458d
N82EM	GLEX	2007 BOMBARDIER INC BD-700-1A10	35 nm W of KPHX, Phoenix - US-AZ	580.5			adsb_icao	41,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ab2ef2
GTI532	B744	2001 BOEING 747-45EF	472 nm E of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	579.4			adsb_icao	30,950	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a5fff9
THA475	A359	Airbus A350-941	355 nm NW of YSSY, Sydney - AU-NSW	577.1			adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=88510b
SVA376	B789		152 nm E of LMML, Valletta - MT-25	576.9			adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7105b0
DAL84	A359	2024 AIRBUS SAS A350-941	152 nm NW of EINN, Shannon - IE-CE	574.9	261	0.772	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a690bf
VIR48J	A35K	Airbus A350-1041	35 nm NW of EIDW, Dublin - IE-D	573.8	260	0.836	adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4075b4
KAL037	B77W	Boeing 777-3B5	466 nm E of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	573.5			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71c007
ACA36	B789	2017 THE BOEING COMPANY 787-9	191 nm NE of YBBN, Brisbane - AU-QLD	572.5	284	0.832	adsb_icao	34,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c02ec1
ACA364	B38M	2022 THE BOEING COMPANY 737-8	164 nm E of CYYC, Calgary - CA-AB	571.3	272	0.8	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c0653f
JST058	A21N	2024 AIRBUS A321-251NX	441 nm W of YBBN, Brisbane - AU-QLD	570.5			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c4a50
BAW22E	B772	Boeing 777-236	15 nm N of EIDW, Dublin - IE-D	569.8	260	0.804	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4007fb
AAL734	B772	2001 BOEING 777-223	76 nm W of EGAA, Belfast - GB-NIR	568.9	254	0.82	adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa1a16
BAW6AC	B78X	Boeing 787-10	17 nm SW of EGAA, Belfast - GB-NIR	568.1	263	0.812	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=407898
TFL395	B788	Boeing 787-8	159 nm W of EINN, Shannon - IE-CE	567.5	280	0.86	adsb_icao	36,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=48506d
GTI8642	B748	2012 BOEING 747-87UF	263 nm E of CYEG, Edmonton - CA-AB	567.3	304	0.848	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=abaf6e
Unknown	B748	2020 BOEING 747-8F	80 nm E of PANC, Anchorage - US-AK	567.0			other	25,175	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a82aa0
UAL262	B789	2016 BOEING 787-9	220 nm NW of EINN, Shannon - IE-CE	564.6	250	0.84	adsb_icao	41,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2cb33
AAL98	B789	2017 BOEING 787-9	150 nm NW of EGAA, Belfast - GB-NIR	563.4	278	0.852	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ab3fc4
AAL115	B772	2000 BOEING 777-223	154 nm E of KABQ, Albuquerque - US-NM	562.1			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa944a
BAW2274	B772	Boeing 777-236	75 nm NW of EGAA, Belfast - GB-NIR	562.0	277	0.816	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4007f0
BOX629	B77L	Boeing 777 F	67 nm E of LROP, Bucharest - RO-IF	560.4	340	0.852	adsb_icao	28,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3c4592
BAW23T	B772	Boeing 777-236	78 nm S of EIDW, Dublin - IE-D	560.1	260	0.832	adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=400776
BAW26V	B78X	BOEING 787-10 Dreamliner	266 nm NW of EGAA, Belfast - GB-NIR	560.0			other	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=408092
TRK6	GLF5	Gulfstream Aerospace G550	50 nm SE of LGAV, Athens - GR-I	559.8	225	0.828	adsb_icao	45,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4b8c4b
UPS917	MD11	2001 BOEING CO MD-11F	31 nm E of KABQ, Albuquerque - US-NM	559.1			adsb_icao	39,025	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a29360
AAL116	B788	2015 BOEING 787-8	220 nm E of KABQ, Albuquerque - US-NM	559.1			adsb_icao	40,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aae958