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
UAL1855	B789	2017 BOEING 787-9	118 nm SW of KSTL, St Louis - US-MO	609.3			adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a0eeea
CSN5235	B77L	Boeing 777-F1B	334 nm W of YBBN, Brisbane - AU-QLD	607.0			other	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=780aec
UAL2209	B77W	2017 BOEING 777-300ER	235 nm W of KTUL, Tulsa - US-OK	603.5			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a1cb0f
VIR8Y	A35K	Airbus A350 1041	84 nm NE of KMCI, Kansas City - US-MO	599.4			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4077d3
AAL80	B77W	2016 BOEING 777-323ER	72 nm SE of KTUL, Tulsa - US-OK	589.5			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a9ddb0
UPS901	B748	2018 BOEING 747-8F	63 nm SE of KABQ, Albuquerque - US-NM	588.5			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a7f7fc
AFR631K	B789	Boeing 787-9	122 nm N of KSTL, St Louis - US-MO	582.2			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=39c423
QFA932	B738	2013 THE BOEING COMPANY 737-838	368 nm W of YBBN, Brisbane - AU-QLD	582.0			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c77fe
AAL1620	B38M	BOEING 737-8	98 nm NE of KTUL, Tulsa - US-OK	581.3			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a4008e
SWA952	B737	2008 BOEING 737-7CT	19 nm NE of KABQ, Albuquerque - US-NM	578.8			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aab0ba
VOZ463	B738	2008 THE BOEING COMPANY 737-8FE	538 nm W of YBBN, Brisbane - AU-QLD	578.3			adsb_icao	36,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c6d30
EJM445	GLF4	2006 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE GIV-X (G450)	59 nm SE of KSDF, Louisville - US-KY	577.7			adsb_icao	41,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a55e9f
SVA062	B789	Boeing 787-9	26 nm NW of CYYT, St. John's - CA-NL	575.2			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7103d7
ACA892	B77W	2016 THE BOEING COMPANY 777-333ER	80 nm NW of CYYT, St. John's - CA-NL	574.4			adsb_icao	33,675	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c01a61
ACA826	B789	2016 THE BOEING COMPANY 787-9	118 nm N of CYYT, St. John's - CA-NL	573.9			adsb_icao	36,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c010a8
MXY527	BCS3	2022 AIRBUS CANADA LP BD-500-1A11	74 nm W of KMCI, Kansas City - US-MO	573.5			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a1cc46
CSG2532	B77L	Boeing 777-F1B	127 nm NE of UNNT, Novosibirsk - RU-NVS	573.5	282	0.828	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7805aa
JBU124	A321	2014 AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A321-231	101 nm NE of KABQ, Albuquerque - US-NM	573.4			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=acf906
DAL437	B752	1997 BOEING 757-2Q8	84 nm N of KTUL, Tulsa - US-OK	571.7			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a98539
UAL2267	B39M	2018 BOEING 737-9	131 nm SE of KMCI, Kansas City - US-MO	571.1			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2bba4
AAL1255	B738	2017 BOEING 737-800	82 nm SW of KSTL, St Louis - US-MO	571.0			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a3b4d6
CES779	A359		220 nm N of YBBN, Brisbane - AU-QLD	570.6	278	0.848	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=781f41
SWA950	B38M	2023 BOEING 737-8	83 nm NE of KMCI, Kansas City - US-MO	570.2			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ac2fc3
DAL708	A321	2017 AIRBUS A321-211	152 nm W of KMCI, Kansas City - US-MO	570.1			adsb_icao	35,050	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a399de
N600NB	GLEX	2016 BOMBARDIER INC BD-700-1A10	203 nm W of KDFW, Dallas-Fort Worth - US-TX	569.6			adsb_icao	34,725	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a7c86d
LXJ427	E545	2019 EMBRAER S A EMB-545	64 nm S of KSTL, St Louis - US-MO	569.6			adsb_icao	41,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a51633
AAL832	B38M	BOEING 737-8	132 nm NE of KABQ, Albuquerque - US-NM	569.3			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a3e07a
BAW8DS	B77W	Boeing 777 300ER	151 nm S of KMSP, Minneapolis - US-MN	569.1			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=407994
UAL2127	B752	1999 BOEING 757-224	98 nm SW of KSTL, St Louis - US-MO	568.9			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a081ca
ASA284	B739	2018 BOEING 737-900ER	129 nm W of KMCI, Kansas City - US-MO	568.4			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2f584
AAL963	B789	2017 BOEING 787-9	174 nm NE of KIAH, Houston - US-TX	568.0			adsb_icao	36,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ab5867
TWY5245	GLF5	2009 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE GV-SP (G550)	104 nm E of KDFW, Dallas-Fort Worth - US-TX	567.9			adsb_icao	28,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a13e8e
AAL1967	A21N		139 nm SE of KMCI, Kansas City - US-MO	567.5			adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a5c127
AFR889	B772	Boeing 777-228	71 nm SW of LPPD, Ponta Delgada - PT-20	567.0			other	36,950	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=3949ed
SWA3275	B738	2015 BOEING 737-8H4	90 nm NE of KTUL, Tulsa - US-OK	566.4			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=abe4b9
UAL2480	B789		48 nm N of KCVG, Cincinnati / Covington - US-KY	566.1			adsb_icao	36,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2551d
FFT4964	A20N	2016 AIRBUS A320-251N	191 nm NW of KDFW, Dallas-Fort Worth - US-TX	565.8			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a32396
JST153	A21N	2024 AIRBUS A321-251NX	166 nm SE of YBBN, Brisbane - AU-QLD	565.2	276	0.78	adsb_icao	33,275	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7c4a51
SWA3840	B738	2016 BOEING 737-8H4	95 nm W of KMCI, Kansas City - US-MO	564.8			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=abefba
SWA3761	B38M	2023 BOEING 737-8	182 nm W of KTUL, Tulsa - US-OK	564.7			adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ac3aa8