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
ANA596	B788	Boeing 787-8	71 nm S of RJGG, Tokoname - JP-23	625.3	286	0.84	adsb_icao	34,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=86d310
GTI8193	B744	1999 BOEING 747-47UF	31 nm S of RJFF, Fukuoka - JP-40	623.2	319	0.852	adsb_icao	31,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a62778
ANA8	B77W	Boeing 777-300	137 nm E of RJAA, Tokyo - JP-12	619.5			adsb_icao	31,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=86951c
UAL164	B772	1999 BOEING 777-224	169 nm S of EINN, Shannon - IE-CE	618.2	299	0.836	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aaba9a
CES583	B77W	Boeing 777-39P	60 nm SE of RJAA, Tokyo - JP-12	616.6	310	0.832	adsb_icao	31,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=780561
ANA260	B772	Boeing 777-281	76 nm W of RJBB, Osaka - JP-27	616.1	272	0.84	adsb_icao	36,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=868338
N1AL	GLF6	2014 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP GVI (G650ER)	113 nm W of RJSS, Natori - JP-04	613.3	267	0.892	adsb_icao	41,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a0000d
ACA42	B77L	2008 THE BOEING COMPANY 777-233LR	175 nm SW of EINN, Shannon - IE-CE	612.4	299	0.836	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c023ae
UAL2	B789	2016 BOEING 787-9	104 nm SE of RJAA, Tokyo - JP-12	612.1	291	0.852	adsb_icao	34,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a2a3b6
ANA923	B788	Boeing 787-8	29 nm SW of ZSSS, Shanghai (Minhang) - CN-31	612.0			other	39,075	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=86cef4
CAO1077	B77L	Boeing 777-FFT	122 nm NW of RJBB, Osaka - JP-27	610.4	310	0.836	adsb_icao	31,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=780c5c
Unknown	B788	Boeing 787-8	82 nm E of ZSPD, Shanghai (Pudong) - CN-31	610.0			other	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=86dca2
EVA630	B77L	Boeing 777-F	91 nm SW of RJTT, Tokyo - JP-13	607.7	307	0.828	adsb_icao	31,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=899121
CKK221	B77L		72 nm E of RJAA, Tokyo - JP-12	605.2			adsb_icao	29,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=781e8a
Unknown	B789		144 nm SW of RJBB, Osaka - JP-27	605.2	272	0.832	adsb_icao	36,675	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=873378
ANA852	B788	Boeing 787-8	120 nm E of RJFK, Kagoshima - JP-46	603.3	263	0.844	adsb_icao	38,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=86dc9a
KAL041	B77W	Boeing 777-3B5	121 nm N of RJTY, Fussa - JP-13	600.7	299	0.836	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71c218
CLX94D	B744	Boeing 747-4HQERF	24 nm NE of KRDU, Raleigh/Durham - US-NC	599.3			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4d0115
CPA080	B748	Boeing 747-867F	121 nm E of RJFK, Kagoshima - JP-46	599.1	297	0.832	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=780a28
UAE5WR	B77W	Boeing 777-300	143 nm SW of EINN, Shannon - IE-CE	598.9	297	0.832	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=8964a8
CAL108	A333	Airbus A330-302	84 nm SE of RJBB, Osaka - JP-27	597.8	252	0.812	adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=8991b7
QTR61J	B77W		235 nm SE of EINN, Shannon - IE-CE	597.5	296	0.832	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=06a2b3
N720LE	GLF6	2016 GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP GVI (G650ER)	118 nm S of LDZA, Zagreb - HR-21	597.4	247	0.9	adsb_icao	45,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a9a48b
QTR17C	A35K	Airbus A350 1041	113 nm W of LFLL, Lyon - FR-ARA	597.3	277	0.848	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=06a12f
GTI594	B77L	2012 BOEING 777F16	65 nm NW of KMCI, Kansas City - US-MO	595.0			adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a9605b
CLX35Q	B748	Boeing 747-8R7F	189 nm S of EINN, Shannon - IE-CE	594.4	261	0.84	adsb_icao	39,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4d0101
CSG2537	B77L		124 nm N of RJGG, Tokoname - JP-23	594.3	310	0.832	adsb_icao	31,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=781f4c
THY84	A359		116 nm E of OPLA, Lahore - PK-PB	593.9	279	0.852	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=4bb0e8
UAE238	B77W	Boeing 777-300	165 nm S of EINN, Shannon - IE-CE	593.5	295	0.828	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=896451
RJA264	B788	Boeing 787-8	66 nm W of LFLL, Lyon - FR-ARA	593.3	261	0.84	adsb_icao	38,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=740827
ETD47N	B789	Boeing 787-9	147 nm S of EINN, Shannon - IE-CE	593.3	275	0.844	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=8963cf
UAL804	B772	1999 BOEING 777-222	198 nm SE of RJSS, Natori - JP-04	592.0			other	31,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a1aa10
ELY026	B789	Boeing 787-9	227 nm SW of EGKK, London - GB-ENG	591.5	278	0.852	adsb_icao	37,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=7380c5
QTR66B	B77W		199 nm SW of EGLL, London - GB-ENG	590.7	296	0.832	adsb_icao	33,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=06a2b7
ACA124	B77W	2007 THE BOEING COMPANY 777-333ER	141 nm S of CYYC, Calgary - CA-AB	589.4			adsb_icao	34,650	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=c01723
AAL92	B788	2022 BOEING 787-8	69 nm E of LFPO, Paris - FR-IDF	589.1	269	0.86	adsb_icao	38,975	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ac053f
AFR175	A359		60 nm SE of KRIC, Richmond - US-VA	588.9			adsb_icao	39,025	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=39d2a8
AFR099	B77W	Boeing 777-328	172 nm N of LFBD, Bordeaux/Mérignac - FR-NAQ	587.8	289	0.832	adsb_icao	34,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=394a09
KAL2103	A333	Airbus A330-323E	18 nm W of RJGG, Tokoname - JP-23	587.6	256	0.792	adsb_icao	37,025	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71c025
JJA1121	B738	Boeing 737-8HX	104 nm N of RJOO, Osaka - JP-27	586.9	264	0.78	adsb_icao	35,000	https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=71c034