Alameda, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Alameda right now
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16 aircraft over Alameda right now; 1 aircraft circling 19 km SE at 200 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 17:51 local (01:51 UTC).
Planes over Alameda right now
At 17:51 local (01:51 UTC), 40 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Alameda, California, United States, 16 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is EJA824 (C700), 3 km SW at 2,275 ft.
By height: 0 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 18 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 22 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Alameda.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJA824 | — | C700 | 2,275 ft | 3.2 km SW | 309° NW |
| N6013S | — | C82T | 1,825 ft | 3.9 km NNE | 144° SE |
| EJA264 | — | CL60 | 18,850 ft | 5.4 km NNE | 79° ENE |
| AAL491 | American Airlines | A321 | 3,900 ft | 8.1 km S | 57° ENE |
| C6525 | Military | AS65 | 775 ft | 12.2 km NW | 359° N |
| PCM7679 | — | C208 | 850 ft | 12.4 km SE | 293° WNW |
| N562AC | — | C172 | 1,100 ft | 13.1 km WNW | 83° E |
| N919SV | — | C25B | 9,350 ft | 15.8 km W | 205° SSW |
| N553TP | — | P28A | 700 ft | 16.9 km SE | 119° ESE |
| AAL597 | American Airlines | A321 | 225 ft | 18.4 km SSW | 29° NNE |
| N52275 | — | C172 | 1,150 ft | 18.8 km ESE | 77° ENE |
| N89AH | — | — | 400 ft | 18.8 km SE | 279° W |
| N9526H | — | C172 | 200 ft | 19.3 km SE | 299° WNW |
| FFT3382 | Frontier Airlines | A320 | 5,375 ft | 22.5 km WSW | 251° WSW |
| N280CP | — | SR22 | 725 ft | 22.5 km SE | 302° WNW |
| SWA2131 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 3,050 ft | 24.3 km SE | 265° W |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Alameda: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 16 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 40
- Helicopters
- 5 within 60 km
- Military
- 2 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 7
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 20 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:52 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Alameda
5 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, C6525 (AS65), is 12 km NW at 775 ft. Police, air-ambulance, news and tour helicopters often fly low and slow over cities; ADS-B does not say which role a helicopter has, but the registration on the flight page usually tells you the operator.
2 military aircraft are visible nearby: C6525 (AS65) 12 km NW at 775 ft; KING66 (C30J) 39 km SSE at 375 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
7 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: C6525 12 km NW at 775 ft; N562AC 13 km WNW at 1,100 ft; N280CP 23 km SE at 725 ft; N307SH 46 km E at 1,575 ft; H32 53 km NNE at 1,050 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
3 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- C6525 · AS65 helicopter, 12 km NW, 775 ft
- N89AH helicopter, 19 km SE, 400 ft
- N307SH · R44 helicopter, 46 km E, 1,575 ft
- H32 · AS50 helicopter, 53 km NNE, 1,050 ft
- REH02 · EC30 helicopter, 54 km ENE, 2,475 ft
- KING66 · C30J military, 39 km SSE, 375 ft
Is a plane circling over Alameda?
N9526H (C172, aircraft) is 19 km SE at 200 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 0.9 km of one spot.
Aircraft circle for many ordinary reasons: police or news helicopters watching an incident, holding patterns while waiting to land, aerial survey, flight training or photography.
How busy is the sky over Alameda?
With 16 aircraft within 25 km, Alameda is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Oakland with 14 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 20 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Oakland 14 aircraft now
- Planes over San Francisco 9 aircraft now
- Planes over Richmond, CA 6 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Alameda tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:52 local time in the W, peaks 39° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:52 local visible, peak 39° SSW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 51° SE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 21:59 local not visible, peak 20° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:18 local not visible, peak 10° NNE, 1 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 34° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:30 local not visible, peak 23° SW, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Alameda. For the exact aircraft above your street, open "What's overhead" and share your location: it lists every aircraft near you with the direction and angle to look.
Aircraft broadcast their position by ADS-B and volunteer receivers relay it. Small drones, most military aircraft on missions and some police aircraft do not broadcast, so they never appear on any public tracker. Drone sightings cannot be checked here.
Coverage: ADS-B from volunteer receivers. Within 60 km of a big city coverage is usually good above a few thousand feet; low helicopters can drop out between receivers. Circling detection uses positions sampled once a minute over the last 20 minutes.
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