Bakersfield, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Bakersfield right now
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7 aircraft over Bakersfield right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 12:14 local (19:14 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Bakersfield: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 7 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 16
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 0
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:33 local time
Planes over Bakersfield right now
At 12:14 local (19:14 UTC), 16 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Bakersfield, California, United States, 7 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N436CA (C172), 6 km NNW at 450 ft.
By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 9 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 3 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Bakersfield.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N436CA | — | C172 | 450 ft | 6.3 km NNW | 316° NW |
| N4691R | — | P28A | 800 ft | 8.6 km SSE | 354° N |
| SWA4019 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 40,000 ft | 15.3 km SSW | 339° NNW |
| N330LS | — | WAIX | 8,000 ft | 16.2 km NNE | 333° NNW |
| N916NT | — | C172 | 850 ft | 19.1 km NW | — |
| N716PM | — | PA11 | 8,350 ft | 19.6 km NE | 259° W |
| N36HY | — | HUSK | 9,600 ft | 23 km NE | 223° SW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Bakersfield
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Bakersfield right now. If you can hear one, it may be a police or military helicopter that does not transmit ADS-B, or one outside receiver range at low altitude.
No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.
Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.
4 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
Is a plane circling over Bakersfield?
No aircraft is circling over Bakersfield right now. GodsView checks every low aircraft near the city once a minute for a full turn or for staying within a few kilometres of one spot.
How busy is the sky over Bakersfield?
With 7 aircraft within 25 km, Bakersfield is busier than 1 of 3 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Santa Clarita with 20 aircraft within 25 km.
There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.
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ISS and bright satellites over Bakersfield tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:33 local time in the WSW, peaks 80° above the ENE horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local visible, peak 80° ENE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:11 local visible, peak 29° N, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 16:58 local not visible, peak 13° SE, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:48 local not visible, peak 28° N, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:25 local not visible, peak 78° ESE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 01:03 local not visible, peak 13° SW, 3 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Bakersfield. 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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Data: ADS-B Exchange community feeders via adsb.lol (ODbL), OurAirports, CelesTrak (satellite orbits).