Brea, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Brea right now
Updated
20 aircraft over Brea right now; 1 aircraft circling 16 km NNE at 3,000 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:34 local (01:34 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Brea: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 20 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 77
- Helicopters
- 11 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 6
- Circling or loitering
- 2 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LAX · 47 km Los Angeles International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:34 local time
Planes over Brea right now
At 18:34 local (01:34 UTC), 77 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Brea, California, United States, 20 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N253CT (FDCT), 8 km SW at 2,200 ft.
By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 31 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 41 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Brea.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N253CT | — | FDCT | 2,200 ft | 8.3 km SW | 354° N |
| DAL771 | Delta Air Lines | B763 | 8,075 ft | 8.5 km NNE | 263° W |
| N93096 | — | C152 | 1,000 ft | 9.9 km WSW | 89° E |
| N301WM | — | G280 | 3,450 ft | 10.8 km WNW | 296° WNW |
| ASA269 | Alaska Airlines | B738 | 2,925 ft | 12 km SE | 104° ESE |
| N826PD | — | AS50 | 900 ft | 12.1 km S | 228° SW |
| N956LA | — | AS50 | 250 ft | 13.1 km NNW | 327° NNW |
| WJA1420 | WestJet | B738 | 5,675 ft | 13.3 km NW | 263° W |
| SWA3209 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 4,200 ft | 14.5 km S | 28° NNE |
| N49285 | — | C152 | 3,000 ft | 15.6 km NNE | 163° SSE |
| CWG66 | — | GLF4 | 2,075 ft | 18.3 km SSE | 207° SSW |
| SKW6190 | — | E75L | 4,575 ft | 19 km WNW | 263° W |
| CXK114 | — | C72R | 4,900 ft | 19.4 km NNW | 106° ESE |
| DAL392 | Delta Air Lines | B752 | 9,950 ft | 22 km ENE | 276° W |
| CXK203 | — | C172 | 300 ft | 22.3 km NW | 204° SSW |
| N733AD | — | C172 | 4,200 ft | 23.5 km N | 89° E |
| N373HP | — | P32R | 2,575 ft | 23.6 km SE | 182° S |
| SWA460 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 525 ft | 23.8 km SSE | 208° SSW |
| SWA3351 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 5,150 ft | 24.7 km SSE | 250° WSW |
| N683HB | — | H500 | 1,075 ft | 24.8 km SSW | 106° ESE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Brea
11 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N826PD (AS50), is 12 km S at 900 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.
No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.
6 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: ASA269 12 km SE at 2,925 ft; CWG66 18 km SSE at 2,075 ft; N340CD 26 km NW at 1,400 ft; ANA106 31 km WNW at 2,550 ft; N739HS 31 km SW at 1,900 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
10 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N826PD · AS50 helicopter, 12 km S, 900 ft
- N956LA · AS50 helicopter, 13 km NNW, 250 ft
- N683HB · H500 helicopter, 25 km SSW, 1,075 ft
- N544FA · R44 helicopter, 27 km WSW, under 100 ft
- N50Q · B407 helicopter, 28 km SSW, 1,100 ft
- N865PB · R44 helicopter, 38 km WNW, 1,300 ft
- N230LA · AS50 helicopter, 40 km WNW, 400 ft
- N821MR · R44 helicopter, 48 km WNW, 950 ft
- REH13 · EC35 helicopter, 48 km WNW, 700 ft
- N103CG · H500 helicopter, 49 km NW, 950 ft
- N224LA · AS50 helicopter, 53 km W, 250 ft
Is a plane circling over Brea?
N49285 (C152, aircraft) is 16 km NNE at 3,000 ft. Over the last 20 minutes it has turned through about 383°.
CXK203 (C172, aircraft) is 22 km NW at 300 ft. Over the last 20 minutes it has stayed within about 2 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 Brea?
With 20 aircraft within 25 km, Brea is busier than 1 of 2 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Anaheim with 24 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 47 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Brea tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:34 local time in the WSW, peaks 63° above the NW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:34 local visible, peak 63° NW, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:11 local visible, peak 22° N, 5 min
- HST · 20:21 local not visible, peak 24° S, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:49 local not visible, peak 23° N, 5 min
- HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 35° S, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:25 local not visible, peak 73° NE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Brea. 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).