Castro Valley, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Castro Valley right now
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13 aircraft over Castro Valley right now; 1 helicopter circling 1 km E at 950 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:24 local (03:24 UTC).
Planes over Castro Valley right now
At 19:24 local (03:24 UTC), 50 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Castro Valley, California, United States, 13 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N911AC (B505), 1 km E at 950 ft.
By height: 0 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 33 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 17 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Castro Valley.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N911AC | — | B505 | 950 ft | 1.2 km E | 39° NE |
| N915CM | — | C172 | 600 ft | 6.4 km SW | 152° SSE |
| FDX1301 | — | B763 | 16,600 ft | 16.3 km N | 79° ENE |
| UAL2462 | United Airlines | B38M | 3,600 ft | 17.5 km SSW | 292° WNW |
| UAL581 | United Airlines | B738 | 12,050 ft | 21 km NNW | 40° NE |
| N965S | — | C182 | 4,200 ft | 22.2 km NNW | 325° NW |
| AAL2234 | American Airlines | A320 | 3,850 ft | 23.4 km S | 322° NW |
| BYF43 | — | C82S | 575 ft | 23.4 km SW | 144° SE |
| DLH458 | Lufthansa | A388 | 425 ft | 23.6 km WSW | 298° WNW |
| UPS945 | — | B763 | 3,100 ft | 23.6 km WNW | 304° NW |
| N88303 | — | CH7B | 1,225 ft | 24.1 km E | 84° E |
| EJA150 | — | GLEX | 5,875 ft | 24.7 km SSE | 301° WNW |
| BYF16 | — | C172 | under 100 ft | 24.8 km SW | 319° NW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Castro Valley: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 13 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 50
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 2
- Circling or loitering
- 3 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 27 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:30 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Castro Valley
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N911AC (B505), is 1 km E at 950 ft and has been circling. 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.
1 military aircraft is visible nearby: C6525 (AS65) 26 km WSW at 100 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
2 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: UAL1684 36 km W at 2,775 ft; SWA879 50 km SSE at 1,725 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
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.
- N911AC · B505 helicopter, 1 km E, 950 ft, circling
- C6525 · AS65 helicopter, 26 km WSW, 100 ft
Is a plane circling over Castro Valley?
N911AC (B505, helicopter) is 1 km E at 950 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has turned through about 399°.
BYF43 (C82S, aircraft) is 23 km SW at 575 ft. Over the last 13 minutes it has stayed within about 2.4 km of one spot.
N88303 (CH7B, aircraft) is 24 km E at 1,225 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 1.5 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 Castro Valley?
With 13 aircraft within 25 km, Castro Valley is busier than 1 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Fremont with 18 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 27 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Castro Valley tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:30 local time in the WSW, peaks 12° above the SW horizon and lasts about 3 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:30 local visible, peak 12° SW, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 52° 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) · 02:52 local not visible, peak 34° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:29 local not visible, peak 23° SW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Castro Valley. 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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