Costa Mesa, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Costa Mesa right now
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17 aircraft over Costa Mesa right now; military C130 19 km W at 3,025 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 14:58 local (21:58 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Costa Mesa: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 17 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 103
- Helicopters
- 6 within 60 km
- Military
- 2 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 10
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LAX · 56 km Los Angeles International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:33 local time
Planes over Costa Mesa right now
At 14:58 local (21:58 UTC), 103 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Costa Mesa, California, United States, 17 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N5364K (C172), 9 km NE at 500 ft.
By height: 6 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 52 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 45 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Costa Mesa.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N5364K | — | C172 | 500 ft | 8.8 km NE | 314° NW |
| SWA2926 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 4,450 ft | 10.6 km NE | 250° WSW |
| FTD374 | — | CL35 | 875 ft | 10.7 km NE | 202° SSW |
| N952JA | — | C172 | 1,950 ft | 11.4 km WSW | 273° W |
| N576SP | — | C172 | 2,925 ft | 13.6 km NW | 341° NNW |
| N57BM | — | C172 | 3,200 ft | 14.1 km ESE | 227° SW |
| FFT1720 | Frontier Airlines | A20N | 8,200 ft | 15 km SE | 84° E |
| N387MA | — | C72R | 10,450 ft | 15.1 km N | 327° NNW |
| N624PD | — | GLF4 | 7,200 ft | 16 km NW | 343° NNW |
| ~299572 | — | — | 3,000 ft | 19 km W | 190° S |
| CNV3983 | Military | C130 | 3,025 ft | 19.1 km W | 204° SSW |
| N52364 | — | C172 | 1,600 ft | 20.9 km SE | 136° SE |
| N152WA | — | C152 | 3,975 ft | 21.8 km ESE | 328° NNW |
| SWA4796 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 21,475 ft | 23.6 km E | 106° ESE |
| VOI7849 | — | A20N | 21,100 ft | 23.9 km S | 138° SE |
| N197SH | — | R22 | 925 ft | 23.9 km N | 270° W |
| N470RB | — | SLG4 | 5,425 ft | 24 km SE | 138° SE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Costa Mesa
6 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N197SH (R22), is 24 km N at 925 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: CNV3983 (C130) 19 km W at 3,025 ft; C6529 (AS65) 43 km W at 250 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
10 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N952JA 11 km WSW at 1,950 ft; N576SP 14 km NW at 2,925 ft; N52364 21 km SE at 1,600 ft; N229WC 30 km WNW at 675 ft; N4160S 31 km NNE at 2,500 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.
- N197SH · R22 helicopter, 24 km N, 925 ft
- N6522 · R22 helicopter, 34 km NNE, 1,700 ft
- C6529 · AS65 helicopter, 43 km W, 250 ft
- N851MH · EC30 helicopter, 49 km SW, 100 ft
- N951RP · H500 helicopter, 54 km NE, 1,275 ft
- N233LA · AS50 helicopter, 58 km NW, 225 ft
- CNV3983 · C130 military, 19 km W, 3,025 ft
Is a plane circling over Costa Mesa?
No aircraft is circling over Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa?
With 17 aircraft within 25 km, Costa Mesa is busier than 4 of 6 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Huntington Beach with 20 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 56 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Costa Mesa 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 60° above the NNW 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 60° NNW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:11 local visible, peak 21° NNW, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 16:58 local not visible, peak 18° SE, 4 min
- HST · 20:21 local not visible, peak 25° S, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:49 local not visible, peak 22° N, 5 min
- HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 36° S, 7 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Costa Mesa. 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).