Cupertino, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Cupertino right now
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10 aircraft over Cupertino right now; 1 aircraft circling 16 km NNW at 500 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 17:50 local (01:50 UTC).
Planes over Cupertino right now
At 17:50 local (01:50 UTC), 46 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Cupertino, California, United States, 10 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N4040 (R44), 3 km WNW at 1,200 ft.
By height: 1 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 24 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 21 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Cupertino.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N4040 | — | R44 | 1,200 ft | 3.3 km WNW | 163° SSE |
| N717AF | — | S22T | 4,850 ft | 15.2 km W | 129° SE |
| N7318F | — | P28A | 500 ft | 15.9 km NNW | 193° SSW |
| N408PD | — | AS50 | 900 ft | 16.4 km E | 321° NW |
| N955KC | — | GYRO | under 100 ft | 16.4 km NNW | 0° N |
| N801M | — | — | 4,875 ft | 16.8 km NE | 133° SE |
| LXJ448 | — | E545 | 10,175 ft | 18.4 km S | 343° NNW |
| N311JS | — | SR20 | 1,300 ft | 18.7 km NNW | 220° SW |
| N757UF | — | C152 | 400 ft | 20 km E | 322° NW |
| TWY221 | — | GA6C | 7,475 ft | 21.3 km SW | 85° E |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Cupertino: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 10 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 46
- Helicopters
- 7 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 5
- Circling or loitering
- 3 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 45 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:53 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Cupertino
7 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N4040 (R44), is 3 km WNW at 1,200 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.
1 military aircraft is visible nearby: C6525 (AS65) 53 km NNW at 350 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
5 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N4040 3 km WNW at 1,200 ft; N280CP 28 km NNE at 2,725 ft; N262EE 32 km NNW at 850 ft; N89AH 50 km N at 2,375 ft; C6525 53 km NNW at 350 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
6 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N4040 · R44 helicopter, 3 km WNW, 1,200 ft
- N408PD · AS50 helicopter, 16 km E, 900 ft
- N4044D · R22 helicopter, 38 km NNW, 400 ft, circling
- N307SH · R44 helicopter, 44 km NNE, 1,425 ft
- N408SD · EC20 helicopter, 49 km SE, 850 ft
- N89AH helicopter, 50 km N, 2,375 ft
- C6525 · AS65 helicopter, 53 km NNW, 350 ft
Is a plane circling over Cupertino?
N7318F (P28A, aircraft) is 16 km NNW at 500 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 1.5 km of one spot.
N9526H (C172, aircraft) is 38 km N at under 100 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 0.9 km of one spot.
N4044D (R22, helicopter) is 38 km NNW at 400 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 1 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 Cupertino?
With 10 aircraft within 25 km, Cupertino is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over San Jose with 9 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 45 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over San Jose 9 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Cupertino tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:53 local time in the W, peaks 41° above the SW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:53 local visible, peak 41° SW, 6 min
- HST · 18:15 local visible, peak 10° SSW, 1 min
- HST · 17:42 local visible, peak 10° SSW, 1 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 55° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:00 local not visible, peak 19° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 32° NE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Cupertino. 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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