El Cajon, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over El Cajon right now
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22 aircraft over El Cajon right now; 1 aircraft circling 7 km NNW at 1,875 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 12:34 local (19:34 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over El Cajon: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 22 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 60
- Helicopters
- 4 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 6
- Circling or loitering
- 6 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SAN · 22 km San Diego
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:34 local time
Planes over El Cajon right now
At 12:34 local (19:34 UTC), 60 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of El Cajon, California, United States, 22 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N1231J (AC11), 4 km W at 4,500 ft.
By height: 1 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 26 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around El Cajon.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1231J | — | AC11 | 4,500 ft | 4.3 km W | 280° W |
| N2111 | — | — | 2,525 ft | 5.6 km WSW | 288° WNW |
| N9246N | — | C172 | 1,875 ft | 6.9 km NNW | 87° E |
| ASA740 | Alaska Airlines | B38M | 5,850 ft | 9.1 km W | 101° ESE |
| N258CA | — | P28A | 4,350 ft | 10.1 km ESE | 117° ESE |
| N828G | — | S22T | 1,475 ft | 10.2 km W | 296° WNW |
| N702QV | — | GLF5 | 4,050 ft | 12.7 km S | 286° WNW |
| N61960 | — | C172 | 1,300 ft | 14.7 km W | 108° ESE |
| N738AZ | — | C172 | 400 ft | 15.8 km W | 296° WNW |
| N9612V | — | M20P | 1,600 ft | 15.9 km S | 149° SSE |
| N172KW | — | C172 | 325 ft | 16.4 km W | 297° WNW |
| AAL3109 | American Airlines | A321 | 1,300 ft | 16.4 km WSW | 286° WNW |
| N722MS | — | RV8 | 2,800 ft | 16.8 km ENE | 229° SW |
| EJA948 | — | C68A | 20,275 ft | 17.1 km SSW | 47° NE |
| DAL1296 | Delta Air Lines | B739 | 7,400 ft | 17.2 km ESE | 241° WSW |
| N734DN | — | C172 | 1,350 ft | 17.5 km W | 121° ESE |
| N7603C | — | BE76 | 4,150 ft | 17.7 km ENE | 27° NNE |
| N4922D | — | C172 | 3,625 ft | 19.2 km NW | 16° NNE |
| N204CE | — | SLG2 | 5,925 ft | 23.1 km NE | 19° NNE |
| EJA158 | — | GLEX | 1,050 ft | 23.8 km WSW | 285° WNW |
| SWA3406 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 7,900 ft | 23.9 km W | 105° ESE |
| N2004 | — | L8 | 1,650 ft | 24.5 km SSW | 98° E |
Helicopters, military and low planes over El Cajon
4 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N2111, is 6 km WSW at 2,525 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: N828G 10 km W at 1,475 ft; N9612V 16 km S at 1,600 ft; N722MS 17 km ENE at 2,800 ft; N61958 47 km NNW at 2,400 ft; N290KC 57 km NNW at 2,100 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
9 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N2111 helicopter, 6 km WSW, 2,525 ft
- N744HJ · R44 helicopter, 25 km W, 1,525 ft, circling
- N4126A · R44 helicopter, 46 km NW, 200 ft
- N290KC · R22 helicopter, 57 km NNW, 2,100 ft
Is a plane circling over El Cajon?
N9246N (C172, aircraft) is 7 km NNW at 1,875 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 1.8 km of one spot.
N738AZ (C172, aircraft) is 16 km W at 400 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 2.4 km of one spot.
N744HJ (R44, helicopter) is 25 km W at 1,525 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 1.5 km of one spot.
N950AC (C172, aircraft) is 26 km NNE at 2,275 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 2.6 km of one spot.
XBHCG (P28A, aircraft) is 30 km S at 725 ft. Over the last 14 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 El Cajon?
With 22 aircraft within 25 km, El Cajon is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over San Diego with 21 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Diego (SAN), 22 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over El Cajon 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 W, peaks 47° above the NW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:34 local visible, peak 47° NW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:12 local visible, peak 18° N, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 16:57 local not visible, peak 22° SE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:49 local not visible, peak 20° N, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:26 local not visible, peak 62° N, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 01:03 local not visible, peak 15° SSW, 4 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of El Cajon. 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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