Fountain Valley, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Fountain Valley right now
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26 aircraft over Fountain Valley right now; 1 helicopter circling 8 km ESE at under 100 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 10:01 local (17:01 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Fountain Valley: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 26 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 103
- Helicopters
- 7 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 12
- Circling or loitering
- 7 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LAX · 49 km Los Angeles International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:33 local time
Planes over Fountain Valley right now
At 10:01 local (17:01 UTC), 103 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Fountain Valley, California, United States, 26 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SWA1226 (B38M), 5 km NE at 4,425 ft.
By height: 8 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 38 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 57 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Fountain Valley.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA1226 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 4,425 ft | 4.8 km NE | 22° NNE |
| CSG2537 | — | B77L | 7,550 ft | 6.7 km WSW | 344° NNW |
| N80156 | — | R22 | under 100 ft | 8.4 km ESE | 0° N |
| SWA3719 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 28,925 ft | 8.5 km S | 151° SSE |
| DAL1198 | Delta Air Lines | BCS1 | under 100 ft | 8.7 km ESE | 207° SSW |
| N5322J | — | P28A | 100 ft | 8.9 km ESE | 187° S |
| N144C | — | B350 | 450 ft | 9.6 km E | 208° SSW |
| MXY614 | — | BCS3 | 14,075 ft | 10 km WNW | 29° NNE |
| N52364 | — | C172 | 800 ft | 10.6 km ESE | 28° NNE |
| KNIFE86 | Military | H60 | 300 ft | 12.8 km NW | 55° NE |
| SKW5426 | — | E75L | 18,850 ft | 14.2 km E | 84° E |
| N152LE | — | C152 | 1,700 ft | 14.2 km W | 132° SE |
| N4516N | — | — | 1,800 ft | 15.3 km SE | 329° NNW |
| CXK360 | — | C72R | 900 ft | 16 km NW | 79° E |
| N758NL | — | C172 | 6,425 ft | 17.7 km SSW | 314° NW |
| N646CB | — | C172 | 625 ft | 18.6 km NW | 273° W |
| N66339 | — | BE76 | 900 ft | 18.7 km WNW | 89° E |
| N72DM | — | P28A | 2,700 ft | 19.1 km ESE | 97° E |
| N6231H | — | P28A | 100 ft | 20.5 km NW | 270° W |
| N229WC | — | C172 | 950 ft | 20.7 km NW | 91° E |
| N5513L | — | C152 | under 100 ft | 21.4 km WNW | 314° NW |
| N721BS | — | GLF4 | 7,700 ft | 21.4 km S | 257° WSW |
| N513MS | — | P28A | under 100 ft | 22.1 km WNW | 270° W |
| N851MH | — | EC30 | under 100 ft | 22.3 km WNW | 0° N |
| CXK386 | — | C72R | 500 ft | 23.5 km WNW | 267° W |
| N905KC | — | SIRA | 2,725 ft | 25 km SE | 340° NNW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Fountain Valley
7 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N80156 (R22), is 8 km ESE at under 100 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: KNIFE86 (H60) 13 km NW at 300 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
12 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N905KC 25 km SE at 2,725 ft; N7972C 31 km ESE at 2,500 ft; N38700 36 km N at 1,300 ft; VJA557 38 km NW at 2,225 ft; N2518D 39 km NNW at 800 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
11 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N80156 · R22 helicopter, 8 km ESE, under 100 ft, circling
- KNIFE86 · H60 helicopter, 13 km NW, 300 ft
- N851MH · EC30 helicopter, 22 km WNW, under 100 ft
- N544FA · R44 helicopter, 43 km N, 450 ft
- N233LA · AS50 helicopter, 48 km NW, 1,025 ft
- N706WP · B429 helicopter, 51 km NNW, 1,525 ft
- N996RS · AS50 helicopter, 52 km NE, 1,100 ft
Is a plane circling over Fountain Valley?
N80156 (R22, helicopter) is 8 km ESE at under 100 ft. Over the last 11 minutes it has stayed within about 3.7 km of one spot.
N229WC (C172, aircraft) is 21 km NW at 950 ft. Over the last 13 minutes it has stayed within about 2.5 km of one spot.
CXK475 (C150, aircraft) is 31 km W at 3,050 ft. Over the last 13 minutes it has stayed within about 3.9 km of one spot.
N7972C (P28A, aircraft) is 31 km ESE at 2,500 ft. Over the last 13 minutes it has turned through about 419°.
N5378K (C172, aircraft) is 34 km NW at under 100 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 0.9 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 Fountain Valley?
With 26 aircraft within 25 km, Fountain Valley is busier than 5 of 6 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Huntington Beach with 28 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 49 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Fountain Valley 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 61° above the NNW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (WENTIAN) · 18:33 local visible, peak 61° NNW, 6 min
- CSS (WENTIAN) · 20:11 local visible, peak 21° NNW, 5 min
- ISS · 10:12 local not visible, peak 23° SW, 5 min
- CSS (WENTIAN) · 16:58 local not visible, peak 18° SE, 4 min
- HST · 20:21 local not visible, peak 24° S, 6 min
- CSS (WENTIAN) · 21:49 local not visible, peak 22° N, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Fountain 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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