Goleta, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Goleta right now
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2 aircraft over Goleta right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 17:32 local (01:32 UTC).
Planes over Goleta right now
At 17:32 local (01:32 UTC), 13 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Goleta, California, United States, 2 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N783DG (C172), 1 km NE at 1,175 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 8 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 2 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Goleta.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N783DG | — | C172 | 1,175 ft | 1.3 km NE | 277° W |
| N177AR | — | C77R | 7,525 ft | 8.8 km ESE | 106° ESE |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Goleta: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 2 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 13
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 1
- Circling or loitering
- 0 watching started just now
- Nearest major airport
- LAX · 142 km Los Angeles International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:53 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Goleta
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Goleta right now. If you can hear one, it may be a police or military helicopter that does not transmit ADS-B, or one outside receiver range at low altitude.
No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.
1 aircraft is below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N49094 46 km ESE at 2,025 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
3 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
Is a plane circling over Goleta?
No aircraft is circling over Goleta right now. GodsView started watching for circling 2 minutes ago, so an orbit that began earlier may not show yet.
How busy is the sky over Goleta?
With 2 aircraft within 25 km, Goleta is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Simi Valley with 16 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 142 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Ventura 10 aircraft now
- Planes over Oxnard 12 aircraft now
- Planes over Simi Valley 16 aircraft now
- Planes over Valencia, CA 9 aircraft now
- Planes over Santa Clarita 12 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Goleta 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 WNW, peaks 59° 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 59° SW, 6 min
- HST · 18:14 local visible, peak 14° SSW, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:31 local visible, peak 26° SW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 74° WNW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:01 local not visible, peak 11° NNW, 2 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:54 local not visible, peak 26° NE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Goleta. 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).