Lancaster, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Lancaster right now
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14 aircraft over Lancaster right now; 1 aircraft circling 10 km WNW at 2,700 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 11:07 local (18:07 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Lancaster: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 14 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 40
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 0
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LAX · 88 km Los Angeles International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:33 local time
Planes over Lancaster right now
At 11:07 local (18:07 UTC), 40 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Lancaster, California, United States, 14 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N736WD (C208), 2 km SSE at 10,300 ft.
By height: 9 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 27 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 4 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Lancaster.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N736WD | — | C208 | 10,300 ft | 2.4 km SSE | 315° NW |
| N5997V | — | P28A | 3,000 ft | 6.1 km NW | 57° ENE |
| TWY28 | — | GLF5 | 10,825 ft | 9 km S | 255° WSW |
| N2901B | — | P28A | 2,700 ft | 10 km WNW | 137° SE |
| N917JG | — | PC12 | 16,275 ft | 11 km NE | 303° WNW |
| NJZ1 | — | BE9L | 23,000 ft | 12.4 km SSW | 140° SE |
| N7079F | — | C404 | 9,950 ft | 12.9 km NNE | 270° W |
| N98869 | — | C310 | 9,400 ft | 16 km N | 90° E |
| KFB396 | — | GLF4 | 8,475 ft | 19.8 km SW | 255° WSW |
| N1080J | — | RV4 | 5,300 ft | 20 km E | 293° WNW |
| N900EY | — | TBM7 | 31,000 ft | 20.4 km SSE | 71° ENE |
| N570RR | — | LJ60 | 42,975 ft | 21.1 km SW | 150° SSE |
| N50EX | — | E300 | 6,500 ft | 21.1 km SE | 294° WNW |
| N33377 | — | P28A | 5,700 ft | 23.2 km N | 195° SSW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Lancaster
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Lancaster 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.
Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.
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.
Is a plane circling over Lancaster?
N2901B (P28A, aircraft) is 10 km WNW at 2,700 ft. Over the last 15 minutes it has stayed within about 2.8 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 Lancaster?
With 14 aircraft within 25 km, Lancaster is busier than 2 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Pasadena, CA with 29 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 88 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Lancaster 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 73° above the WNW 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 73° WNW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:11 local visible, peak 25° N, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 16:58 local not visible, peak 15° SE, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:48 local not visible, peak 26° N, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:25 local not visible, peak 74° E, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 01:03 local not visible, peak 13° SW, 3 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Lancaster. 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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