Long Beach, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Long Beach right now
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32 aircraft over Long Beach right now; 1 aircraft circling 10 km SSE at 3,000 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 12:14 local (19:14 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Long Beach: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 32 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 118
- Helicopters
- 9 within 60 km
- Military
- 2 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 13
- Circling or loitering
- 7 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LAX · 28 km Los Angeles International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:33 local time
Planes over Long Beach right now
At 12:14 local (19:14 UTC), 118 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Long Beach, California, United States, 32 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N841MC (R22), 6 km N at 400 ft.
By height: 6 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 56 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 56 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Long Beach.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N841MC | — | R22 | 400 ft | 5.9 km N | 271° W |
| N6295D | — | C172 | under 100 ft | 6.3 km NNE | 270° W |
| CXK670 | — | C172 | under 100 ft | 6.5 km NE | 315° NW |
| N820CR | — | C182 | 3,000 ft | 6.6 km SW | 210° SSW |
| N82BG | — | C182 | under 100 ft | 7.4 km NNE | 270° W |
| N995NR | — | R22 | 300 ft | 8.4 km NNE | 180° S |
| N6195F | — | C210 | 1,100 ft | 9.1 km E | 313° NW |
| N5218F | — | C172 | 900 ft | 10 km SW | 164° SSE |
| N48340 | — | C152 | 3,000 ft | 10.1 km SSE | 49° NE |
| KNIFE86 | Military | H60 | 950 ft | 10.1 km ESE | 27° NNE |
| N5513L | — | C152 | 2,600 ft | 11.1 km E | 11° N |
| N4786P | — | C152 | 2,900 ft | 11.2 km SSW | 118° ESE |
| N2235V | — | C172 | 2,875 ft | 11.6 km E | 250° WSW |
| N80853 | — | P28A | 2,000 ft | 12 km SE | 302° WNW |
| N6278G | — | C172 | 700 ft | 12.3 km NNW | 72° ENE |
| CAP499 | — | C172 | 8,925 ft | 12.6 km E | 133° SE |
| N20496 | — | C172 | 500 ft | 12.8 km WSW | 295° WNW |
| KNIFE24 | Military | H60 | under 100 ft | 13 km ENE | 0° N |
| N1872J | — | P28A | 3,400 ft | 13.5 km N | 107° ESE |
| ASA6 | Alaska Airlines | B738 | 12,000 ft | 13.6 km SW | 95° E |
| N965MS | — | C172 | 1,525 ft | 13.8 km ESE | 287° WNW |
| SWA3804 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 5,550 ft | 14.2 km NW | 264° W |
| N543WB | — | SLG4 | 5,375 ft | 14.5 km ESE | 21° NNE |
| N295JD | — | SLG2 | under 100 ft | 14.7 km WNW | 289° WNW |
| N6137Q | — | C172 | 3,525 ft | 15.9 km E | 257° WSW |
| N283CU | — | PC12 | 4,725 ft | 19.8 km SE | 48° NE |
| N883EL | — | SR22 | 3,075 ft | 20.1 km SE | 118° ESE |
| SWA4101 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 4,750 ft | 21.2 km SSE | 69° ENE |
| ANZ6 | Air New Zealand | B77W | 875 ft | 23.4 km NNW | 263° W |
| N6229N | — | C82S | 300 ft | 24.2 km ENE | 238° WSW |
Showing the 30 closest of 32. Open the live map for all of them.
Helicopters, military and low planes over Long Beach
9 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N841MC (R22), is 6 km N at 400 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.
2 military aircraft are visible nearby: KNIFE86 (H60) 10 km ESE at 950 ft; KNIFE24 (H60) 13 km ENE at under 100 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
13 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N5218F 10 km SW at 900 ft; N4786P 11 km SSW at 2,900 ft; N80853 12 km SE at 2,000 ft; N20496 13 km WSW at 500 ft; AAL2454 35 km E at 1,850 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.
- N841MC · R22 helicopter, 6 km N, 400 ft
- N995NR · R22 helicopter, 8 km NNE, 300 ft
- KNIFE86 · H60 helicopter, 10 km ESE, 950 ft
- KNIFE24 · H60 helicopter, 13 km ENE, under 100 ft
- N953LA · AS50 helicopter, 25 km N, 600 ft
- 00000000 · AS50 helicopter, 29 km E, 600 ft, circling
- N226LA · AS50 helicopter, 38 km N, 1,225 ft
- N706JJ · R22 helicopter, 40 km NW, 3,350 ft
- N624WC · R44 helicopter, 51 km NNW, 1,100 ft
Is a plane circling over Long Beach?
N48340 (C152, aircraft) is 10 km SSE at 3,000 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has turned through about 424°.
N6278G (C172, aircraft) is 12 km NNW at 700 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 2 km of one spot.
00000000 (AS50, helicopter) is 29 km E at 600 ft. Over the last 11 minutes it has stayed within about 2.7 km of one spot.
N57BM (C172, aircraft) is 33 km ESE at 600 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 2.7 km of one spot.
N48024 (C152, aircraft) is 38 km NNE at 200 ft. Over the last 11 minutes it has stayed within about 4 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 Long Beach?
With 32 aircraft within 25 km, Long Beach is busier than 2 of 3 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Carson with 34 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 28 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Carson 34 aircraft now
- Planes over Gardena 29 aircraft now
- Planes over Norwalk 32 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Long Beach tonight
3 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 63° above the NNW 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 63° NNW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:11 local visible, peak 21° NNW, 5 min
- HST · 20:21 local visible, peak 24° S, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 16:58 local not visible, peak 17° SE, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:49 local not visible, peak 22° N, 5 min
- HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 36° S, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Long Beach. 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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