Merced, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Merced right now
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3 aircraft over Merced right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 17:29 local (01:29 UTC).
Planes over Merced right now
At 17:29 local (01:29 UTC), 10 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Merced, California, United States, 3 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N466MW (BE20), 3 km SW at 15,875 ft.
By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 3 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 Merced.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N466MW | — | BE20 | 15,875 ft | 3.1 km SW | 314° NW |
| SWA2493 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 24,375 ft | 15.7 km SSW | 262° W |
| SKW3712 | — | E75L | 32,050 ft | 19.7 km E | 329° NNW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Merced: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 3 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 10
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 0
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:53 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Merced
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Merced 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.
1 aircraft nearby uses 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 Merced?
No aircraft is circling over Merced right now. GodsView checks every low aircraft near the city once a minute for a full turn or for staying within a few kilometres of one spot.
How busy is the sky over Merced?
With 3 aircraft within 25 km, Merced is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Fresno with 2 aircraft within 25 km.
There is no major hub airport within 150 km, so most aircraft here are overflights or regional and private flights.
- Planes over Fresno 2 aircraft now
- Planes over Stockton 2 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Merced tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:53 local time in the W, peaks 37° above the SSW 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 37° SSW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 65° ESE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:00 local not visible, peak 17° NNW, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:18 local not visible, peak 10° NNE, 1 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 36° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:30 local not visible, peak 21° SW, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Merced. 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).