Milpitas, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Milpitas right now
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10 aircraft over Milpitas right now; 1 aircraft circling 17 km W at 500 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 17:46 local (01:46 UTC).
Planes over Milpitas right now
At 17:46 local (01:46 UTC), 54 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Milpitas, California, United States, 10 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N801M, 1 km NNW at 4,875 ft.
By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 28 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 24 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Milpitas.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N801M | — | — | 4,875 ft | 1.2 km NNW | 133° SE |
| N408PD | — | AS50 | 900 ft | 12.8 km SSE | 321° NW |
| N757UF | — | C152 | 400 ft | 15 km SE | 322° NW |
| N280CP | — | SR22 | 2,725 ft | 15.2 km N | 281° W |
| N311JS | — | SR20 | 1,300 ft | 16.3 km WNW | 220° SW |
| N7318F | — | P28A | 500 ft | 17.2 km W | 193° SSW |
| N4040 | — | R44 | 1,200 ft | 17.2 km SW | 163° SSE |
| N955KC | — | GYRO | under 100 ft | 18.5 km W | 0° N |
| N6319U | — | BE36 | 4,350 ft | 19.7 km N | 355° N |
| PCM7679 | — | C208 | 3,575 ft | 22.4 km N | 300° WNW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Milpitas: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 10 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 54
- Helicopters
- 8 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 6
- Circling or loitering
- 4 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 47 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:53 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Milpitas
8 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N408PD (AS50), is 13 km SSE at 900 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.
1 military aircraft is visible nearby: C6525 (AS65) 52 km NW at 350 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
6 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N280CP 15 km N at 2,725 ft; N4040 17 km SW at 1,200 ft; N262EE 27 km NW at 850 ft; N89AH 39 km NNW at 2,375 ft; REH02 48 km N at 2,975 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
8 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N408PD · AS50 helicopter, 13 km SSE, 900 ft
- N4040 · R44 helicopter, 17 km SW, 1,200 ft
- N307SH · R44 helicopter, 31 km N, 1,425 ft
- N4044D · R22 helicopter, 32 km NW, 400 ft, circling
- N89AH helicopter, 39 km NNW, 2,375 ft
- REH02 · EC30 helicopter, 48 km N, 2,975 ft
- N408SD · EC20 helicopter, 49 km SE, 850 ft
- C6525 · AS65 helicopter, 52 km NW, 350 ft
Is a plane circling over Milpitas?
N7318F (P28A, aircraft) is 17 km W at 500 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 1.5 km of one spot.
N9526H (C172, aircraft) is 31 km NW at under 100 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 0.9 km of one spot.
N4044D (R22, helicopter) is 32 km NW at 400 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 1 km of one spot.
N4947G (C172, aircraft) is 49 km NE at 1,050 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 1.4 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 Milpitas?
With 10 aircraft within 25 km, Milpitas is busier than 1 of 3 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Union City with 19 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 47 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over San Jose 9 aircraft now
- Planes over Fremont 18 aircraft now
- Planes over Union City 19 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Milpitas 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 W, peaks 40° 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 40° SW, 6 min
- HST · 18:15 local visible, peak 10° SSW, 1 min
- HST · 17:42 local visible, peak 10° SSW, 1 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 54° SSE, 7 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:00 local not visible, peak 19° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 33° NE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Milpitas. 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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