Planes over Modesto right now

Planes over Modesto right now

At 18:25 local (01:25 UTC), 22 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Modesto, California, United States, 3 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N407SH (B47T), 5 km ENE at 750 ft.

By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 9 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 9 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Modesto.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Modesto

No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Modesto 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.

4 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N70892 28 km W at 2,800 ft; N103VK 49 km NW at 2,825 ft; N176X 51 km NW at 2,175 ft; N28057 56 km W at 2,975 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

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 Modesto?

N737GM (C172, aircraft) is 58 km WNW at 225 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 1 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 Modesto?

With 3 aircraft within 25 km, Modesto is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Stockton with 5 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 122 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

• Planes over Stockton 5 aircraft now
• Planes over Brentwood, CA 5 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Modesto tonight

1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:10 local time in the W, peaks 46° above the N horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• CSS (TIANHE) · 20:10 local visible, peak 46° N, 6 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local not visible, peak 48° SE, 6 min
• HST · 20:22 local not visible, peak 13° SSE, 3 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 21:47 local not visible, peak 42° NNE, 6 min
• HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 19° S, 5 min
• CSS (TIANHE) · 23:24 local not visible, peak 65° S, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Modesto. 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.

• What's flying over me (use my location)

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.

Planes over nearby cities

• Planes over Stockton
• Planes over Brentwood, CA

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