Mountain View, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Mountain View right now
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21 aircraft over Mountain View right now; 1 aircraft low (2,475 ft) 20 km ENE Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 17:33 local (01:33 UTC).
Planes over Mountain View right now
At 17:33 local (01:33 UTC), 59 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Mountain View, California, United States, 21 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N3288 (C172), 7 km NNW at 275 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 29 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 27 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Mountain View.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3288 | — | C172 | 275 ft | 7 km NNW | 300° WNW |
| UAL2117 | United Airlines | B739 | 5,350 ft | 7.9 km NNW | 331° NNW |
| N7318F | — | P28A | 200 ft | 9.8 km NNW | 324° NW |
| N15MJ | — | C172 | 1,425 ft | 12.1 km N | 217° SW |
| N829JC | — | G280 | under 100 ft | 15.1 km ESE | 319° NW |
| UAL2478 | United Airlines | A320 | 4,950 ft | 15.6 km WNW | 137° SE |
| N12VJ | — | SF50 | 250 ft | 15.8 km ESE | 319° NW |
| SKW5247 | — | CRJ2 | 3,650 ft | 16 km N | 300° WNW |
| ASA634 | Alaska Airlines | B39M | 6,475 ft | 16.9 km NE | 289° WNW |
| N605WM | — | C172 | 450 ft | 17.9 km NW | 129° SE |
| N56HV | — | PC12 | 200 ft | 18.1 km NW | 316° NW |
| SKW5577 | — | E75L | 8,525 ft | 19.5 km S | 314° NW |
| N955KC | — | GYRO | 2,475 ft | 19.7 km ENE | 329° NNW |
| N952JA | — | C172 | 5,450 ft | 20.3 km SSW | 140° SE |
| N670BB | — | GL7T | 5,875 ft | 22.5 km E | 126° SE |
| WSN2 | — | B350 | 21,500 ft | 22.7 km E | 332° NNW |
| N621SC | — | A109 | 3,275 ft | 22.9 km SSE | 354° N |
| N408PD | — | AS50 | 875 ft | 23.8 km ESE | 346° NNW |
| NFX103 | — | B350 | 1,875 ft | 24.4 km ESE | 319° NW |
| N564MM | — | C172 | 125 ft | 24.8 km ESE | 323° NW |
| EJA260 | — | CL60 | 2,025 ft | 24.9 km NW | 272° W |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Mountain View: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 21 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 59
- Helicopters
- 6 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 7
- Circling or loitering
- 0 watching started just now
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 37 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:52 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Mountain View
6 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N621SC (A109), is 23 km SSE at 3,275 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: JOLLY91 (H60) 31 km SE at 2,375 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
7 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N955KC 20 km ENE at 2,475 ft; NFX103 24 km ESE at 1,875 ft; VOI1770 26 km N at 2,325 ft; N408SD 31 km ESE at 950 ft; JOLLY91 31 km SE at 2,375 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.
- N621SC · A109 helicopter, 23 km SSE, 3,275 ft
- N408PD · AS50 helicopter, 24 km ESE, 875 ft
- N4044D · R22 helicopter, 31 km N, under 100 ft
- N408SD · EC20 helicopter, 31 km ESE, 950 ft
- JOLLY91 · H60 helicopter, 31 km SE, 2,375 ft
- REH02 · EC30 helicopter, 47 km NW, 1,525 ft
Is a plane circling over Mountain View?
No aircraft is circling over Mountain View right now. GodsView started watching for circling 3 minutes ago, so an orbit that began earlier may not show yet.
How busy is the sky over Mountain View?
With 21 aircraft within 25 km, Mountain View is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over San Jose with 21 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 37 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over San Jose 21 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Mountain View tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:52 local time in the W, peaks 41° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:52 local visible, peak 41° SSW, 6 min
- HST · 18:15 local visible, peak 10° SSW, 1 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 55° SE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:00 local not visible, peak 19° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 32° NE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:30 local not visible, peak 24° SW, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Mountain View. 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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