Newport Beach, California, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Newport Beach right now

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20 aircraft over Newport Beach right now; 1 helicopter circling 8 km NE at under 100 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 10:00 local (17:00 UTC).

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Newport Beach: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.

Aircraft within 25 km
20 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
92
Helicopters
6 within 60 km
Military
1 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
10
Circling or loitering
8 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
LAX · 57 km Los Angeles International
Next visible CSS pass
18:33 local time

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Planes over Newport Beach right now

At 10:00 local (17:00 UTC), 92 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Newport Beach, California, United States, 20 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SWA3719 (B738), 2 km NNW at 28,925 ft.

By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 33 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 54 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Newport Beach.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
SWA3719Southwest AirlinesB73828,925 ft1.8 km NNW151° SSE
N80156—R22under 100 ft7.7 km NE0° N
DAL1198Delta Air LinesBCS1under 100 ft8 km NE207° SSW
N5322J—P28A100 ft8.1 km NE187° S
N52364—C172800 ft9.6 km NE28° NNE
N4516N——1,800 ft9.7 km E329° NNW
N758NL—C1726,425 ft11.2 km SW314° NW
N144C—B350450 ft12 km NE208° SSW
N721BS—GLF47,700 ft12 km SSW257° WSW
CSG2537—B77L7,550 ft12.2 km NW344° NNW
SWA1226Southwest AirlinesB38M4,425 ft13.5 km N22° NNE
SKW5426—E75L18,850 ft15.3 km NE84° E
N72DM—P28A2,700 ft15.7 km E97° E
N905KC—SIRA2,725 ft16 km SE340° NNW
ASA673Alaska AirlinesB39M21,850 ft18 km SSE150° SSE
MXY614—BCS314,075 ft18.6 km NW29° NNE
N152LE—C1521,700 ft19.5 km WNW132° SE
KNIFE86MilitaryH60300 ft22.4 km NNW55° NE
N49343—PTS16,300 ft23.9 km ENE287° WNW
CXK360—C72R900 ft25 km NW79° E

Helicopters, military and low planes over Newport Beach

6 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N80156 (R22), is 8 km NE at under 100 ft and has been circling. 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: KNIFE86 (H60) 22 km NNW at 300 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

10 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N905KC 16 km SE at 2,725 ft; N7972C 27 km E at 2,500 ft; N1939H 43 km NE at 2,700 ft; N714TA 44 km WNW at 2,350 ft; N38700 46 km N at 1,300 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

11 aircraft nearby use 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 Newport Beach?

N80156 (R22, helicopter) is 8 km NE at under 100 ft. Over the last 11 minutes it has stayed within about 3.7 km of one spot.

N7972C (P28A, aircraft) is 27 km E at 2,500 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has turned through about 390°.

N229WC (C172, aircraft) is 30 km NW at 950 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 1.6 km of one spot.

CXK475 (C150, aircraft) is 34 km W at 3,050 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 3.7 km of one spot.

N5378K (C172, aircraft) is 42 km NW at under 100 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 0.9 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 Newport Beach?

With 20 aircraft within 25 km, Newport Beach is busier than 2 of 5 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Huntington Beach with 28 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 57 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Newport 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 59° above the NW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (WENTIAN) · 18:33 local visible, peak 59° NW, 6 min
  • CSS (WENTIAN) · 20:11 local visible, peak 21° N, 5 min
  • HST · 20:21 local visible, peak 25° SSE, 6 min
  • ISS · 10:11 local not visible, peak 23° SW, 5 min
  • CSS (WENTIAN) · 16:57 local not visible, peak 18° SE, 4 min
  • CSS (WENTIAN) · 21:48 local not visible, peak 22° NNE, 5 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Newport 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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Data: ADS-B Exchange community feeders via adsb.lol (ODbL), OurAirports, CelesTrak (satellite orbits).