North Highlands, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over North Highlands right now
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10 aircraft over North Highlands right now; 1 aircraft circling 17 km SE at 400 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:24 local (03:24 UTC).
Planes over North Highlands right now
At 19:24 local (03:24 UTC), 21 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of North Highlands, California, United States, 10 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is CFR615 (H60), 3 km SW at under 100 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 2 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 16 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around North Highlands.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFR615 | — | H60 | under 100 ft | 3 km SW | 153° SSE |
| REH97 | — | AS50 | 375 ft | 5.6 km SSW | 329° NNW |
| C2702 | Military | C27J | 1,100 ft | 6 km NNW | 181° S |
| N474J | — | BE20 | 23,475 ft | 15.3 km ESE | 53° NE |
| N6411J | — | P28A | 400 ft | 16.5 km SE | 321° NW |
| N5274H | — | C172 | 100 ft | 19.9 km W | 0° N |
| SWA4025 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | under 100 ft | 20 km W | 0° N |
| CFR606 | — | H60 | 225 ft | 21.8 km ENE | 0° N |
| N54661 | — | C172 | 800 ft | 23 km SSW | 44° NE |
| REH96 | — | EC30 | 975 ft | 24 km ENE | 358° N |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over North Highlands: 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
- 21
- Helicopters
- 5 within 60 km
- Military
- 2 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 6
- Circling or loitering
- 2 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 148 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:32 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over North Highlands
5 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, CFR615 (H60), is 3 km SW at under 100 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.
2 military aircraft are visible nearby: C2702 (C27J) 6 km NNW at 1,100 ft; GUCCI44 (B762) 54 km N at 26,025 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: REH96 24 km ENE at 975 ft; N5233L 33 km NNE at 2,500 ft; CFR601 45 km NE at 1,400 ft; N591CA 54 km S at 2,850 ft; ~2B0527 59 km SSW at 1,600 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.
- CFR615 · H60 helicopter, 3 km SW, under 100 ft
- REH97 · AS50 helicopter, 6 km SSW, 375 ft
- CFR606 · H60 helicopter, 22 km ENE, 225 ft
- REH96 · EC30 helicopter, 24 km ENE, 975 ft
- CFR601 · H60 helicopter, 45 km NE, 1,400 ft
- C2702 · C27J military, 6 km NNW, 1,100 ft
- GUCCI44 · B762 military, 54 km N, 26,025 ft
Is a plane circling over North Highlands?
N6411J (P28A, aircraft) is 17 km SE at 400 ft. Over the last 20 minutes it has stayed within about 3.9 km of one spot.
N54661 (C172, aircraft) is 23 km SSW at 800 ft. Over the last 20 minutes it has stayed within about 3 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 North Highlands?
With 10 aircraft within 25 km, North Highlands is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Sacramento with 8 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 148 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Sacramento 8 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over North Highlands tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:32 local time in the SW, peaks 10° above the SW horizon and lasts about 1 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:32 local visible, peak 10° SW, 1 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 49° SE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:00 local not visible, peak 22° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:17 local not visible, peak 12° NNE, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 41° NE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:30 local not visible, peak 20° SW, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of North Highlands. 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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