Oakland, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Oakland right now
Updated
20 aircraft over Oakland right now; 1 aircraft circling 10 km SSE at under 100 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 15:45 local (22:45 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Oakland: 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
- 76
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 11
- Circling or loitering
- 11 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 22 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:10 local time
Planes over Oakland right now
At 15:45 local (22:45 UTC), 76 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Oakland, California, United States, 20 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N49004 (C152), 5 km ENE at 2,700 ft.
By height: 1 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 42 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Oakland.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N49004 | — | C152 | 2,700 ft | 4.8 km ENE | 176° S |
| N93214 | — | C152 | under 100 ft | 10 km SSE | 292° WNW |
| DAL2159 | Delta Air Lines | B739 | 5,350 ft | 10.6 km SSE | 43° NE |
| ASA553 | Alaska Airlines | B738 | 11,875 ft | 10.8 km SSE | 304° WNW |
| N3053Y | — | C182 | 3,500 ft | 12.1 km NNE | 157° SSE |
| ASA630 | Alaska Airlines | B39M | 11,225 ft | 12.5 km NE | 7° N |
| BYF21 | — | C172 | 400 ft | 12.6 km SE | 332° NNW |
| N375M | — | RV7 | 1,000 ft | 13.3 km SE | 271° W |
| N211TD | — | C172 | 1,800 ft | 17.7 km ENE | 93° E |
| N590CA | — | C25B | 8,850 ft | 19.3 km NW | 315° NW |
| N7472Q | — | C182 | 400 ft | 19.7 km SE | 27° NNE |
| UAL2279 | United Airlines | A319 | 10,500 ft | 21.7 km SSW | 140° SE |
| N1242N | — | C172 | 3,375 ft | 22.3 km E | 185° S |
| N8355J | — | C150 | 900 ft | 22.5 km SE | 130° SE |
| N9526H | — | C172 | 550 ft | 22.8 km SE | 118° ESE |
| CAP481 | — | C82T | 1,350 ft | 22.9 km WSW | 108° ESE |
| N73509 | — | C172 | 850 ft | 23 km SSE | 7° N |
| ACA566 | Air Canada | BCS3 | 600 ft | 23.1 km S | 291° WNW |
| SKW5578 | — | E75L | 300 ft | 23.2 km SSW | 298° WNW |
| JSX143 | — | E135 | 425 ft | 24.7 km NE | 24° NNE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Oakland
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Oakland 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.
11 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N49004 5 km ENE at 2,700 ft; N211TD 18 km ENE at 1,800 ft; N73509 23 km SSE at 850 ft; N47053 30 km E at 2,900 ft; N473TW 34 km NNE at 2,200 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
7 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 Oakland?
N93214 (C152, aircraft) is 10 km SSE at under 100 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 2 km of one spot.
BYF21 (C172, aircraft) is 13 km SE at 400 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 2.3 km of one spot.
N2444H (C72R, aircraft) is 28 km NE at 800 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 3.1 km of one spot.
N5107B (C152, aircraft) is 30 km S at 700 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 2.4 km of one spot.
N47053 (C152, aircraft) is 30 km E at 2,900 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 3.5 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 Oakland?
With 20 aircraft within 25 km, Oakland is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Walnut Creek with 17 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 22 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over San Francisco 14 aircraft now
- Planes over Richmond, CA 8 aircraft now
- Planes over Walnut Creek 17 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Oakland 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 50° above the NNW 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 50° NNW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local not visible, peak 42° SSE, 6 min
- HST · 20:22 local not visible, peak 12° SSE, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:47 local not visible, peak 42° N, 6 min
- HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 19° S, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:24 local not visible, peak 68° SW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Oakland. 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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