Orange, California, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Orange right now

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26 aircraft over Orange right now; 1 helicopter circling 7 km SSW at 600 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 12:11 local (19:11 UTC).

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

Aircraft within 25 km
26 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
100
Helicopters
8 within 60 km
Military
2 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
16
Circling or loitering
7 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
LAX · 54 km Los Angeles International
Next visible CSS pass
18:33 local time

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Planes over Orange right now

At 12:11 local (19:11 UTC), 100 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Orange, California, United States, 26 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is 00000000 (AS50), 7 km SSW at 600 ft.

By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 40 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 58 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Orange.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
00000000—AS50600 ft6.6 km SSW117° ESE
AAL2454American AirlinesA21N2,875 ft7.8 km ENE210° SSW
EJA771—CL35150 ft13.3 km S209° SSW
N57BM—C172400 ft14 km S168° SSE
N1939H—P28R2,900 ft14.5 km ENE0° N
N6137Q—C1723,425 ft15.2 km W70° ENE
N6229N—C82S1,000 ft15.8 km NW78° ENE
JSX317—E14516,025 ft16.1 km NNW33° NNE
N965MS—C1721,550 ft16.2 km WSW254° WSW
N2235V—C1722,925 ft16.8 km W248° WSW
N953PC—C56X4,850 ft17.6 km SW57° ENE
N23EG—K1009,775 ft18 km NE82° E
KNIFE24MilitaryH60under 100 ft18.4 km W0° N
N6195F—C2101,500 ft20.2 km WSW312° NW
CAP499—C1728,875 ft20.3 km W157° SSE
N5513L—C1522,600 ft22.1 km WSW39° NE
KNIFE86MilitaryH60900 ft22.2 km WSW319° NW
N30378—P28A5,550 ft22.6 km NNE242° WSW
N883EL—SR223,625 ft22.9 km WSW119° ESE
N4063H—M20P12,300 ft23.3 km NNE351° N
N38PV—RV81,675 ft23.4 km ENE86° E
N80853—P28A2,100 ft23.9 km WSW306° NW
N739HS—C1722,400 ft23.9 km NNW314° NW
N543WB—SLG45,425 ft23.9 km WSW122° ESE
N46487—C1521,100 ft24.1 km ENE204° SSW
N1967S—C1723,100 ft24.6 km N107° ESE

Helicopters, military and low planes over Orange

8 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, 00000000 (AS50), is 7 km SSW at 600 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.

2 military aircraft are visible nearby: KNIFE24 (H60) 18 km W at under 100 ft; KNIFE86 (H60) 22 km WSW at 900 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

16 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N1939H 15 km ENE at 2,900 ft; KNIFE86 22 km WSW at 900 ft; N19198 28 km SSE at 200 ft; N48340 31 km WSW at 2,900 ft; CXK114 33 km N at 2,300 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

6 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 Orange?

00000000 (AS50, helicopter) is 7 km SSW at 600 ft. Over the last 9 minutes it has stayed within about 2.4 km of one spot.

N57BM (C172, aircraft) is 14 km S at 400 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 3 km of one spot.

~2983B1 is 26 km ENE at 1,400 ft. Over the last 9 minutes it has stayed within about 3.2 km of one spot.

N964MS (C150, aircraft) is 33 km NNE at 1,600 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 1.2 km of one spot.

N48024 (C152, aircraft) is 38 km NNW at 300 ft. Over the last 9 minutes it has stayed within about 3.1 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 Orange?

With 26 aircraft within 25 km, Orange is busier than 3 of 5 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Anaheim with 30 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 54 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Orange 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 62° above the NW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

  • CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local visible, peak 62° NW, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 20:11 local visible, peak 21° N, 5 min
  • HST · 20:21 local visible, peak 24° SSE, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 16:58 local not visible, peak 18° SE, 4 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 21:49 local not visible, peak 22° N, 5 min
  • HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 35° S, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Orange. 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).