Palm Desert, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Palm Desert right now
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2 aircraft over Palm Desert right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:24 local (03:24 UTC).
Planes over Palm Desert right now
At 19:24 local (03:24 UTC), 15 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Palm Desert, California, United States, 2 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N2227Z (P28A), 2 km NNE at 7,400 ft.
By height: 9 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 4 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 2 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic above Palm Desert right now is overflying rather than landing nearby.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N2227Z | — | P28A | 7,400 ft | 1.7 km NNE | 121° ESE |
| N748CA | — | C421 | 7,500 ft | 22.8 km NE | 102° ESE |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Palm Desert: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 2 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 15
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 1
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SAN · 133 km San Diego
- Next visible ISS pass
- 04:32 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Palm Desert
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N996RS (AS50), is 29 km W at 5,925 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.
No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.
1 aircraft is below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N4900L 35 km SE at 2,325 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
- N996RS · AS50 helicopter, 29 km W, 5,925 ft
- CFR605 · H60 helicopter, 60 km W, 2,250 ft
Is a plane circling over Palm Desert?
No aircraft is circling over Palm Desert right now. GodsView checks every low aircraft near the city once a minute for a full turn or for staying within a few kilometres of one spot.
How busy is the sky over Palm Desert?
With 2 aircraft within 25 km, Palm Desert is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Temecula with 11 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Diego (SAN), 133 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Menifee 9 aircraft now
- Planes over Temecula 11 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Palm Desert tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 04:32 local time in the W, peaks 20° above the WSW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:32 local visible, peak 20° WSW, 5 min
- HST · 17:42 local visible, peak 14° SSW, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:32 local visible, peak 13° SW, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 45° NW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:55 local not visible, peak 31° NE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 10:26 local not visible, peak 21° SE, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Palm Desert. 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).