Palo Alto, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Palo Alto right now
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20 aircraft over Palo Alto right now; 1 aircraft circling 12 km NW at under 100 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:29 local (03:29 UTC).
Planes over Palo Alto right now
At 19:29 local (03:29 UTC), 47 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Palo Alto, California, United States, 20 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is PAL104 (A359), 4 km S at 4,825 ft.
By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 31 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 14 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Palo Alto.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAL104 | — | A359 | 4,825 ft | 3.8 km S | 3° N |
| N82525 | — | P28R | 3,100 ft | 5.3 km WSW | 149° SSE |
| SKW4100 | — | E75L | 6,825 ft | 10.2 km SSW | 126° SE |
| SKW5572 | — | E75L | 2,800 ft | 10.5 km NNW | 321° NW |
| UAL436 | United Airlines | B38M | 4,800 ft | 11.3 km NE | 292° WNW |
| BYF43 | — | C82S | under 100 ft | 11.5 km NW | 319° NW |
| CXK1108 | — | PA44 | 3,900 ft | 12.7 km ENE | 202° SSW |
| SWA3206 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 17,575 ft | 12.9 km W | 130° SE |
| ~2B05A7 | — | — | 600 ft | 13.4 km NW | 116° ESE |
| UAL561 | United Airlines | A319 | 2,375 ft | 14.8 km NNW | 296° WNW |
| UAL1995 | United Airlines | B39M | 18,175 ft | 15.3 km SE | 103° ESE |
| AAL3273 | American Airlines | A319 | 4,375 ft | 17.4 km E | 76° ENE |
| UAL810 | United Airlines | B77W | 5,825 ft | 18.5 km N | 111° ESE |
| ASA1393 | Alaska Airlines | B738 | 5,825 ft | 20.2 km SSW | 63° ENE |
| MXY1373 | — | BCS3 | 950 ft | 20.6 km NW | 298° WNW |
| N697TD | — | GA6C | 24,450 ft | 21.5 km S | 137° SE |
| SWA2872 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 1,575 ft | 22.7 km N | 310° NW |
| N579WG | — | C172 | 1,800 ft | 22.8 km ESE | 97° E |
| N182AK | — | C182 | 550 ft | 23.9 km NNE | 245° WSW |
| N915CM | — | C172 | under 100 ft | 24.4 km N | 300° WNW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Palo Alto: 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
- 47
- Helicopters
- 1 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 1
- Circling or loitering
- 3 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 29 km San Francisco International
- Next visible HST pass
- 17:42 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Palo Alto
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, N911AC (B505), is 26 km N at 875 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.
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: N182AK 24 km NNE at 550 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
5 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N911AC · B505 helicopter, 26 km N, 875 ft, circling
Is a plane circling over Palo Alto?
BYF43 (C82S, aircraft) is 12 km NW at under 100 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 2.8 km of one spot.
N911AC (B505, helicopter) is 26 km N at 875 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 3.4 km of one spot.
N88303 (CH7B, aircraft) is 39 km NE at 650 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 1.3 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 Palo Alto?
With 20 aircraft within 25 km, Palo Alto is busier than 1 of 2 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Fremont with 21 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 29 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Fremont 21 aircraft now
- Planes over Union City 18 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Palo Alto tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:42 local time in the SSW, peaks 10° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 1 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- HST · 17:42 local visible, peak 10° SSW, 1 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:31 local visible, peak 13° SW, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 53° ESE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:00 local not visible, peak 19° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 32° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:30 local not visible, peak 24° SW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Palo Alto. 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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