Petaluma, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Petaluma right now
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6 aircraft over Petaluma right now; 1 aircraft low (2,475 ft) 23 km NW Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 17:51 local (01:51 UTC).
Planes over Petaluma right now
At 17:51 local (01:51 UTC), 16 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Petaluma, California, United States, 6 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SWA4010 (B38M), 4 km SW at 26,175 ft.
By height: 1 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 7 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 8 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Petaluma.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA4010 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 26,175 ft | 4.3 km SW | 232° SW |
| N735DY | — | C182 | 4,400 ft | 13.1 km NW | 320° NW |
| BAW28K | British Airways | B77W | 19,525 ft | 13.5 km WSW | 192° SSW |
| SKW3112 | — | E75L | 8,850 ft | 22.5 km S | 315° NW |
| N987AB | — | BE9L | 2,475 ft | 22.8 km NW | 348° NNW |
| SKW5709 | — | CRJ2 | 19,775 ft | 23.5 km SSW | 163° SSE |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Petaluma: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 6 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 16
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 5
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 72 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:53 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Petaluma
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, H32 (AS50), is 46 km E at 1,050 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.
1 military aircraft is visible nearby: C6525 (AS65) 49 km SSE at 775 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
5 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N987AB 23 km NW at 2,475 ft; N466MW 40 km E at 2,150 ft; H32 46 km E at 1,050 ft; C6525 49 km SSE at 775 ft; N562AC 51 km SSE at 1,100 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
- H32 · AS50 helicopter, 46 km E, 1,050 ft
- C6525 · AS65 helicopter, 49 km SSE, 775 ft
Is a plane circling over Petaluma?
No aircraft is circling over Petaluma 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 Petaluma?
With 6 aircraft within 25 km, Petaluma is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Richmond, CA with 6 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 72 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Petaluma tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:53 local time in the W, peaks 37° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:53 local visible, peak 37° SSW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 46° SE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:00 local not visible, peak 22° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:17 local not visible, peak 11° NNE, 2 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 35° NE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:30 local not visible, peak 23° SW, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Petaluma. 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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