Planes over Poway right now

Planes over Poway right now

At 17:46 local (01:46 UTC), 57 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Poway, California, United States, 21 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N330NL (SIRA), 7 km SSE at 3,200 ft.

By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 23 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 32 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Poway.

Helicopters, military and low planes over Poway

13 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, FIRERSQ2 (B412), is 9 km SSE at 1,000 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.

13 military aircraft are visible nearby: RAIDR03 (C30J) 13 km SW at 500 ft; THNDR11 (H53S) 22 km ESE at 3,050 ft; BT704 (H60) 31 km WNW at 450 ft; SHWK436 (H60) 33 km SSW at under 100 ft; BK31 (H60) 40 km SSW at 100 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

9 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: FIRERSQ2 9 km SSE at 1,000 ft; ASA1311 29 km S at 2,300 ft; BT704 31 km WNW at 450 ft; BK31 40 km SSW at 100 ft; SHWK401 41 km SW at 350 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

2 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.

• FIRERSQ2 · B412 helicopter, 9 km SSE, 1,000 ft
• BT704 · H60 helicopter, 31 km WNW, 450 ft
• SHWK436 · H60 helicopter, 33 km SSW, under 100 ft
• BK31 · H60 helicopter, 40 km SSW, 100 ft, circling
• SHWK401 · H60 helicopter, 41 km SW, 350 ft
• TROY212 · H60 helicopter, 44 km S, 500 ft
• ST711 · H60 helicopter, 45 km NW, 1,000 ft
• SHWK404 · H60 helicopter, 46 km S, 325 ft
• BULET47 · H60 helicopter, 47 km SW, 225 ft
• LZRUS21 · V22 helicopter, 48 km NW, 750 ft
• BK710 · H60 helicopter, 48 km SSW, 250 ft, circling
• BT711 · H60 helicopter, 48 km SSW, 175 ft, circling

Is a plane circling over Poway?

N738RF (C172, aircraft) is 17 km SSE at 1,700 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 2.5 km of one spot.

N733JW (C172, aircraft) is 19 km SW at 825 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 3.4 km of one spot.

BK31 (H60, helicopter) is 40 km SSW at 100 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 1.1 km of one spot.

BK710 (H60, helicopter) is 48 km SSW at 250 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 3.3 km of one spot.

BT711 (H60, helicopter) is 48 km SSW at 175 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 0.9 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 Poway?

With 21 aircraft within 25 km, Poway is busier than 2 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over San Diego with 28 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to San Diego (SAN), 29 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

• Planes over Escondido 6 aircraft now
• Planes over El Cajon 26 aircraft now
• Planes over San Diego 28 aircraft now
• Planes over Vista 12 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Poway tonight

4 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:54 local time in the WNW, peaks 59° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

• CSS (TIANHE) · 17:54 local visible, peak 59° SSW, 6 min
• HST · 18:15 local visible, peak 16° SSW, 5 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 04:32 local visible, peak 23° SW, 5 min
• HST · 17:42 local visible, peak 16° SSW, 4 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 18:47 local not visible, peak 13° ESE, 3 min
• ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 43° NNW, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Poway. 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.

• What's flying over me (use my location)

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.

Planes over nearby cities

• Planes over Escondido
• Planes over El Cajon
• Planes over San Diego
• Planes over Vista

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Guides

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• Why Is a Plane Circling? Common Reasons and How to Check
• Why Is a Helicopter Circling My House? How to Find Out
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