Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Rancho Santa Margarita right now
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8 aircraft over Rancho Santa Margarita right now; 1 aircraft low (2,700 ft) 17 km SW Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:34 local (03:34 UTC).
Planes over Rancho Santa Margarita right now
At 19:34 local (03:34 UTC), 63 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States, 8 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N916RR (C172), 5 km W at 3,025 ft.
By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 33 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 26 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Rancho Santa Margarita.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N916RR | — | C172 | 3,025 ft | 5 km W | 123° ESE |
| UPS905 | — | B763 | 18,400 ft | 10.2 km W | 91° E |
| SKW5345 | — | E75L | 14,950 ft | 12 km E | 91° E |
| N57BM | — | C172 | 2,700 ft | 16.5 km SW | 326° NW |
| VJA356 | — | CL35 | 6,000 ft | 18.2 km NNW | 277° W |
| N5322J | — | P28A | 2,600 ft | 18.3 km WSW | 311° NW |
| N739HS | — | C172 | 400 ft | 22 km WNW | 1° N |
| SWA1833 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 7,950 ft | 23.5 km NE | 245° WSW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Rancho Santa Margarita: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 8 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 63
- Helicopters
- 4 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 9
- Circling or loitering
- 4 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LAX · 82 km Los Angeles International
- Next visible ISS pass
- 04:31 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Rancho Santa Margarita
4 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N682HB (H500), is 37 km W at under 100 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.
9 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N57BM 17 km SW at 2,700 ft; N5322J 18 km WSW at 2,600 ft; N175LE 26 km S at 2,400 ft; N529MC 27 km NNW at 2,700 ft; ~299441 29 km N at 1,700 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.
- N682HB · H500 helicopter, 37 km W, under 100 ft
- N831SB · AS50 helicopter, 50 km NNE, 1,600 ft
- N930DK · R44 helicopter, 52 km WNW, 625 ft
- N960LA · AS50 helicopter, 59 km NW, 975 ft, circling
Is a plane circling over Rancho Santa Margarita?
~299265 is 37 km SSE at 2,000 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has turned through about 466°.
N225TF (C172, aircraft) is 38 km NNE at 950 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 1.6 km of one spot.
N808ET (DA40, aircraft) is 45 km WNW at 3,125 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has turned through about 411°.
N960LA (AS50, helicopter) is 59 km NW at 975 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 0.6 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 Rancho Santa Margarita?
With 8 aircraft within 25 km, Rancho Santa Margarita is busier than 1 of 3 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Irvine with 13 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 82 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Rancho Santa Margarita tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 04:31 local time in the WNW, peaks 23° above the WSW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:31 local visible, peak 23° WSW, 5 min
- HST · 17:41 local visible, peak 15° SSW, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:31 local visible, peak 14° SW, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 51° NW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:54 local not visible, peak 28° NE, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 10:26 local not visible, peak 19° SE, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Rancho Santa Margarita. 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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