San Clemente, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over San Clemente right now
Updated
7 aircraft over San Clemente right now; 1 aircraft low (2,600 ft) 24 km NW Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 09:58 local (16:58 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over San Clemente: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 7 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 69
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 4
- Circling or loitering
- 3 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SAN · 87 km San Diego
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:34 local time
Planes over San Clemente right now
At 09:58 local (16:58 UTC), 69 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of San Clemente, California, United States, 7 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is VOS4330 (A20N), 14 km S at 11,750 ft.
By height: 7 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 41 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 21 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around San Clemente.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOS4330 | — | A20N | 11,750 ft | 14.3 km S | 303° WNW |
| N905KC | — | SIRA | 3,350 ft | 17.6 km WNW | 340° NNW |
| ASA1401 | Alaska Airlines | B39M | 15,925 ft | 21.2 km S | 138° SE |
| N7972C | — | P28A | 1,900 ft | 21.3 km N | 143° SE |
| AAL1686 | American Airlines | B38M | 16,300 ft | 23.4 km NE | 110° ESE |
| N4516N | — | — | 2,600 ft | 24.4 km NW | 324° NW |
| N49343 | — | PTS1 | 6,300 ft | 24.5 km N | 283° WNW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over San Clemente
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N244TX (AS50), is 34 km SE 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.
4 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N4516N 24 km NW at 2,600 ft; EJA918 51 km SE at 1,775 ft; N456JB 54 km ENE at 2,925 ft; N8241A 56 km N at 2,900 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.
- N244TX · AS50 helicopter, 34 km SE, under 100 ft
- N290KC · R22 helicopter, 35 km SE, 700 ft
- N80156 · R22 helicopter, 37 km NW, under 100 ft, circling
Is a plane circling over San Clemente?
N80156 (R22, helicopter) is 37 km NW at under 100 ft. Over the last 11 minutes it has stayed within about 3.7 km of one spot.
N587SP (C172, aircraft) is 38 km E at 5,350 ft. Over the last 11 minutes it has stayed within about 2.3 km of one spot.
PERRIS1 (DHC6, aircraft) is 52 km NE at 6,375 ft. Over the last 11 minutes it has stayed within about 2.6 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 San Clemente?
With 7 aircraft within 25 km, San Clemente is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Oceanside with 17 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Diego (SAN), 87 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Mission Viejo 11 aircraft now
- Planes over Irvine 15 aircraft now
- Planes over Oceanside 17 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over San Clemente tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:34 local time in the WSW, peaks 56° above the NW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (WENTIAN) · 18:34 local visible, peak 56° NW, 6 min
- CSS (WENTIAN) · 20:11 local visible, peak 20° N, 5 min
- HST · 20:21 local visible, peak 26° SSE, 6 min
- ISS · 10:12 local not visible, peak 23° SW, 5 min
- CSS (WENTIAN) · 16:58 local not visible, peak 19° SE, 4 min
- CSS (WENTIAN) · 21:49 local not visible, peak 21° NNE, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of San Clemente. 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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