San Mateo, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over San Mateo, CA right now
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27 aircraft over San Mateo, CA right now; 1 aircraft circling 21 km ENE at 100 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 14:11 local (21:11 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over San Mateo, CA: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 27 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 67
- Helicopters
- 4 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 16
- Circling or loitering
- 7 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 8 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:10 local time
Planes over San Mateo, CA right now
At 14:11 local (21:11 UTC), 67 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of San Mateo, California, United States, 27 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SKW3462 (E75L), 5 km ENE at 1,400 ft.
By height: 0 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 29 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 38 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around San Mateo, CA.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKW3462 | — | E75L | 1,400 ft | 5.1 km ENE | 298° WNW |
| UAL1228 | United Airlines | A320 | 1,975 ft | 10.6 km NNW | 5° N |
| N366GT | — | EC45 | 775 ft | 10.7 km E | 219° SW |
| UAL626 | United Airlines | A319 | 9,700 ft | 10.9 km W | 194° SSW |
| N818PR | — | BE36 | 1,800 ft | 13.1 km NNW | 31° NNE |
| N131TV | — | PA23 | 900 ft | 14.4 km WSW | 194° SSW |
| N906MD | — | C172 | 800 ft | 15.2 km SW | 315° NW |
| N5062G | — | CH7A | 2,800 ft | 15.2 km SW | 162° SSE |
| AAL166 | American Airlines | A321 | 4,125 ft | 17.7 km NNE | 57° ENE |
| UAL2610 | United Airlines | B39M | 14,100 ft | 17.7 km SSE | 134° SE |
| N122PR | — | F2TH | 800 ft | 18.3 km ENE | 195° SSW |
| XSN82 | — | PC12 | 17,400 ft | 18.5 km NE | 149° SSE |
| ASA41 | Alaska Airlines | B739 | 3,875 ft | 18.6 km E | 292° WNW |
| VOS4323 | — | A20N | 975 ft | 19.5 km NNE | 310° NW |
| UAL469 | United Airlines | B738 | 3,825 ft | 20.2 km ESE | 335° NNW |
| N562AC | — | C172 | 100 ft | 20.6 km ENE | 324° NW |
| N182EE | — | C82S | 1,375 ft | 20.7 km NNW | 157° SSE |
| N44PF | — | P28A | 100 ft | 20.7 km NNE | 292° WNW |
| N14008 | — | C172 | 700 ft | 21.1 km ENE | 135° SE |
| N8877E | — | P28A | 2,850 ft | 21.7 km SE | 0° N |
| N21866 | — | P28A | 875 ft | 22.4 km NNE | 108° ESE |
| BYF41 | — | C82T | 2,650 ft | 23.2 km E | 69° ENE |
| N91934 | — | C72R | 1,675 ft | 23.2 km NE | 312° NW |
| N708PD | — | AS50 | 1,375 ft | 23.3 km NNE | 76° ENE |
| N6695M | — | C172 | 625 ft | 23.5 km ENE | 250° WSW |
| N9526H | — | C172 | 475 ft | 24.1 km ENE | 297° WNW |
| N444PF | — | BL8 | 1,900 ft | 24.2 km NE | 281° W |
Helicopters, military and low planes over San Mateo, CA
4 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N366GT (EC45), is 11 km E at 775 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.
16 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N906MD 15 km SW at 800 ft; N5062G 15 km SW at 2,800 ft; N182EE 21 km NNW at 1,375 ft; N14008 21 km ENE at 700 ft; BYF41 23 km E at 2,650 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.
- N366GT · EC45 helicopter, 11 km E, 775 ft
- N708PD · AS50 helicopter, 23 km NNE, 1,375 ft
- N307SH · R44 helicopter, 57 km ENE, 2,275 ft
- N59P · A109 helicopter, 60 km ENE, 2,800 ft
Is a plane circling over San Mateo, CA?
N562AC (C172, aircraft) is 21 km ENE at 100 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 3.5 km of one spot.
N44PF (P28A, aircraft) is 21 km NNE at 100 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 2 km of one spot.
N14008 (C172, aircraft) is 21 km ENE at 700 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 1.9 km of one spot.
N21866 (P28A, aircraft) is 22 km NNE at 875 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 2.4 km of one spot.
N9526H (C172, aircraft) is 24 km ENE at 475 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 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.
ISS and bright satellites over San Mateo, CA tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:10 local time in the W, peaks 47° above the N horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:10 local visible, peak 47° N, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local not visible, peak 45° SSE, 6 min
- HST · 20:22 local not visible, peak 12° SSE, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:47 local not visible, peak 40° N, 6 min
- HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 20° S, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:24 local not visible, peak 73° S, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of San Mateo, CA. 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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