San Pablo, California, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over San Pablo, CA right now

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12 aircraft over San Pablo, CA right now; 1 aircraft low (2,300 ft) 18 km SSE Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 14:58 local (21:58 UTC).

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over San Pablo, CA: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.

Aircraft within 25 km
12 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km
56
Helicopters
2 within 60 km
Military
0 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
14
Circling or loitering
2 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
SFO · 38 km San Francisco International
Next visible CSS pass
20:10 local time

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Planes over San Pablo, CA right now

At 14:58 local (21:58 UTC), 56 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of San Pablo, California, United States, 12 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N978CC (GLF4), 7 km NNW at 6,875 ft.

By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 21 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 31 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around San Pablo, CA.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
N978CC—GLF46,875 ft7.2 km NNW160° SSE
N122AE—RV103,800 ft13.8 km SE258° WSW
N784DS—SR204,375 ft14.3 km NNE357° N
N945G—C82T2,375 ft16.5 km WSW167° SSE
N1036M—C1724,400 ft16.9 km NNW141° SE
N8312H—P28A2,300 ft17.8 km SSE111° ESE
RKJ750—C75010,400 ft18.6 km ESE69° ENE
N231SE—M20P1,075 ft19.3 km E139° SE
REH3—EC351,400 ft19.4 km NNW55° NE
BYF33—C1721,700 ft20.7 km SSE310° NW
N2444H—C72R525 ft23.5 km E63° ENE
N626GM—C1721,100 ft24.9 km N52° NE

Helicopters, military and low planes over San Pablo, CA

2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, REH3 (EC35), is 19 km NNW at 1,400 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.

14 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N8312H 18 km SSE at 2,300 ft; REH3 19 km NNW at 1,400 ft; N626GM 25 km N at 1,100 ft; SD3 26 km NNW at 1,800 ft; N52563 32 km ESE at 1,850 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

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

Is a plane circling over San Pablo, CA?

N916KT (C172, aircraft) is 49 km S at 475 ft. Over the last 13 minutes it has stayed within about 2.7 km of one spot.

N194SP (C172, aircraft) is 58 km SSE at 300 ft. Over the last 13 minutes it has stayed within about 1.7 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 Pablo, CA?

With 12 aircraft within 25 km, San Pablo, CA is busier than 2 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Oakland with 15 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 38 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over San Pablo, 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 52° 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 52° N, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local not visible, peak 41° SSE, 6 min
  • HST · 20:22 local not visible, peak 12° SSE, 2 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 21:47 local not visible, peak 44° N, 6 min
  • HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 18° S, 5 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 23:24 local not visible, peak 68° SSW, 6 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of San Pablo, 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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Data: ADS-B Exchange community feeders via adsb.lol (ODbL), OurAirports, CelesTrak (satellite orbits).