San Tan Valley, Arizona, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over San Tan Valley right now

Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:32:20 GMT

13 aircraft over San Tan Valley right now; 1 aircraft circling 16 km NW at 1,325 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 20:32 local (03:32 UTC).

Planes over San Tan Valley right now

At 20:32 local (03:32 UTC), 55 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of San Tan Valley, Arizona, United States, 13 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SWA2153 (B738), 10 km W at 8,925 ft.

By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 28 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 22 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around San Tan Valley.

Flight	Airline	Type	Altitude	Where	Heading
SWA2153	Southwest Airlines	B738	8,925 ft	9.7 km W	337° NNW
NDU663	—	P28A	2,600 ft	13.3 km WNW	53° NE
VWA107	—	P28A	2,100 ft	13.7 km NW	228° SW
AAL3223	American Airlines	B38M	37,000 ft	15.9 km SW	102° ESE
CXK243	—	C172	1,325 ft	16.2 km NW	316° NW
NDU837	—	P28A	1,325 ft	16.2 km NW	316° NW
AAL2169	American Airlines	A321	11,325 ft	17.7 km S	338° NNW
N70562	—	R22	2,000 ft	19.9 km NW	182° S
VAR453	—	SR20	4,475 ft	20.8 km WSW	298° WNW
N37CJ	—	C172	4,475 ft	22.2 km SW	299° WNW
N3082C	—	R22	2,150 ft	24.2 km WSW	325° NW
N5828A	—	C172	3,400 ft	24.4 km W	351° N
TRF552	—	P28A	3,475 ft	24.6 km SSE	349° N

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

Aircraft within 25 km: 13 airborne, ADS-B
Aircraft within 60 km: 55
Helicopters: 5 within 60 km
Military: 1 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports: 5
Circling or loitering: 6 last 20 min
Nearest major airport: PHX · 52 km Phoenix Sky Harbor
Next visible ISS pass: 05:33 local time

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Helicopters, military and low planes over San Tan Valley

5 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N70562 (R22), is 20 km NW at 2,000 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.

1 military aircraft is visible nearby: PHXT01 (TWR) 36 km N at under 100 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

5 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: NDU137 30 km SW at 2,700 ft; SHIELD 41 km NW at 1,850 ft; ASI58 42 km SW at 2,625 ft; N7196W 50 km NW at 2,100 ft; N224LJ 51 km NW at 2,450 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.

N70562 · R22 helicopter, 20 km NW, 2,000 ft
N3082C · R22 helicopter, 24 km WSW, 2,150 ft
SHIELD · B505 helicopter, 41 km NW, 1,850 ft, circling
N7196W · R22 helicopter, 50 km NW, 2,100 ft
N224LJ · R22 helicopter, 51 km NW, 2,450 ft
PHXT01 · TWR military, 36 km N, under 100 ft

Is a plane circling over San Tan Valley?

CXK243 (C172, aircraft) is 16 km NW at 1,325 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 3.3 km of one spot.

NDU837 (P28A, aircraft) is 16 km NW at 1,325 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 3.3 km of one spot.

ASI70 (C172, aircraft) is 28 km WNW at 1,300 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 3.8 km of one spot.

OXF3175 (P28A, aircraft) is 35 km NW at 1,925 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 3.6 km of one spot.

N61574 (C172, aircraft) is 35 km NNW at 1,625 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 2.4 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 Tan Valley?

With 13 aircraft within 25 km, San Tan Valley is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Chandler with 26 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX), 52 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

Planes over Chandler 26 aircraft now
Planes over Mesa 24 aircraft now
Planes over Scottsdale 21 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over San Tan Valley tonight

3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 05:33 local time in the WSW, peaks 13° above the SW horizon and lasts about 3 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

ISS (ZARYA) · 05:33 local visible, peak 13° SW, 3 min
CSS (TIANHE) · 17:55 local visible, peak 71° SW, 6 min
HST · 18:43 local visible, peak 12° SSW, 3 min
ISS (ZARYA) · 21:23 local not visible, peak 27° NW, 5 min
ISS (ZARYA) · 03:55 local not visible, peak 45° NE, 6 min
CSS (TIANHE) · 11:27 local not visible, peak 34° SE, 5 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of San Tan Valley. 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.

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Data: ADS-B Exchange community feeders via adsb.lol (ODbL), OurAirports, CelesTrak (satellite orbits).