Santa Ana, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Santa Ana right now
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22 aircraft over Santa Ana right now; 1 aircraft circling 21 km SE at 2,600 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 13:35 local (20:35 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Santa Ana: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 22 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 126
- Helicopters
- 6 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 23
- Circling or loitering
- 10 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LAX · 54 km Los Angeles International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:34 local time
Planes over Santa Ana right now
At 13:35 local (20:35 UTC), 126 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Santa Ana, California, United States, 22 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is EJM899 (F2TH), 4 km N at 3,200 ft.
By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 61 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 61 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Santa Ana.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJM899 | — | F2TH | 3,200 ft | 4.2 km N | 75° ENE |
| N680G | — | C680 | 250 ft | 6.1 km S | 207° SSW |
| N7972C | — | P28A | 200 ft | 6.9 km S | 218° SW |
| N94946 | — | C182 | 9,400 ft | 9.5 km SW | 135° SE |
| SWA2132 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 15,850 ft | 12.2 km SSE | 81° E |
| SWA1415 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 2,475 ft | 15.3 km WSW | 315° NW |
| N767CL | — | C172 | 3,900 ft | 15.6 km NE | 234° SW |
| N2114U | — | C172 | 700 ft | 17.4 km NW | 35° NE |
| UAL1084 | United Airlines | B752 | 22,550 ft | 17.5 km S | 99° E |
| N66977 | — | C152 | under 100 ft | 17.5 km NW | 72° ENE |
| N20496 | — | C172 | 600 ft | 18.5 km NW | 322° NW |
| N3341R | — | C182 | 2,200 ft | 19.6 km NNE | 254° WSW |
| N647SB | — | T210 | 4,375 ft | 19.9 km W | 56° NE |
| SWA2287 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 5,200 ft | 20.7 km S | 156° SSE |
| N497TC | — | C172 | 6,400 ft | 20.8 km SW | 309° NW |
| N99157 | — | C172 | 2,800 ft | 20.8 km NNE | 157° SSE |
| N72DM | — | P28A | 2,600 ft | 20.9 km SE | 286° WNW |
| ~BE9A55 | — | — | 4,100 ft | 22.6 km NE | 137° SE |
| N1487V | — | C172 | 4,250 ft | 22.8 km WSW | 296° WNW |
| N6111Q | — | C152 | 1,700 ft | 23 km NW | 86° E |
| N169TW | — | SLG4 | 1,875 ft | 24.1 km NNW | 70° ENE |
| N401LP | — | C172 | 4,200 ft | 24.9 km WSW | 232° SW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Santa Ana
6 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, KNIFE24 (H60), is 29 km NW at 825 ft and has been circling. 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: KNIFE24 (H60) 29 km NW at 825 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
23 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: SWA1415 15 km WSW at 2,475 ft; N3341R 20 km NNE at 2,200 ft; N99157 21 km NNE at 2,800 ft; N72DM 21 km SE at 2,600 ft; N6111Q 23 km NW at 1,700 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
16 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- KNIFE24 · H60 helicopter, 29 km NW, 825 ft, circling
- N851MH · EC30 helicopter, 32 km WSW, 300 ft
- N953LA · AS50 helicopter, 34 km NW, 675 ft
- N865PB · R44 helicopter, 38 km W, 900 ft
- N197SH · R22 helicopter, 50 km N, 2,950 ft
- N233LA · AS50 helicopter, 51 km NW, 725 ft
Is a plane circling over Santa Ana?
N72DM (P28A, aircraft) is 21 km SE at 2,600 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 3.3 km of one spot.
N3048E (C172, aircraft) is 27 km WNW at 1,075 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 3.4 km of one spot.
KNIFE24 (H60, helicopter) is 29 km NW at 825 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 3.9 km of one spot.
N116TU (P208, aircraft) is 31 km ENE at 2,250 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 1.3 km of one spot.
N737PM (C172, aircraft) is 38 km ENE at 5,500 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.
How busy is the sky over Santa Ana?
With 22 aircraft within 25 km, Santa Ana is busier than 3 of 5 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Fountain Valley with 34 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 54 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Santa Ana 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 60° above the NW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:34 local visible, peak 60° NW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:11 local visible, peak 21° N, 5 min
- HST · 20:21 local visible, peak 24° SSE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 16:58 local not visible, peak 18° SE, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:49 local not visible, peak 22° NNE, 5 min
- HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 36° S, 7 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Santa Ana. 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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