Santa Barbara, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Santa Barbara right now
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8 aircraft over Santa Barbara right now; nothing unusual Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 17:57 local (01:57 UTC).
Planes over Santa Barbara right now
At 17:57 local (01:57 UTC), 17 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Santa Barbara, California, United States, 8 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N783DG (C172), 5 km SE at 3,400 ft.
By height: 6 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 5 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 6 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Santa Barbara.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N783DG | — | C172 | 3,400 ft | 4.6 km SE | 111° ESE |
| N71VB | — | T206 | 7,975 ft | 5 km NE | 304° NW |
| N4971L | — | P28A | 1,775 ft | 8.4 km WNW | 303° WNW |
| N358WC | — | C25A | 825 ft | 8.9 km W | 319° NW |
| N836BL | — | RV12 | 4,975 ft | 12.2 km ESE | 288° WNW |
| N74646 | — | AA5 | 900 ft | 15.1 km WNW | 73° ENE |
| N4637G | — | C172 | 1,800 ft | 19.1 km W | 251° WSW |
| UAL1174 | United Airlines | B738 | 40,000 ft | 23.4 km N | 312° NW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Santa Barbara: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 8 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 17
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 0
- Circling or loitering
- 0 watching started just now
- Nearest major airport
- LAX · 130 km Los Angeles International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:57 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Santa Barbara
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Santa Barbara right now. If you can hear one, it may be a police or military helicopter that does not transmit ADS-B, or one outside receiver range at low altitude.
No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.
Every aircraft below 3,000 ft is close to an airport, which is normal approach or departure traffic.
1 aircraft nearby uses 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 Santa Barbara?
No aircraft is circling over Santa Barbara right now. GodsView started watching for circling 2 minutes ago, so an orbit that began earlier may not show yet.
How busy is the sky over Santa Barbara?
With 8 aircraft within 25 km, Santa Barbara is busier than 2 of 5 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Santa Clarita with 12 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 130 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 Barbara tonight
4 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:57 local time in the SSE, peaks 39° above the SSE horizon and lasts about 2 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:57 local visible, peak 39° SSE, 2 min
- HST · 18:14 local visible, peak 14° SSW, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:31 local visible, peak 26° SW, 6 min
- HST · 17:41 local visible, peak 15° SSW, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 72° WNW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:01 local not visible, peak 11° NNW, 2 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Santa Barbara. 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).