Santa Cruz, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Santa Cruz, CA right now
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8 aircraft over Santa Cruz, CA right now; 1 aircraft circling 22 km E at under 100 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:32 local (03:32 UTC).
Planes over Santa Cruz, CA right now
At 19:32 local (03:32 UTC), 26 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Santa Cruz, California, United States, 8 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SWA4954 (B38M), 7 km NE at 14,925 ft.
By height: 5 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 19 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 2 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Santa Cruz, CA.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA4954 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 14,925 ft | 7 km NE | 343° NNW |
| N697TD | — | GA6C | 24,450 ft | 14.8 km N | 137° SE |
| UAL1350 | United Airlines | B39M | 11,675 ft | 17.3 km N | 319° NW |
| VOI1771 | — | A320 | 22,925 ft | 17.8 km NE | 134° SE |
| SKW5419 | — | E75L | 15,650 ft | 18.4 km SSE | 347° NNW |
| N736JA | — | RV12 | under 100 ft | 21.9 km E | 212° SSW |
| UAL264 | United Airlines | A320 | 20,000 ft | 22.2 km E | 138° SE |
| SKW5631 | — | E75L | 18,400 ft | 24.8 km SSE | 327° NNW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Santa Cruz, CA: 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
- 26
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 0
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 78 km San Francisco International
- Next visible HST pass
- 17:41 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Santa Cruz, CA
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Santa Cruz, CA 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.
6 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 Santa Cruz, CA?
N736JA (RV12, aircraft) is 22 km E at under 100 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 2.8 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 Cruz, CA?
With 8 aircraft within 25 km, Santa Cruz, CA is quieter than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over San Jose with 11 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 78 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over San Jose 11 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Santa Cruz, CA tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:41 local time in the SW, peaks 11° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 2 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- HST · 17:41 local visible, peak 11° SSW, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:31 local visible, peak 13° SSW, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 57° SSE, 7 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:00 local not visible, peak 18° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 31° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:30 local not visible, peak 25° SW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Santa Cruz, 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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