Santa Monica, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Santa Monica right now
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24 aircraft over Santa Monica right now; 1 helicopter circling 19 km NNE at 1,800 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:29 local (03:29 UTC).
Planes over Santa Monica right now
At 19:29 local (03:29 UTC), 66 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Santa Monica, California, United States, 24 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N57MG (TBM9), 4 km E at 20,000 ft.
By height: 8 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 37 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Santa Monica.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N57MG | — | TBM9 | 20,000 ft | 3.9 km E | 351° N |
| DAL2197 | Delta Air Lines | B738 | 250 ft | 9.9 km SE | 263° W |
| FDX1650 | — | B763 | 1,900 ft | 10.7 km SSE | 244° WSW |
| UAL923 | United Airlines | B789 | 14,225 ft | 11.5 km SE | 56° ENE |
| ASA204 | Alaska Airlines | B39M | 300 ft | 12 km SE | 263° W |
| UAL2111 | United Airlines | B738 | 4,975 ft | 12 km SW | 265° W |
| N223LA | — | AS50 | 500 ft | 13.3 km E | 100° E |
| UAL2858 | United Airlines | B752 | 100 ft | 13.5 km SE | 262° W |
| EJA674 | — | C68A | 3,900 ft | 14.7 km NW | 108° ESE |
| N138GL | — | GLF5 | 1,275 ft | 16.8 km N | 357° N |
| UAL1689 | United Airlines | B39M | 7,950 ft | 17.1 km W | 355° N |
| DAL1438 | Delta Air Lines | A319 | 1,400 ft | 17.2 km ESE | 263° W |
| N350BV | — | C25A | 14,400 ft | 17.6 km ENE | 104° ESE |
| N224LA | — | AS50 | 1,100 ft | 17.9 km NNE | 305° NW |
| SWA2850 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 4,125 ft | 18.3 km E | 83° E |
| N40798 | — | P28A | 4,475 ft | 18.5 km WNW | 303° WNW |
| SKW5612 | — | E75L | 1,275 ft | 18.9 km ESE | 263° W |
| N828AP | — | AS50 | 1,800 ft | 18.9 km NNE | 180° S |
| UPS907 | — | A306 | 2,500 ft | 19.5 km NE | 217° SW |
| N667LB | — | P28A | 2,325 ft | 20.1 km N | 91° E |
| N219EL | — | SR20 | 700 ft | 21.8 km N | 276° W |
| N282MK | — | P28A | 800 ft | 21.8 km N | 50° NE |
| FIRE1 | — | A139 | 1,000 ft | 22.1 km NE | 270° W |
| N5BM | — | P28A | 2,700 ft | 23.4 km NW | 86° E |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Santa Monica: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 24 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 66
- Helicopters
- 11 within 60 km
- Military
- 2 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 11
- Circling or loitering
- 3 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LAX · 12 km Los Angeles International
- Next visible ISS pass
- 04:31 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Santa Monica
11 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N223LA (AS50), is 13 km E at 500 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.
2 military aircraft are visible nearby: AE67D8 (P8) 46 km WSW at 7,525 ft; BT12 (H60) 57 km SSE at 275 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
11 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N223LA 13 km E at 500 ft; ACA791 27 km ESE at 2,875 ft; N1539E 39 km E at 1,900 ft; N930DK 44 km ESE at 575 ft; ~299404 44 km ESE at 500 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
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.
- N223LA · AS50 helicopter, 13 km E, 500 ft
- N224LA · AS50 helicopter, 18 km NNE, 1,100 ft
- N828AP · AS50 helicopter, 19 km NNE, 1,800 ft, circling
- FIRE1 · A139 helicopter, 22 km NE, 1,000 ft
- N7530M · R44 helicopter, 27 km SE, 500 ft
- N930DK · R44 helicopter, 44 km ESE, 575 ft
- N960LA · AS50 helicopter, 44 km E, 1,025 ft, circling
- N50Q · B407 helicopter, 54 km ENE, 1,600 ft, circling
- N925TV · AS50 helicopter, 55 km ENE, 2,075 ft
- BT12 · H60 helicopter, 57 km SSE, 275 ft
- N682HB · H500 helicopter, 60 km SE, 675 ft
- AE67D8 · P8 military, 46 km WSW, 7,525 ft
Is a plane circling over Santa Monica?
N828AP (AS50, helicopter) is 19 km NNE at 1,800 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 1.9 km of one spot.
N960LA (AS50, helicopter) is 44 km E at 1,025 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 0.7 km of one spot.
N50Q (B407, helicopter) is 54 km ENE at 1,600 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 0.9 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 Monica?
With 24 aircraft within 25 km, Santa Monica is busier than 3 of 4 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Gardena with 25 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 12 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 Monica tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 04:31 local time in the WNW, peaks 24° above the SW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:31 local visible, peak 24° SW, 6 min
- HST · 17:41 local visible, peak 15° SSW, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:31 local visible, peak 15° SW, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 60° NW, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:54 local not visible, peak 27° NE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 10:26 local not visible, peak 17° SE, 4 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Santa Monica. 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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