Saratoga, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Saratoga right now
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12 aircraft over Saratoga right now; 1 aircraft low (1,725 ft) 16 km E Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:24 local (03:24 UTC).
Planes over Saratoga right now
At 19:24 local (03:24 UTC), 42 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Saratoga, California, United States, 12 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is MXY1373 (BCS3), 8 km SSW at 9,125 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 24 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 15 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Saratoga.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MXY1373 | — | BCS3 | 9,125 ft | 7.8 km SSW | 328° NNW |
| ASA354 | Alaska Airlines | B739 | 4,275 ft | 8.2 km SE | 64° ENE |
| N1642R | — | AA1 | 1,800 ft | 12.9 km N | 287° WNW |
| LXJ482 | — | GLF4 | under 100 ft | 13.8 km NE | 318° NW |
| EJA930 | — | C68A | 15,875 ft | 13.9 km NE | 323° NW |
| SWA879 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 1,725 ft | 16.1 km E | 319° NW |
| N282MM | — | C172 | 1,200 ft | 18.4 km NNW | 341° NNW |
| N579WG | — | C172 | 3,275 ft | 18.7 km NW | 98° E |
| SWA3885 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 4,825 ft | 21.5 km NE | 143° SE |
| SKW5572 | — | E75L | 11,150 ft | 22.2 km S | 343° NNW |
| SKW5457 | — | E170 | 5,900 ft | 22.7 km NW | 91° E |
| N501SC | — | C172 | under 100 ft | 23.5 km NNW | 322° NW |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Saratoga: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 12 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 42
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 1
- Circling or loitering
- 4 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 51 km San Francisco International
- Next visible HST pass
- 17:42 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Saratoga
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N911AC (B505), is 48 km N at 950 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: C6525 (AS65) 53 km NW at 100 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
1 aircraft is below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: SWA879 16 km E at 1,725 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
4 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N911AC · B505 helicopter, 48 km N, 950 ft, circling
- C6525 · AS65 helicopter, 53 km NW, 100 ft
Is a plane circling over Saratoga?
BYF43 (C82S, aircraft) is 35 km NNW at 575 ft. Over the last 13 minutes it has stayed within about 2.4 km of one spot.
N736JA (RV12, aircraft) is 43 km SSE at 775 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 2.8 km of one spot.
N911AC (B505, helicopter) is 48 km N at 950 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has turned through about 399°.
N88303 (CH7B, aircraft) is 52 km NNE at 1,225 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 1.5 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 Saratoga?
With 12 aircraft within 25 km, Saratoga is quieter than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over San Jose with 14 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 51 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over San Jose 14 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Saratoga tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:42 local time in the SSW, peaks 11° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 1 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- HST · 17:42 local visible, peak 11° SSW, 1 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:31 local visible, peak 13° SW, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 55° ESE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:00 local not visible, peak 19° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 32° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:30 local not visible, peak 24° SW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Saratoga. 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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