South San Francisco, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over South San Francisco right now
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15 aircraft over South San Francisco right now; 1 aircraft circling 21 km SE at 100 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 19:33 local (03:33 UTC).
Planes over South San Francisco right now
At 19:33 local (03:33 UTC), 42 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of South San Francisco, California, United States, 15 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is UAL926 (B772), 2 km S at 1,025 ft.
By height: 1 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 22 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 19 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around South San Francisco.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAL926 | United Airlines | B772 | 1,025 ft | 2.4 km S | 297° WNW |
| UAL2019 | United Airlines | B739 | 3,350 ft | 5.2 km NE | 351° N |
| DAL1559 | Delta Air Lines | A21N | under 100 ft | 5.2 km SSE | 28° NNE |
| SKW5371 | — | CRJ2 | 5,150 ft | 6.5 km NNW | 230° SW |
| UAL561 | United Airlines | A319 | 350 ft | 9 km SE | 292° WNW |
| SKW5572 | — | E75L | 550 ft | 10.3 km SE | 297° WNW |
| SIA38 | Singapore Airlines | A359 | 41,025 ft | 12.8 km SSW | 134° SE |
| UAL1577 | United Airlines | B38M | 11,700 ft | 15.1 km SSW | 189° S |
| AAL3246 | American Airlines | B738 | 4,825 ft | 17.2 km WSW | 272° W |
| UAL436 | United Airlines | B38M | 2,100 ft | 18.7 km ESE | 292° WNW |
| ~2B05A7 | — | — | 600 ft | 19.8 km SE | 116° ESE |
| BYF43 | — | C82S | 100 ft | 20.7 km SE | 321° NW |
| UAL677 | United Airlines | A320 | 9,825 ft | 21.8 km E | 108° ESE |
| PAL104 | — | A359 | 2,500 ft | 22 km ESE | 298° WNW |
| N911EH | — | EC35 | 1,575 ft | 24.9 km NNE | 190° S |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over South San Francisco: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 15 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 42
- Helicopters
- 4 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 3
- Circling or loitering
- 5 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 4 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:31 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over South San Francisco
4 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N911EH (EC35), is 25 km NNE at 1,575 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.
1 military aircraft is visible nearby: C6556 (AS65) 54 km N at 450 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
3 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N911EH 25 km NNE at 1,575 ft; LXJ500 47 km N at 1,625 ft; N965S 56 km N at 2,100 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
2 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N911EH · EC35 helicopter, 25 km NNE, 1,575 ft
- N911AC · B505 helicopter, 29 km E, 950 ft, circling
- N366GT · EC45 helicopter, 51 km NE, 2,325 ft
- C6556 · AS65 helicopter, 54 km N, 450 ft
Is a plane circling over South San Francisco?
BYF43 (C82S, aircraft) is 21 km SE at 100 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 2.8 km of one spot.
N911AC (B505, helicopter) is 29 km E at 950 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 3.2 km of one spot.
N6013S (C82T, aircraft) is 32 km SE at 625 ft. Over the last 7 minutes it has stayed within about 1.7 km of one spot.
N501SC (C172, aircraft) is 33 km SE at 650 ft. Over the last 11 minutes it has stayed within about 2.3 km of one spot.
N88303 (CH7B, aircraft) is 51 km E at 650 ft. Over the last 10 minutes it has stayed within about 1.4 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 South San Francisco?
With 15 aircraft within 25 km, South San Francisco is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over San Francisco with 10 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 4 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over South San Francisco tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:31 local time in the WSW, peaks 13° above the SW horizon and lasts about 2 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:31 local visible, peak 13° SW, 2 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 49° SSE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:00 local not visible, peak 20° NNW, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 01:18 local not visible, peak 10° N, 1 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 33° NE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:30 local not visible, peak 24° SW, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of South San Francisco. 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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