Sun City, Arizona, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Sun City right now

Updated Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:51:51 GMT

12 aircraft over Sun City right now; 1 aircraft circling 6 km S at 2,025 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:51 local (01:51 UTC).

Planes over Sun City right now

At 18:51 local (01:51 UTC), 63 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Sun City, Arizona, United States, 12 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N486LP (PIAT), 6 km S at 2,025 ft.

By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 36 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 25 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Sun City.

Flight	Airline	Type	Altitude	Where	Heading
N486LP	—	PIAT	2,025 ft	6.1 km S	113° ESE
N252EA	—	PIAT	1,175 ft	10.3 km SSW	23° NNE
N4743X	—	T206	2,300 ft	17.6 km NE	175° S
N463KC	—	PA46	3,575 ft	17.6 km NNE	183° S
VAR474	—	SR20	1,950 ft	17.7 km SW	179° S
VAR488	—	SR20	1,550 ft	18.5 km SSW	119° ESE
N892GT	—	EC30	1,500 ft	19.6 km S	263° W
AAL1666	American Airlines	A319	11,725 ft	21.7 km SSW	280° W
N229MT	—	AS50	1,600 ft	23.4 km SE	267° W
AAL2234	American Airlines	A320	5,000 ft	24.1 km SSE	253° WSW
VWA101	—	P28A	4,700 ft	24.2 km NNW	105° ESE
N224MT	—	AS50	1,400 ft	25 km ESE	15° NNE

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Sun City: 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: 63
Helicopters: 9 within 60 km
Military: 2 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports: 10
Circling or loitering: 4 last 20 min
Nearest major airport: PHX · 30 km Phoenix Sky Harbor
Next visible CSS pass: 18:55 local time

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Helicopters, military and low planes over Sun City

9 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N892GT (EC30), is 20 km S at 1,500 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: KYOTE37 (H60) 48 km E at 2,300 ft; KYOTE49 (H60) 57 km ENE at 3,375 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.

10 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N4743X 18 km NE at 2,300 ft; N892GT 20 km S at 1,500 ft; N911AZ 26 km ENE at 1,725 ft; VAR667 28 km SSW at 2,625 ft; N2XN 40 km E at 2,475 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.

N892GT · EC30 helicopter, 20 km S, 1,500 ft
N229MT · AS50 helicopter, 23 km SE, 1,600 ft
N224MT · AS50 helicopter, 25 km ESE, 1,400 ft
N911AZ · B429 helicopter, 26 km ENE, 1,725 ft
N624FB · AS50 helicopter, 26 km ESE, 1,925 ft
KYOTE92 · H60 helicopter, 45 km NNE, 2,825 ft
KYOTE37 · H60 helicopter, 48 km E, 2,300 ft
KYOTE49 · H60 helicopter, 57 km ENE, 3,375 ft
FALCON7 · H500 helicopter, 57 km ESE, 1,825 ft

Is a plane circling over Sun City?

N486LP (PIAT, aircraft) is 6 km S at 2,025 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 3 km of one spot.

N252EA (PIAT, aircraft) is 10 km SSW at 1,175 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 2.6 km of one spot.

N5407W (P28A, aircraft) is 55 km SE at 1,900 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 2.4 km of one spot.

N5134K (C172, aircraft) is 56 km SE at 1,200 ft. Over the last 10 minutes it has stayed within about 0.3 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 Sun City?

With 12 aircraft within 25 km, Sun City is busier than 1 of 5 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Mesa with 31 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX), 30 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

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Planes over Phoenix 26 aircraft now
Planes over Scottsdale 24 aircraft now
Planes over Mesa 31 aircraft now

ISS and bright satellites over Sun City tonight

5 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:55 local time in the W, peaks 34° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.

CSS (TIANHE) · 18:55 local visible, peak 34° SSW, 5 min
HST · 19:17 local visible, peak 11° SSW, 2 min
ISS (ZARYA) · 05:33 local visible, peak 13° WSW, 3 min
CSS (TIANHE) · 17:55 local visible, peak 71° SSW, 6 min
HST · 18:43 local visible, peak 12° SSW, 3 min
ISS (ZARYA) · 19:47 local not visible, peak 20° SE, 5 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Sun City. 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.

What's flying over me (use my location)

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).