Sunnyvale, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Sunnyvale right now
Updated
15 aircraft over Sunnyvale right now; 1 aircraft circling 22 km ESE at 1,000 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 18:26 local (01:26 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Sunnyvale: 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
- 45
- Helicopters
- 2 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 6
- Circling or loitering
- 4 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 41 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:10 local time
Planes over Sunnyvale right now
At 18:26 local (01:26 UTC), 45 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Sunnyvale, California, United States, 15 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is SWA3239 (B737), 5 km SW at 25,550 ft.
By height: 2 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 22 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Sunnyvale.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWA3239 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 25,550 ft | 5.2 km SW | 133° SE |
| FFT1192 | Frontier Airlines | A320 | 17,550 ft | 10.9 km WNW | 133° SE |
| N957JW | — | SR20 | under 100 ft | 11.8 km NW | 323° NW |
| SWA3740 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 625 ft | 13.2 km ESE | 319° NW |
| N8877E | — | P28A | 3,025 ft | 14.6 km WNW | 173° S |
| UAL382 | United Airlines | B739 | 4,725 ft | 16.8 km N | 293° WNW |
| N5284S | — | C172 | 2,250 ft | 17 km NW | 236° SW |
| SKW3413 | — | E75L | 6,350 ft | 17.8 km E | 128° SE |
| UAL796 | United Airlines | B39M | 6,625 ft | 17.9 km NE | 272° W |
| N665M | — | SR20 | 1,925 ft | 21.4 km NNE | 250° WSW |
| N446SP | — | C172 | 1,000 ft | 22.2 km ESE | 61° ENE |
| N1507X | — | C172 | 1,025 ft | 22.7 km ESE | 132° SE |
| BYF20 | — | C172 | 200 ft | 22.8 km NW | 318° NW |
| N71TV | — | GLF4 | 3,950 ft | 24.1 km NNE | 300° WNW |
| ASA1400 | Alaska Airlines | B738 | 24,500 ft | 24.7 km E | 107° ESE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Sunnyvale
2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, REH32 (EC35), is 42 km NNE at 1,225 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.
No military aircraft are showing within 60 km. Military jets often fly without broadcasting, so "none visible" does not mean none flying.
6 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: VOI1770 29 km N at 2,275 ft; N4828P 30 km N at 2,625 ft; N2914J 39 km WNW at 700 ft; REH32 42 km NNE at 1,225 ft; N553TP 58 km NNW at 2,900 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.
- REH32 · EC35 helicopter, 42 km NNE, 1,225 ft
- N708PD · AS50 helicopter, 44 km NNE, 1,475 ft
Is a plane circling over Sunnyvale?
N446SP (C172, aircraft) is 22 km ESE at 1,000 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 3.1 km of one spot.
N915CM (C172, aircraft) is 31 km N at 300 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 2 km of one spot.
CXK486 (C72R, aircraft) is 43 km NNE at 1,100 ft. Over the last 17 minutes it has stayed within about 3.6 km of one spot.
N91934 (C72R, aircraft) is 44 km NNW at 975 ft. Over the last 18 minutes it has stayed within about 2.4 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 Sunnyvale?
With 15 aircraft within 25 km, Sunnyvale is busier than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over San Jose with 13 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 41 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over San Jose 13 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Sunnyvale tonight
1 visible pass of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:10 local time in the W, peaks 46° above the N horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:10 local visible, peak 46° N, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local not visible, peak 47° SSE, 6 min
- HST · 20:22 local not visible, peak 13° SSE, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:47 local not visible, peak 39° N, 6 min
- HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 20° S, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:24 local not visible, peak 73° SW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Sunnyvale. 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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Data: ADS-B Exchange community feeders via adsb.lol (ODbL), OurAirports, CelesTrak (satellite orbits).