Tacoma, Washington, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Tacoma right now
Updated
5 aircraft over Tacoma right now; 1 aircraft low (1,700 ft) 23 km S Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 11:22 local (18:22 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Tacoma: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 5 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 22
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 3
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SEA · 24 km Seattle–Tacoma
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:10 local time
Planes over Tacoma right now
At 11:22 local (18:22 UTC), 22 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Tacoma, Washington, United States, 5 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is ASA384 (B39M), 17 km ESE at 10,525 ft.
By height: 2 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 14 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 6 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Tacoma.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASA384 | Alaska Airlines | B39M | 10,525 ft | 17.4 km ESE | 163° SSE |
| ASA1347 | Alaska Airlines | B738 | 13,825 ft | 18.8 km WNW | 272° W |
| LXJ352 | — | E55P | 14,625 ft | 19.8 km WSW | 41° NE |
| ASA658 | Alaska Airlines | B39M | 1,775 ft | 20.6 km NNE | 181° S |
| N58794 | — | C182 | 1,700 ft | 22.5 km S | 1° N |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Tacoma
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Tacoma right now. If you can hear one, it may be a police or military helicopter that does not transmit ADS-B, or one outside receiver range at low altitude.
1 military aircraft is visible nearby: RCH3123 (C17) 53 km S at 12,850 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: N58794 23 km S at 1,700 ft; N715JR 42 km NNE at 1,950 ft; EJA756 52 km N at 1,925 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.
- RCH3123 · C17 military, 53 km S, 12,850 ft
Is a plane circling over Tacoma?
No aircraft is circling over Tacoma right now. GodsView checks every low aircraft near the city once a minute for a full turn or for staying within a few kilometres of one spot.
How busy is the sky over Tacoma?
With 5 aircraft within 25 km, Tacoma is quieter than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Burien with 8 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Seattle–Tacoma (SEA), 24 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Kent 6 aircraft now
- Planes over Burien 8 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Tacoma tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:10 local time in the SW, peaks 24° above the S horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:10 local visible, peak 24° S, 5 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 04:30 local visible, peak 44° N, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:07 local visible, peak 41° N, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:47 local not visible, peak 27° S, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:24 local not visible, peak 14° SSW, 3 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 56° SE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Tacoma. 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.
Planes over nearby cities
More live data for Tacoma
Aviation
Data: ADS-B Exchange community feeders via adsb.lol (ODbL), OurAirports, CelesTrak (satellite orbits).