Torrance, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Torrance right now
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39 aircraft over Torrance right now; 1 aircraft circling 17 km E at 100 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 14:11 local (21:11 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Torrance: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 39 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 125
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 20
- Circling or loitering
- 7 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- LAX · 13 km Los Angeles International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 18:33 local time
Planes over Torrance right now
At 14:11 local (21:11 UTC), 125 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Torrance, California, United States, 39 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N320SR (SR20), 4 km WNW at 1,925 ft.
By height: 8 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 54 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 63 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Torrance.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N320SR | — | SR20 | 1,925 ft | 4.2 km WNW | 303° WNW |
| N379TA | — | C172 | 2,500 ft | 5.7 km WSW | 209° SSW |
| N562AF | — | C172 | 1,300 ft | 8.1 km ENE | 172° S |
| SWA3092 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 4,800 ft | 10.9 km SE | 191° SSW |
| N328EM | — | PA46 | 1,600 ft | 11.3 km SW | 187° S |
| ~2990D4 | — | — | 100 ft | 11.4 km ENE | 342° NNW |
| N747KY | — | C150 | 1,600 ft | 13.2 km ESE | 186° S |
| DAL634 | Delta Air Lines | A21N | 625 ft | 13.5 km N | 263° W |
| N6245D | — | C172 | 3,400 ft | 13.7 km S | 101° E |
| ~2990B5 | — | — | 2,900 ft | 13.8 km SW | 299° WNW |
| DAL1647 | Delta Air Lines | A21N | 10,875 ft | 14.5 km WNW | 52° NE |
| N3JA | — | C172 | 1,750 ft | 14.8 km S | 104° ESE |
| SWA3064 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 32,875 ft | 15.4 km S | 333° NNW |
| DAL2148 | Delta Air Lines | A319 | 2,125 ft | 15.7 km NNE | 263° W |
| SWA3653 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 32,400 ft | 15.8 km SE | 133° SE |
| SKW6043 | — | E75L | 3,025 ft | 16 km WNW | 232° SW |
| N6231H | — | P28A | 100 ft | 16.5 km E | 270° W |
| VOI1783 | — | A20N | 2,100 ft | 16.6 km NE | 274° W |
| CXK386 | — | C72R | 900 ft | 16.8 km ESE | 344° NNW |
| ~29906C | — | — | 900 ft | 16.9 km ESE | 90° E |
| CXK1017 | — | PA44 | 4,500 ft | 18.9 km SSW | 70° ENE |
| N94118 | — | C152 | 200 ft | 19.2 km E | 269° W |
| AAL1998 | American Airlines | A321 | 4,800 ft | 19.7 km WSW | 167° SSE |
| N4631B | — | C152 | 2,500 ft | 20.3 km SSE | 309° NW |
| CXK203 | — | C172 | 400 ft | 20.4 km E | 269° W |
| N7891G | — | C172 | 675 ft | 20.7 km E | 273° W |
| DAL2551 | Delta Air Lines | A319 | 3,425 ft | 21.2 km WNW | 264° W |
| N7878S | — | SLG4 | 3,000 ft | 21.6 km SSE | 249° WSW |
| SWA343 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 32,600 ft | 21.7 km ENE | 150° SSE |
| TAI523 | — | A20N | 8,925 ft | 22.1 km SW | 143° SE |
Showing the 30 closest of 39. Open the live map for all of them.
Helicopters, military and low planes over Torrance
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N851MH (EC30), is 24 km SSE at 300 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.
20 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N379TA 6 km WSW at 2,500 ft; N328EM 11 km SW at 1,600 ft; ~2990B5 14 km SW at 2,900 ft; N3JA 15 km S at 1,750 ft; VOI1783 17 km NE at 2,100 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
13 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N851MH · EC30 helicopter, 24 km SSE, 300 ft
- N233LA · AS50 helicopter, 26 km NNE, 750 ft
- N230LA · AS50 helicopter, 49 km NW, 1,450 ft
Is a plane circling over Torrance?
N6231H (P28A, aircraft) is 17 km E at 100 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 3.2 km of one spot.
N94118 (C152, aircraft) is 19 km E at 200 ft. Over the last 17 minutes it has stayed within about 2.9 km of one spot.
CXK203 (C172, aircraft) is 20 km E at 400 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 3 km of one spot.
N974TA (C172, aircraft) is 23 km NNW at 300 ft. Over the last 17 minutes it has stayed within about 2.9 km of one spot.
N84015 (P28A, aircraft) is 48 km N at 1,800 ft. Over the last 17 minutes it has stayed within about 3.1 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 Torrance?
With 39 aircraft within 25 km, Torrance is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Carson with 37 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to Los Angeles International (LAX), 13 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Torrance tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 18:33 local time in the WSW, peaks 65° above the NW horizon and lasts about 6 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local visible, peak 65° NW, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 20:11 local visible, peak 22° N, 5 min
- HST · 20:21 local visible, peak 23° SSE, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 16:58 local not visible, peak 17° SE, 4 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:49 local not visible, peak 22° N, 5 min
- HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 35° S, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Torrance. 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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