Union City, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Union City right now
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25 aircraft over Union City right now; 1 aircraft circling 10 km NW at 525 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 11:26 local (18:26 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Union City: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 25 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 77
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 14
- Circling or loitering
- 3 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 32 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:10 local time
Planes over Union City right now
At 11:26 local (18:26 UTC), 77 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Union City, California, United States, 25 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N735ZA (C182), 7 km E at 2,875 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 34 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 40 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Union City.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N735ZA | — | C182 | 2,875 ft | 7.1 km E | 239° WSW |
| N4828P | — | C172 | 1,875 ft | 8 km NW | 331° NNW |
| ~877CF9 | — | — | 300 ft | 8.4 km NW | 30° NNE |
| N1357Q | — | C150 | 1,600 ft | 9.1 km SW | 255° WSW |
| N5286C | — | C172 | 3,300 ft | 9.1 km E | 258° WSW |
| N307SH | — | R44 | 900 ft | 9.5 km NW | 257° WSW |
| N6695M | — | C172 | 525 ft | 10 km NW | 101° E |
| CXK536 | — | C72R | 3,100 ft | 13.6 km N | 236° SW |
| N362Q | — | C172 | 625 ft | 16.3 km SSW | 147° SSE |
| N4044D | — | R22 | 800 ft | 18.5 km NE | 279° W |
| BYF17 | — | C172 | 600 ft | 19.4 km WSW | 233° SW |
| N784SP | — | C172 | 500 ft | 21.2 km WSW | 141° SE |
| ~2B020A | — | — | 1,200 ft | 21.3 km NE | — |
| N2696Z | — | CH7A | 4,000 ft | 21.4 km SE | 1° N |
| SWA442 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 18,650 ft | 21.5 km ESE | 260° W |
| N916KT | — | C172 | 1,175 ft | 21.6 km SW | 3° N |
| BYF18 | — | C172 | 200 ft | 21.9 km WSW | 315° NW |
| ~2B0230 | — | — | 600 ft | 22.1 km ENE | 281° W |
| UAL499 | United Airlines | B38M | 10,350 ft | 22.5 km N | 56° ENE |
| N81034 | — | P28A | under 100 ft | 22.6 km WSW | 316° NW |
| SWA3776 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 4,000 ft | 23.2 km WNW | 58° ENE |
| N268Z | — | C172 | 1,225 ft | 23.8 km ENE | 89° E |
| N818PR | — | BE36 | 4,625 ft | 24.7 km SW | 267° W |
| N83PK | — | C82S | 9,675 ft | 24.9 km NE | 322° NW |
| N3744Y | — | C172 | 2,850 ft | 25 km E | 242° WSW |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Union City
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N307SH (R44), is 10 km NW at 900 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: C6525 (AS65) 42 km WNW at 375 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
14 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N735ZA 7 km E at 2,875 ft; N1357Q 9 km SW at 1,600 ft; BYF33 26 km ENE at 1,325 ft; N32LP 27 km SW at 1,925 ft; N11024 32 km NE at 2,900 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
9 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N307SH · R44 helicopter, 10 km NW, 900 ft
- N4044D · R22 helicopter, 19 km NE, 800 ft
- C6525 · AS65 helicopter, 42 km WNW, 375 ft
Is a plane circling over Union City?
N6695M (C172, aircraft) is 10 km NW at 525 ft. Over the last 17 minutes it has stayed within about 2 km of one spot.
N2316T (C72R, aircraft) is 36 km SSE at 400 ft. Over the last 17 minutes it has turned through about 451°.
N734CP (C172, aircraft) is 45 km NE at 600 ft. Over the last 17 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 Union City?
With 25 aircraft within 25 km, Union City is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Fremont with 25 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 32 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over Fremont 25 aircraft now
- Planes over Dublin, CA 19 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Union City 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 48° 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 48° N, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local not visible, peak 45° SSE, 6 min
- HST · 20:22 local not visible, peak 12° SSE, 3 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:47 local not visible, peak 41° N, 6 min
- HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 19° S, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:24 local not visible, peak 71° SW, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Union 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.
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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