Vista, California, United States · live ADS-B

Planes over Vista right now

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25 aircraft over Vista right now; 1 aircraft low (2,450 ft) 2 km SE Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 11:10 local (18:10 UTC).

Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Vista: 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
60
Helicopters
2 within 60 km
Military
0 flagged military airframes
Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
6
Circling or loitering
3 last 20 min
Nearest major airport
SAN · 52 km San Diego
Next visible CSS pass
18:33 local time

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Planes over Vista right now

At 11:10 local (18:10 UTC), 60 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Vista, California, United States, 25 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is EJA501 (C68A), 2 km SE at 2,450 ft.

By height: 1 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 41 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 18 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Vista.

FlightAirlineTypeAltitudeWhereHeading
EJA501—C68A2,450 ft2 km SE80° E
N6190D—C1722,900 ft4.3 km NNW72° ENE
ERU53—C1721,100 ft7.2 km SSE260° W
ERU60—C172425 ft7.9 km SSW259° W
GOJUMP3—C20810,500 ft8.6 km WNW12° NNE
N172LK—C72R225 ft8.7 km SSW257° WSW
CXK700—C72R800 ft9.6 km SSW256° WSW
N55TX—GLAS1,200 ft9.9 km SW319° NW
N355G—C1723,600 ft11.8 km SW202° SSW
ERU41—C1721,400 ft11.8 km SSW64° ENE
N1076Q—P28A4,500 ft13.2 km N214° SW
N721RS—BE355,375 ft15.3 km W161° SSE
N284LP—C1722,725 ft16.9 km WNW309° NW
N999HE—C1724,025 ft18.9 km NNE221° SW
N1487V—C1724,450 ft19.2 km NE210° SSW
N409CA—P28A4,075 ft19.6 km SSW335° NNW
N44886—P28A6,450 ft20.5 km SW337° NNW
N408CA—P28A4,350 ft22.4 km SSW252° WSW
CXK678—C1723,525 ft22.6 km ESE57° ENE
N918FA—C1724,500 ft23.5 km ESE69° ENE
N4126A—R44100 ft23.8 km S348° NNW
N14SG—AC114,300 ft23.9 km SE177° S
N512VA—TWEN4,300 ft24.1 km SSW338° NNW
N667LB—P28A5,275 ft24.3 km SSW238° WSW
N534GM—PC125,500 ft24.6 km E239° WSW

Helicopters, military and low planes over Vista

2 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N4126A (R44), is 24 km S at 100 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: EJA501 2 km SE at 2,450 ft; N6190D 4 km NNW at 2,900 ft; N4126A 24 km S at 100 ft; N280ER 26 km E at 2,050 ft; N98219 41 km WNW at 2,000 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.

6 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.

Is a plane circling over Vista?

CFR70 (S2P, aircraft) is 37 km E at 3,800 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has turned through about 457°.

N737MH (C172, aircraft) is 42 km NNE at 2,100 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 2.2 km of one spot.

N1702E (C172, aircraft) is 44 km NNE at 1,500 ft. Over the last 14 minutes it has stayed within about 2.6 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 Vista?

With 25 aircraft within 25 km, Vista is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Escondido with 23 aircraft within 25 km.

Most low traffic around here is linked to San Diego (SAN), 52 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.

ISS and bright satellites over Vista tonight

2 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 53° above the NNW 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 53° NNW, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 20:11 local visible, peak 19° N, 5 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 16:57 local not visible, peak 20° SE, 5 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 21:49 local not visible, peak 21° NNE, 5 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 23:25 local not visible, peak 68° NNE, 6 min
  • CSS (TIANHE) · 01:03 local not visible, peak 15° SW, 3 min

What plane is flying over me?

This page uses the centre of Vista. 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).