Walnut Creek, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Walnut Creek right now
Updated
15 aircraft over Walnut Creek right now; 1 aircraft low (2,100 ft) 19 km NNW Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 13:33 local (20:33 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Walnut Creek: 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
- 74
- Helicopters
- 0 within 60 km
- Military
- 1 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 8
- Circling or loitering
- 1 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 42 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:10 local time
Planes over Walnut Creek right now
At 13:33 local (20:33 UTC), 74 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Walnut Creek, California, United States, 15 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N98436 (C72R), 8 km NNW at 700 ft.
By height: 3 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 33 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 38 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Walnut Creek.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N98436 | — | C72R | 700 ft | 7.8 km NNW | 181° S |
| N80912 | — | C172 | 3,450 ft | 9 km SSE | 258° WSW |
| N84DL | — | C172 | 3,300 ft | 12 km WNW | 174° S |
| N138ME | — | C172 | 3,500 ft | 17.9 km NNE | 257° WSW |
| N1407U | — | C172 | 2,100 ft | 18.5 km NNW | 121° ESE |
| N211TD | — | C172 | 3,800 ft | 19.6 km NE | 198° SSW |
| UAL1953 | United Airlines | A320 | 7,025 ft | 20 km SW | 358° N |
| N49004 | — | C152 | 1,000 ft | 21.1 km SW | 180° S |
| N739AQ | — | C172 | 2,400 ft | 21.5 km SSE | 108° ESE |
| N7073G | — | C172 | 1,600 ft | 21.8 km S | 46° NE |
| N5AJ | — | GLF6 | 825 ft | 23.4 km SSW | 292° WNW |
| N44PF | — | P28A | 200 ft | 23.9 km SW | 292° WNW |
| N1RD | — | C25A | 7,225 ft | 23.9 km S | 60° ENE |
| N18ST | — | C172 | 5,450 ft | 24.1 km NNE | 120° ESE |
| N1920F | — | C172 | 2,175 ft | 25 km N | 40° NE |
Helicopters, military and low planes over Walnut Creek
No helicopters are broadcasting their position within 60 km of Walnut Creek 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: N343TA (P28A) 45 km NE at 900 ft. Many military flights switch their transponders off or hide their identity, so this is a minimum.
8 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N1407U 19 km NNW at 2,100 ft; N739AQ 22 km SSE at 2,400 ft; N7073G 22 km S at 1,600 ft; N1920F 25 km N at 2,175 ft; N21866 27 km WNW at 2,825 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.
- N343TA · P28A military, 45 km NE, 900 ft
Is a plane circling over Walnut Creek?
N24998 (C152, aircraft) is 42 km WNW at 3,100 ft. Over the last 13 minutes it has stayed within about 3.7 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 Walnut Creek?
With 15 aircraft within 25 km, Walnut Creek is busier than 2 of 3 nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Oakland with 19 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 42 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over Walnut Creek 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 50° 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 50° N, 6 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local not visible, peak 43° SSE, 6 min
- HST · 20:22 local not visible, peak 12° SSE, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:47 local not visible, peak 44° N, 6 min
- HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 19° S, 5 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 23:24 local not visible, peak 66° S, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Walnut Creek. 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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