Watsonville, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over Watsonville right now
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9 aircraft over Watsonville right now; 1 aircraft low (2,325 ft) 7 km SSE Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 17:53 local (01:53 UTC).
Planes over Watsonville right now
At 17:53 local (01:53 UTC), 33 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of Watsonville, California, United States, 9 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N228AN (C172), 7 km SSE at 2,325 ft.
By height: 4 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 19 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 10 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around Watsonville.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N228AN | — | C172 | 2,325 ft | 7 km SSE | 327° NNW |
| BXR1959 | — | C208 | 4,400 ft | 13.2 km N | 17° NNE |
| VFR | — | AA5 | 3,400 ft | 13.8 km SSE | 100° E |
| ~2B025B | — | — | 3,400 ft | 13.9 km SSE | 103° ESE |
| N59FG | — | C208 | 3,000 ft | 14.8 km NE | 218° SW |
| N12WL | — | BE95 | 3,275 ft | 16.4 km WSW | 164° SSE |
| SWA287 | Southwest Airlines | B737 | 26,800 ft | 20.9 km SW | 327° NNW |
| SWA1779 | Southwest Airlines | B38M | 20,975 ft | 21.1 km SSE | 322° NW |
| EJA289 | — | E545 | 7,850 ft | 22.4 km NNE | 275° W |
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over Watsonville: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 9 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 33
- Helicopters
- 3 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 4
- Circling or loitering
- 0 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 96 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 17:53 local time
Helicopters, military and low planes over Watsonville
3 helicopters are flying within 60 km. The nearest, N408SD (EC20), is 28 km NNE at 1,100 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.
4 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: N228AN 7 km SSE at 2,325 ft; N408SD 28 km NNE at 1,100 ft; N213AN 32 km N at 2,700 ft; N4040 42 km NNW at 1,600 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
7 aircraft nearby use a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N408SD · EC20 helicopter, 28 km NNE, 1,100 ft
- N4040 · R44 helicopter, 42 km NNW, 1,600 ft
- N408PD · AS50 helicopter, 47 km N, 1,050 ft
Is a plane circling over Watsonville?
No aircraft is circling over Watsonville 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 Watsonville?
With 9 aircraft within 25 km, Watsonville is quieter than every nearby large city right now. The busiest nearby sky is over San Jose with 17 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 96 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
- Planes over San Jose 17 aircraft now
ISS and bright satellites over Watsonville tonight
3 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 17:53 local time in the W, peaks 43° above the SSW horizon and lasts about 5 minutes. A fast, steady, non-blinking light is a satellite, not a plane.
- CSS (TIANHE) · 17:53 local visible, peak 43° SSW, 5 min
- HST · 18:15 local visible, peak 11° SSW, 2 min
- HST · 17:42 local visible, peak 11° SSW, 2 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 20:22 local not visible, peak 60° ESE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 22:00 local not visible, peak 18° NNW, 4 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 02:53 local not visible, peak 31° NNE, 6 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of Watsonville. 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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