West Sacramento, California, United States · live ADS-B
Planes over West Sacramento right now
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5 aircraft over West Sacramento right now; 1 aircraft circling 15 km NE at 1,200 ft Within 25 km of the city centre, ADS-B at 16:13 local (23:13 UTC).
Every aircraft broadcasting its position over West Sacramento: airliners, helicopters, military and private planes, with how high and which way they are flying.
- Aircraft within 25 km
- 5 airborne, ADS-B
- Aircraft within 60 km
- 28
- Helicopters
- 1 within 60 km
- Military
- 0 flagged military airframes
- Low (< 3,000 ft) away from airports
- 3
- Circling or loitering
- 3 last 20 min
- Nearest major airport
- SFO · 130 km San Francisco International
- Next visible CSS pass
- 20:10 local time
Planes over West Sacramento right now
At 16:13 local (23:13 UTC), 28 aircraft were airborne within 60 km of West Sacramento, California, United States, 5 of them within 25 km of the city centre. The closest is N11746 (C150), 15 km NE at 1,200 ft.
By height: 1 cruising at 20,000 ft or more (mostly passing over on the way somewhere else), 12 between 3,000 and 20,000 ft (typically climbing out or descending into a nearby airport) and 15 below 3,000 ft. Most of the traffic is arriving at or departing from airports around West Sacramento.
| Flight | Airline | Type | Altitude | Where | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N11746 | — | C150 | 1,200 ft | 14.6 km NE | 0° N |
| N67384 | — | C152 | 2,100 ft | 14.7 km S | 190° S |
| N562AJ | — | H47 | 475 ft | 16.2 km NE | 1° N |
| SWA2133 | Southwest Airlines | B738 | 8,950 ft | 18.2 km E | 101° E |
| N1920F | — | C172 | 1,550 ft | 22.8 km SSW | 85° E |
Helicopters, military and low planes over West Sacramento
1 helicopter is flying within 60 km. The nearest, N562AJ (H47), is 16 km NE at 475 ft and has been circling. 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.
3 aircraft are below 3,000 ft and not next to an airport: ~2B1476 35 km SSE at 900 ft; N2693U 43 km N at 1,275 ft; N1141M 47 km NNE at 1,100 ft. Low flying away from runways is usually helicopters, survey or banner flights, or traffic approaching a smaller airfield.
1 aircraft nearby uses a privacy programme (PIA or LADD), so the owner asked for the identity to be hidden; the position is still shown.
- N562AJ · H47 helicopter, 16 km NE, 475 ft, circling
Is a plane circling over West Sacramento?
N11746 (C150, aircraft) is 15 km NE at 1,200 ft. Over the last 8 minutes it has stayed within about 2.3 km of one spot.
N562AJ (H47, helicopter) is 16 km NE at 475 ft. Over the last 16 minutes it has stayed within about 1.1 km of one spot.
N98792 (C172, aircraft) is 32 km WNW at 100 ft. Over the last 12 minutes it has stayed within about 1.3 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 West Sacramento?
With 5 aircraft within 25 km, West Sacramento is busier than every nearby large cities right now. The busiest nearby sky is over Sacramento with 5 aircraft within 25 km.
Most low traffic around here is linked to San Francisco International (SFO), 130 km from the city centre; its live arrivals and departures are on the airport page.
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ISS and bright satellites over West Sacramento tonight
2 visible passes of the ISS, Tiangong or Hubble in the next 24 hours. The next starts at 20:10 local time in the W, peaks 56° above the NNE 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 56° NNE, 6 min
- ISS (ZARYA) · 06:10 local visible, peak 10° N, 1 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 18:33 local not visible, peak 39° SSE, 6 min
- HST · 20:23 local not visible, peak 11° SSE, 2 min
- CSS (TIANHE) · 21:47 local not visible, peak 50° NNE, 6 min
- HST · 22:00 local not visible, peak 17° S, 5 min
What plane is flying over me?
This page uses the centre of West Sacramento. 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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