Notable Aircraft at CLD Right Now
Widebodies, super-heavies, military traffic, and emergency squawks in the CLD pattern right now. If there's anything worth noticing, it surfaces here first.
Snapshot from 04:17 UTC — live data loads in a moment.
CLD Departures & Arrivals
Scheduled flights for today at McClellan-Palomar Airport with gate, terminal, and current status. Separate from the live radar above, which shows every aircraft in the sky whether or not it's on a public schedule.
| Status | Airline | Flight | Destination | Sched | Updated | Gate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Top Airlines at CLD Right Now
23 aircraft tracked
Snapshot from 04:17 UTC — live data loads in a moment.
Aircraft Types in the Pattern
SIKORSKY UH-60 Black Hawk and CESSNA 172 Skyhawk are tied at the top of the CLD pattern with 4 aircraft each. The mix is a fingerprint of the operation. Narrowbody-heavy points to domestic trunk service; widebodies signal long-haul arrivals and departures.
Snapshot from 04:17 UTC — live data loads in a moment.
About McClellan-Palomar Airport
CLD's busiest nonstop destination is PHX, at 33 flights a week. 332 scheduled destinations overall, served by 67 airlines. Based in Carlsbad.
All Tracked Flights
Every aircraft currently inside the CLD radar. Sort by any column. Click a row to open its tracker page with route arc, altitude profile, and live telemetry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aircraft positions refresh every few minutes. ADS-B is GPS-accurate, so what you see is within about 30 meters of the aircraft's position at broadcast time.
Altitude. Red on the ground, through green, teal, and blue for mid-altitudes, into violet above 40,000 feet. At a glance you can tell who just took off, who is climbing through the pattern, and who is cruising overhead.
They are inside the CLD radar radius but not landing or departing here. Passing through en route to another airport. We flag them so the numbers for CLD traffic actually reflect CLD traffic.
Click any aircraft on the map. You get its track line across the region and an altitude profile showing the climb, cruise, and descent.
A pulsing red circle indicates an emergency squawk: 7500 (hijack), 7600 (comm failure), or 7700 (general emergency). These are legally-required codes pilots set when something is wrong.
The radar shows live aircraft positions. Gate, terminal, and schedule status sit in the Board section above this one.
GPS-accurate via ADS-B, typically within 30 meters horizontally. Positions refresh every few minutes. When a signal drops (mountain terrain, certain oceanic corridors), the marker holds the last-known position instead of disappearing.