Lake Belvedere Estates, West Palm Beach
189 of 206 planes over Lake Belvedere Estates on Monday flew lower than 1,500 feet
Lake Belvedere Estates sits about 2.1 nautical miles west of Palm Beach International. Of the day's 206 flights, 182 were arriving and 2 departing. That's more than on 8 in 10 days we've tracked.
- 206
- flights within 1.5 nautical miles and below 5,000 feet; typical lately, 175
- 26
- between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.; typical night, 15
- 189
- below 1,500 feet; typical lately, 148
- 58
- estimated day-night noise score (DNL-style, decibels); typical here, 58
Right now
Checking the sky over Lake Belvedere Estates…
Bright: aircraft now, within 1.5 nautical miles and below 5,000 feet (counted); blue: nearby. Positions are estimated between updates from ADS-B (ADSBiq), a few seconds behind. Loudness is an estimate. Faint lines: every track on Monday, Sept. 28. Tap a plane for details.
How high the planes flew over Lake Belvedere Estates
Every flight counted on Monday, by altitude above the ground where it passed closest to the neighborhood's center. Orange: below 1,500 feet.
Altitudes from ADS-B broadcasts, corrected to height above the ground near PBI. 182 arrivals, 2 departures, 22 other.
The lowest was a Gulfstream V at 156 feet, 10:58 pm. Over the last 30 days, a typical day here brought 148 flights below 1,500 feet.
Every day on record
Estimated daily noise score for Lake Belvedere Estates. The start of the October 2025 no-fly zone over Mar-a-Lago is marked for reference; the colored lines are the averages before and after it.
Score: a day-night average in decibels (night flights weighted +10 dB, like the FAA's DNL), estimated from aircraft type, distance and climb, not measured. Gaps: no data Nov. 10, 2025 to June 29, 2026. The large dot is Sept. 28.
The October 2025 shift, neighborhood by neighborhood
Average estimated noise score, Oct. 1-20, 2025 (before) vs. Oct. 22-Nov. 9 (after). Sorted by change.
+6.6
+6.3
+0.8
+0.5
-4.6
-6.8
-8.7
The neighborhood circles overlap, so one flight can count in several. Compare levels, don't add them up.
Monday, hour by hour
The first plane passed at 12:05 am and the last at 11:27 pm. The busiest hour, 11 am to noon, brought 22, about one every 3 minutes. Monday was busiest in the afternoon; the sky was empty from 1 am to 3 am.
The day as a clock
Each spoke is one hour; longer means more flights. Shaded: 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Thin arcs: a typical day lately. Hover or tap an hour.
Every track below 5,000 feet
Dark lines passed within the 1.5-nm circle. Gray passed nearby.
The loudest flights
Estimated peak level at the neighborhood's center for every counted flight. The 6 loudest are numbered; all were arrivals.
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10:57 am
1
73dBA est.
Airbus A320
Airliner, descending into PBI, 503 ft up.
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1:17 pm
2
73dBA est.
Airbus A320
Airliner, descending into PBI, 471 ft up.
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2:24 pm
3
73dBA est.
Embraer 145
Airliner, descending into PBI, 511 ft up.
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3:10 pm
4
73dBA est.
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Airliner, descending into PBI, 444 ft up.
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3:21 pm
5
73dBA est.
Embraer 175
Airliner, descending into PBI, 451 ft up.
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4:26 pm
6
73dBA est.
Gulfstream G600
Airliner, descending into PBI, 536 ft up.
Private aircraft are shown by type only. Airline flight numbers are public.
