Where sightings are reported
Bubble size reflects report count · hover a city for details.
States with the most sightings
- California1,759
- Florida1,588
- Texas1,078
- New York842
- Illinois643
- Arizona475
- Georgia474
- New Jersey446
- North Carolina414
- Pennsylvania334
- Massachusetts300
- Colorado300
- Michigan272
- Tennessee254
- Virginia246
Cities with the most sightings
- New York, New York584
- Chicago, Illinois506
- Houston, Texas356
- Los Angeles, California346
- Atlanta, Georgia340
- Orlando, Florida328
- Miami, Florida292
- Denver, Colorado245
- Washington, District Of Columbia224
- Phoenix, Arizona217
- Las Vegas, Nevada207
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida184
- Charlotte, North Carolina179
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania161
- Boston, Massachusetts159
By year
Recent reports
- 2026-06-29 · Caldwell, New Jersey
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CALDWELL, NJ/UAS SIGHTING/1201E/CALDWELL ATCT ADVISED, CIRRUS SR22, REPORTED UAS WHILE SW BOUND AT 800 FEET 4 NE CDW. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. FAIRFIELD PD NOTIFIED.
- 2026-06-29 · Charleston, South Carolina
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLESTON, SC/UAS SIGHTING/0943E/CHARLESTON TRACON ADVISED, BOMBARDIER GL7T, TEB - JZI, REPORTED A BLACK QUADCOPTER UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE E BOUND AT 800 FEET ON FINAL RUNWAY 9 JZI. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CHARLESTON PD NOTIFIED.
- 2026-06-29 · Charleston, South Carolina
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLESTON, SC/UAS SIGHTING/1415E/CHARLESTON ATCT ADVISED, CIRRUS SR22, REPORTED WHITE UAS FROM THE 4 O'CLOCK WHILE NNE BOUND AT 1,000 FEET 5 SSW CHS. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CHARLESTON COUNTY NON-EMERGENCY DISPATCH NOTIFIED.
- 2026-06-29 · Charleston, South Carolina
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLESTON, SC/UAS SIGHTING/1432E/CHARLESTON ATCT ADVISED, B38M, BWI - CHS, REPORTED WHITE UAS FROM THE 4 O'CLOCK WHILE NNE BOUND AT 1,000 FEET 5 SSW CHS. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CHARLESTON COUNTY NON-EMERGENCY DISPATCH NOTIFIED.
- 2026-06-29 · Daytona Beach, Florida
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: DAYTONA BEACH, FL/UAS SIGHTING/0840E/DAYTONA BEACH ATCT ADVISED, CESSNA C172, REPORTED WHITE AND GRAY UAS FROM THE 9 O'CLOCK WHILE WNW BOUND AT 4,500 FEET 5 WNW DAB. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. VOLUSIA COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.
- 2026-06-29 · New York, New York
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW YORK, NY/UAS SIGHTING/1223E/NEW YORK TRACON ADVISED, E75S, CMH - LGA, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE NE BOUND AT 2,000 FEET 5 NE LGA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NEW YORK PD NOTIFIED.
- 2026-06-29 · Oxford, Connecticut
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: OXFORD, CT/UAS SIGHTING/1105E/NEW YORK TRACON ADVISED, CESSNA C172, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 1 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE WNW BOUND AT 3,300 FEET 10 S OXC. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NEW YORK STATE PD NOTIFIED.
- 2026-06-29 · Portland, Oregon
PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PORTLAND, OR/UAS SIGHTING/0935P/PORTLAND ATCT ADVISED, B739, PDX - SEA, VISUALLY OBSERVED UAS W RUNWAY 28L AT 100 FEET VCNTY FBI BUILDING. CITIZEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED UAS SIGHTING. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. PDX EMERGENCY DISPATCH CENTER NOTIFIED, NUMBER NOT PROVIDED. WOC JR/DJ
Source: FAA UAS Sighting Reports · United States Government public domain. Reports are sightings, not confirmed collisions. Flying a drone near aircraft is illegal.