Albuquerque, New Mexico: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-05-29

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ALBUQUERQUE, NM/UAS SIGHTING/1538M/ALBUQUERQUE ATCT ADVISED, B737, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE WSW BOUND AT 10,000 FEET 21 E ABQ. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NEW MEXICO STATE PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-04-25

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ALBUQUERQUE, NM/UAS SIGHTING/1740M/ALBUQUERQUE ATCT ADVISED, E75L, PDX - ABQ, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 9 O'CLOCK WHILE W BOUND AT 6,200 FEET 15 E ABQ. UAS OVER KIRTLAND AFB, BASE SECURITY NOTIFIED. WOC JR/MA

• 2026-02-23

  CORRECTION INFO (ACFT TYPE) FROM FAA OPS: ALBUQUERQUE, NM/UAS SIGHTING/1918M/ALBUQUERQUE ATCT ADVISED, EUROCOPTER AS50, REPORTED UAS WHILE W BOUND AT 6,800 FEET 16 ENE ABQ. NO EVASIVE ACTION REPORTED. PD1 IS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TRACKED UAS TO LANDING, BUT NO IDENTIFICATION OF PILOT REPORTED. WOC JR/PM

• 2026-02-05

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ALBUQUERQUE, NM/UAS SIGHTING/0910M/ALBUQUERQUE ATCT ADVISED, B737, DEN - ABQ, REPORTED A UAS FROM ABOVE THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE W BOUND AT 7,000 FEET 5 E ABQ. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NEW MEXICO STATE PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-01-12

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ALBUQUERQUE, NM/UAS SIGHTING/1135M/ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ADVISED, UH1, ABQ - ABQ, REPORTED A UAS WHILE MANEUVERING IN A FIELD AT UNKN ALTITUDE VCNTY ABQ. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. KIRKLAND AFB PD NOTIFIED. WOC DW/MO

• 2025-08-09

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ALBUQUERQUE, NM/UAS SIGHTING/1321M/ALBUQUERQUE ATCT ADVISED, EUROCOPTER AS50, REPORTED WHITE UAS WHILE ENE BOUND AT 9,000 FEET 7 NE ABQ. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NEW MEXICO STATE PD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-07-09

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ALBUQUERQUE, NM/UAS SIGHTING/1037M/ALBUQUERQUE ATCT ADVISED, DE HAVILLAND DHC6, REPORTED A UAS WHILE NNE BOUND AT 11,500 FEET 12 ENE ABQ. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LEO NOTIFICATION NOT REPORTED. WOC JG/PM

• 2025-07-03

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ALBUQUERQUE, NM/UAS INCIDENT/0925M/DOUBLE EAGLE FCT ADVISED, EXPERIMENTAL VAN'S RV8, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE S BOUND AT 6,700 FEET 3 NE AEG. ACFT CLIMBED TO AVOID UAS. LOCAL FSDO NOTIFIED. WOC JR/MA