Burbank, California: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-02-23

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BURBANK, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1355P/SOCAL TRACON ADVISED, PILATUS PC12, SMO - WVI, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SW BOUND AT 7,000 FEET 6 NNE BUR. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LAPD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-02-12

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BURBANK, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1135P/BURBANK ATCT ADVISED, B737, LAS - BUR, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 11 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE E BOUND AT 1,700 FEET 3 W BUR. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LAPD AIR SUPPORT NOTIFIED.

• 2026-02-09

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BURBANK, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1210P/SOCAL TRACON ADVISED, CESSNA C208, SBD - SBD, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE W BOUND AT 4,100 FEET 6 WNW BUR. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LA AIR OPS NOTIFIED.

• 2025-12-14

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BURBANK, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1610P/SOCAL TRACON ADVISED, BEECH B190, REPORTED A WHITE UAS OVER BUR ARPT 500 FEET BELOW ACFT WHILE S BOUND AT 4,500 FEET. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. BURBANK PD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-12-08

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BURBANK, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1245P/BURBANK ATCT ADVISED, B38M, SMF - ONT, REPORTED UAS 800 FEET BELOW ACFT WHILE SSW BOUND AT 3,600 FEET 2 SSW BUR. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LAPD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-12-05

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BURBANK, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1350P/BURBANK ATCT ADVISED, B737, STL - BUR, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE E BOUND AT 1,800 FEET 4 W BUR. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. POLICE HELO (PD10) NOTIFIED.

• 2025-11-01

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BURBANK, CA/UAS SIGHTING/0105P/BURBANK ATCT ADVISED, AEROSPATIALE AS50, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE S BOUND AT 1,200 FEET 2 W BUR. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LAPD AVIATION UNIT NOTIFIED.

• 2025-09-17

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: BURBANK, CA/UAS INCIDENT/2145P/BURBANK ATCT ADVISED, AIRBUS AS50, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITON WHILE SE BOUND AT 1,500 FEET 5 S BUR. DESCENDED TO AVOID THE UAS. LAPD AIR DIVISION NOTIFIED.