Charleston, South Carolina: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-06-29

  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

  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

  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.

• 2026-06-06

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLESTON, SC/UAS SIGHTING/1133E/CHARLESTON ATCT ADVISED, CRJ9, JFK - CHS, REPORTED A WHITE UAS FROM THE 11 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE NNW BOUND AT 4,000 FEET 8 NNE CHS. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CHARLESTON PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-18

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLESTON, SC/UAS SIGHTING/1454E/CHARLESTON ATCT ADVISED, BCS3, ORF - CHS, REPORTED SILVER UAS FROM THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE NNW BOUND AT 3,000 FEET 12 NNW CHS. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. DORCHESTER COUNTY PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-18

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLESTON, SC/UAS INCIDENT/1602E/CHARLTESTON ATCT ADVISED, CESSNA C68A, REPORTED A WHITE UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SSE BOUND AT 1,500 FEET 3 NNW CHS. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NORTH CHARLESTON PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-18

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLESTON, SC/UAS INCIDENT/1602E/CHARLESTON ATCT ADVISED, CESSNA C525, REPORTED WHITE UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SSE BOUND AT 200 FEET 2 NNW CHS. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CHARLESTON PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-13

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLESTON, SC/UAS SIGHTING/1509E/CHARLESTON ATCT ADVISED, A321, DFW - CHS, OBSERVED A UAS WHILE NORTHWEST BOUND AT 1,600 FEET, 4 SSE CHS. NO EVASIVE ACTION REPORTED. ATCT TEMPORARILY ARRIVALS TO RUNWAY 33 AND USED RUNWAY 3. CHARLESTON AFB SECURITY POLICE WAS NOTIFIED.