Charlotte, North Carolina: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-06-23

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLOTTE, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1504E/CHARLOTTE ATCT ADVISED, CRJ9, MSN - CLT, REPORTED A WHITE AND GREY UAS AT THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE S BOUND AT 5,000 FEET 13 SSW CLT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. YORK COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-10

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLOTTE, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1149E/CHARLOTTE APCH ADVISED, PIPER PA31, REPORTED A BLACK UAS 300 FEET BELOW WHILE N BOUND AT 6,500 FEET 22 SE CLT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. UNION COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-19

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLOTTE, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1329E/CHARLOTTE ATCT ADVISED, A321, LAX - CLT, REPORTED A BLACK UAS AT THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE W BOUND AT 2,300 FEET 4 N CLT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. MECKLENBURG PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-17

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLOTTE, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1353E/CHARLOTTE ATCT ADVISED, A321, REPORTED A BLACK UAS 500 FEET BELOW AT THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE S BOUND AT 2,500 FEET 5 NNW CLT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. MECKLENBERG COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-17

  CLOSE-OUT INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLOTTE, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1110E/CHARLOTTE ATCT ADVISED, A21N, DFW - CLT, ACFT CALL SIGN CORRECTED FROM AMERICAN 217 TO . WOC JE/KC

• 2026-05-16

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLOTTE, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1134E/CHARLOTTE ATCT ADVISED, B738, AUS - CLT, REPORTED UAL WHILE S BOUND AT 1,500 FEET 2 N CLT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CHARLOTTE AIRPORT PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-15

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLOTTE, NC/UAS SIGHTING/2017E/CHARLOTTE ATCT ADVISED, E145, GSO - CLT, REPORTED A UAS OFF THE RIGHT SIDE 100 FEET BELOW ACFT WHILE W BOUND AT 4,000 FEET 15NNE CLT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. MECKLENBURG PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-09

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLOTTE, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1418E/CHARLOTTE ATCT ADVISED, A321, ORD - CLT, REPORTED RED UAS WHILE NNE BOUND AT 4,500 FEET 14 S CLT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. FORT MILL PD NOTIFIED.