El Paso, Texas: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-06-20

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: EL PASO, TX/UAS INCIDENT/1502M/EL PASO ATCT ADVISED, B739, ELP - ATL, REPORTED A BLACK UAS ON DEPARTURE WHILE ESE BOUND AT 7,000 FEET 5 S ELP. ACFT MANEUVERED TO PREVENT FURTHER LOSS OF SEPN. DPS NOTIFIED.

• 2026-02-16

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: EL PASO, TX/UAS SIGHTING/LATE REPORT 2-16 1300M/EL PASO ATCT ADVISED, B737, DAL - ELP, REPORTED A UAS 200 FEET BELOW FROM THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE W BOUND AT 5,000 FEET 4 E OF ELP. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LEOS NOT NOTIFIED. WOC AJ/KC

• 2025-08-16

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: EL PASO, TX/UAS SIGHTING/1330M/EL PASO APCH ADVISED, PIPER P28A, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SW BOUND AT 4,500 FEET 6 W ELP. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LEO NOTIFICATION NOT PROVIDED. WOC AJ/KC

• 2025-04-19

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: EL PASO, TX/UAS SIGHTING/1350M/EL PASO ATCT ADVISED, B739, ELP - ATL, REPORTED A POSSIBLE UAS OR BALLOON AT 7,000 FEET 5 SE ELP. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LEO NOTIFICATION NOT REPORTED. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED. WOC PM/MA

• 2025-02-13

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: EL PASO, TX/UAS SIGHTING/1325M/EL PASO ATCT ADVISED, DASSAULT FA20, ELP - TKI, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 1 O' CLOCK POSITION AT 6,500 FEET WHILE ESE BOUND 8 SW ELP. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LEO NOTIFICATION NOT REPORTED. WOC SJ/JG

• 2025-01-15

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: EL PASO, TX/UAS SIGHTING/0810M/EL PASO ATCT ADVISED, PILATUS PC12, WHILE WSW BOUND REPORTED UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION AT 8,000 FEET 8.92 WSW EL PASO PD NOTIFIED.

• 2024-09-20

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: EL PASO, TX/UAS SIGHTING/LATE REPORT - 9/21 1714M/EL PASO ATCT ADVISED, 40 FEET 0.5 S RUNWAY 4. NO IMPACT TO ATC OPERATIONS REPORTED. WOC KC/DJ

• 2024-06-04

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: EL PASO, TX/UAS SIGHTING/2225M/EL PASO ATCT ADVISED, HELO, REPORTED A WHITE UAS AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE N BOUND AT 500 FEET 6 SE ELP. EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. EL PASO DPS WAS NOTIFIED.