New Orleans, Louisiana: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-06-12

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW ORLEANS, LA/UAS SIGHTING/1831C/LAKEFRONT ATCT ADVISED, CIRRUS SR22T, NEW - LFK, REPORTED A UAS 500 FEET BELOW WHILE WNW BOUND AT 2,000 FEET 2 SSW NEW. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NEW ORLEANS PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-30

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW ORLEANS, LA/UAS SIGHTING/1255C/NEW ORLEANS APCH ADVISED, HELO, REPORTED A YELLOW QUADCOPTER UAS 100 FEET BELOW FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE ESE BOUND AT 1,000 FEET 6 S NEW. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-14

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW ORLEANS, LA/UAS SIGHTING/1050C/NEW ORLEANS ATCT ADVISED, BEECH BE36, REPORTED UAS WHILE N BOUND AT 300 FEET 9 N NEW ORLEANS VOR (HRV). NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORLEANS LEVEE PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-04-10

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW ORLEANS, LA/UAS SIGHTING/0913C/NEW ORLEANS NAVAL AIR STATION ADVISED, 2-F15, REPORTED A WHITE UAS WHILE NE BOUND AT 11,000 FEET 5 NE NEW ORLEANS NAVAL AIR STATION (NBG). NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. PLAQUEMINES PARISH SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-03-13

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW ORLEANS, LA/UAS SIGHTING/1320E/NEW ORLEANS ATCT ADVISED, F15, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE W BOUND AT 1,500 FEET 6 NNW HARVEY VORTAC (HRV). NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NEW ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-02-25

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW ORLEANS, LA/UAS SIGHTING/0727C/NEW ORLEANS ATCT ADVISED, EMBRAER E50P, REPORTED A BLACK UAS FROM THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE NE BOUND AT 4,000 FEET 4 E NEW. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2025-12-30

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW ORLEANS, LA/UAS SIGHTING/1938C/LAKEFRONT ATCT ADVISED, ROBINSON R44, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK WHILE SW BOUND OVER THE TOWER. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NEW ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT PD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-12-30

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW ORLEANS, LA/UAS SIGHTING/1658C/LAKEFRONT ATCT ADVISED, PIPER PA32, REPORTED UAS AND BALLOONS FROM THE 2 O'CLOCK WHILE N BOUND AT 1,000 FEET 1 S NEW. THE PILOT PERFORMED ONE GO-AROUND PRIOR TO LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NEW ORLEANS LEVEE DISTRICT PD NOTIFIED.