Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-06-27

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PHILADELPHIA, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1134E/PHILADELPHIA ATCT ADVISED, CIRRUS SR20, TTN - ABE, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE ENE BOUND AT 1,300 FEET 1 ENE TTN. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. MERCER COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-28

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PHILADELPHIA, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1740E/PHILADELPHIA APCH ADVISED, B38M, DEN - PHL, REPORTED A SILVER UAS 500 FEET BELOW WHILE E BOUND AT 5,000 FEET 10 ENE PHL. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. PHILADELPHIA ARPT PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-19

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PHILADELPHIA, PA/UAS SIGHTING/0934E/PHILADELPHIA ATCT ADVISED, B38M, PBI - PHL, REPORTED A BLACK UAS AT THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SW BOUND AT 4,000 FEET 14 N PHL. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NO LAW ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION REPORTED. WOC MC/KC

• 2026-04-08

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PHILADELPHIA, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1719E/PHL ATCT ADVISED, E145, CYYZ - PHL, OBSERVED A YELLOW QUAD-COPTER UAS WHILE WESTBOUND AT 1,000 FEET, 4 N PHL. NO EVASIVE ACTION REPORTED. NO LEO NOTIFICATION PROVIDED. WOC JA/PM

• 2026-03-28

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PHILADELPHIA, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1902E/PHILADELPHIA APCH ADVISED, CRJ9, PHL - SAV, REPORTED A BLUE AND ORANGE UAS 1,500 FEET ABOVE FROM THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE WSW BOUND AT 3,000 FEET 10 WSW PHL. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. PHL ARPT PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-03-27

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PHILADELPHIA, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1648E/PHILADELPHIA ATCT ADVISED, A321, ATL - PHL, REPORTED A BLACK AND BLUE UAS WHILE NE BOUND AT 3,000 FEET 11 W PHL. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. PHL ARPT PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-02-13

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PHILADELPHIA, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1310E/PHILADELPIA ATCT ADVISED, E145, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 2 O'CLOCK WHILE E BOUND AT 4,800 FEET 3 SE PNE. ARPT PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-01-03

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PHILADELPHIA, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1255E/PHILADELPHIA ATCT ADVISED, CRJ9, BNA - PHL, REPORTED A BLACK UAS FROM THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE NE BOUND AT 4,200 FEET 17 S PHL. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ARPT PD NOTIFIED.