Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-06-06

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PITTSBURGH, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1453E/PITTSBURGH ATCT ADVISED, BCS3, BOS - PIT, REPORTED A WHITE UAS 500 FEET BELOW ACFT FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SE BOUND AT 4,000 FEET 14 NNE AGC. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ALLEGHENY COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-10

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PITTSBURGH, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1500E/PITTSBURGH ATCT ADVISED, CRJ9, MONTREAL, CANADA (CYUL) - PIT, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK WHILE SE BOUND AT 4,000 FEET 8 NNE PITTSBURGH VOR (AGC). NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ALLEGHEN COUNTY EMERGENCY NOTIFIED.

• 2026-03-29

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PITTSBURGH, PA/UAS SIGHTING/2312E/ALLEGHENY ATCT ADVISED, EUROCOPTER EC45, REPORTED A UAS 400 FEET ABOVE FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE S BOUND AT 2,200 FEET 10 NNE AGC. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. WEST MIFFLIN PD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-09-10

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PITTSBURGH, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1415E/CLEVELAND ARTCC ADVISED, CESSNA C56X, LBE - OMA, REPORTED A BLACK UAS FROM THE 11 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE NW BOUND AT 16,500 FEET 20 SW PIT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. WESTMORLAND COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2025-05-14

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PITTSBURGH, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1200E/CLEVELAND ARTCC ADVISED, LANCAIR EVOT, REPORTED SILVER UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE E BOUND AT FL190 15 SSW PIT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ALLEGHENY COUNTY EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT NOTIFIED.

• 2025-05-11

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PITTSBURGH, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1735E/PITTSBURGH ATCT ADVISED, BOMBARDIER GLEX, REPORTED A UAS WHILE W BOUND AT 4,000 FEET 9 E PIT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. PITTSBURGH PD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-04-30

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PITTSBURGH, PA/UAS SIGHTING/0007E/PITTSBURGH ATCT ADVISED, HELI, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE S BOUND AT 2,300 FEET 10 E PIT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LEO NOTIFIED.

• 2025-03-13

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PITTSBURGH, PA/UAS SIGHTING/1240E/PITTSBURG APCH ADVISED, PIPER PA31, REPORTED A SMALL UAS WITH PAYLOAD 100 FEET BELOW WHILE S BOUND AT 9,000 FEET 30 WNW MONTOUR DME (MMJ). COLUMBANIA COUNTY PD NOTIFIED. WOC PM/MA