Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-06-26

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC/UAS INCIDENT/1200E/RALEIGH ATCT ADVISED, CRJ9, OBSERVED UAS OVER RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. UAS CIRCLED THE AREA AND THEN DESCENDED BETWEEN THE APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM AND THE END OF RUNWAY 5L. OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED UNTIL 1209L. LEOS NOTIFIED. RUNWAY SWEEP COMPLETED AND NORMAL OPERATION RESUMED. WOC MO/SW

• 2026-05-27

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1400E/RALEIGH-DURHAM ATCT ADVISED, E35L, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SE BOUND AT 3,000 FEET 10 SW RDU. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CHATHAM COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2025-12-03

  CORRECTION INFO (EVENT TYPE AND DESCRIPTION) FROM FAA OPS: RALEIGH, NC/UAS INCIDENT-ACCIDENT/1930E/RALEIGH-DURHAM ATCT ADVISED, , E75S, OBSERVED A UAS OPERATING OVER TWY C AT UNKN ALTITUDE. ATC ISSUED GROUND STOP. WAKE COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2025-12-03

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: RALEIGH, NC/UAS SIGHTING/2015E/RALEIGH-DURHAM ATCT ADVISED, E75S, RDU - DCA, REPORTED A UAS OPERATING OVER TWY C AT UNKN ALTITUDE RALEIGH, NC. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. WAKE COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2025-09-20

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1534E/RALEIGH-DURHAM ATCT ADVISED, A21N, RDU - LGA, REPORTED A WHITE-SILVER UAS WHILE NE BOUND AT 6,000 FEET 10 NE RDU. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. DURHAM COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2025-09-20

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1445E/RALEIGH-DURHAM ATCT ADVISED, EUROCOPTER EC45, REPORTED 2 UAS WHILE NNE BOUND AT 1,500 FEET 1 N RDU. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. DURHAM COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2025-09-02

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1623E/RALEIGH DURHAM ATCT ADVISED, B772, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (EGLL) - RDU, REPORTED A BLACK UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE NW BOUND AT 3,200 FEET 10 SSW RDU. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. APEX PD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-08-30

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1247E/RALEIGH/DURHAM ATCT ADVISED, B772, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (EGLL) - RDU, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SW BOUND AT 10,000 FEET 21 ENE RDU. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. FRANKLINTON PD NOTIFIED.