Sacramento, California: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-05-30

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SACRAMENTO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1540P/SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE FCT ADVISED, CESSNA C172, REPORTED A GOLD UAS FROM THE 6 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SE BOUND AT 1,300 FEET 3 N SAC. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SACRAMENTO PD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-08-06

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SACRAMENTO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/2009P/SACRAMENTO ATCT ADVISED, B739, MSP - SMF, REPORTED A UAS WHILE NE BOUND AT 1,000 FEET 16 NW SMF. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SACRAMENTO ARPT PD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-06-28

  CORRECTION INFO (DEP-ARR) FROM FAA OPS: SACRAMENTO, CA/UAS INCIDENT/0932P/SACRAMENTO ATCT ADVISED, B737, SMF - LAS, REPORTED A BLACK UAS AT 500 FEET AT APCH END RUNWAY 17R WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE. INBOUND ACFT WERE SENT TO RUNWAY 17L TO PREVENT LOSS OF SEPN WITH UAS. NO EVASIVE MANEUVERS TAKEN. SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED. WOC JE/KC

• 2025-06-10

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SACRAMENTO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/2131P/NORCAL TRACON ADVISED, E75L, SMF - SAN, REPORTED UAS WHILE ESE BOUND AT 4,000 FEET 10 NNE SAC. EVASIVE ACTION NOT REPORTED. SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2025-05-13

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SACRAMENTO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1512P/SACRAMENTO ATCT ADVISED, CESSNA C56X, REPORTED A UAS AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION 700 FEET BELOW WHILE WSW BOUND AT 2,700 FEET 24 NNW SAC. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SACRAMENTO INTL ARPT PD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-04-30

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SACRAMENTO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1231P/SACRAMENTO ATCT ADVISED, B738, PDX - SMF, REPORTED A BLACK UAS FROM THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE S BOUND AT 300 FEET .25 MILE SMF. NO EVASIVE ACTION REPORTED. SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2024-10-11

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SACRAMENTO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1100P/NORCAL TRACON ADVISED, B38M, SMF - LOS CABOS, MEXICO (MMSD), REPORTED A UAS AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SE BOUND AT 4,000 FEET 17 SSE SMF. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SACRAMENTO PD NOTIFIED.

• 2024-08-18

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SACRAMENTO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1015P/NORCAL TRACON ADVISED, B737, SAN - SMF, REPORTED AN ORANGE AND WHITE UAS AT THE 5 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE N BOUND AT 3,000 FEET 3 W SMF. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.