San Francisco, California: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-05-16

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SAN FRANCISCO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/LATE REPORT-1628P/NORCAL TRACON ADVISED, B752, EWR - SFO, REPORTED A UAS FROM ABOVE THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE W BOUND AT 4,000 FEET14 E SFO. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-16

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SAN FRANCISCO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1812P/NORCAL TRACON ADVISED, B77W, ROME, ITALY (LIRF) - SFO, REPORTED A UAS FROM BELOW THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE E BOUND AT 5,000 FEET 10 ENE SFO. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL NOTIFIED.

• 2026-04-06

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SAN FRANCISCO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1538P/SAN FRANCISCO ATCT ADVISED, BOMBARDIER CL30, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 9 O'CLCOK POSITION WHILE W BOUND AT 2,400 FEET 7 E SFO. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LEO NOTIFICATION NUMBER NOT REPORTED. WOC MO/MA

• 2025-12-10

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SAN FRANCISCO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1623P/SAN FRANCISCO ATCT ADVISED, B738, SFO - LAX, REPORTED A SILVER DRONE FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE N BOUND AT 1,000 FEET 2 NW SFO. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LEO NOTIFICATION NOT REPORTED. WOC LL/SJ

• 2025-12-01

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SAN FRANCISCO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/2352P/SAN FRANCISCO ATCT ADVISED, B738, LIH - SFO, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE W BOUND AT 1,500 FEET 5 W SFO. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SAN FRANCISCO ARPT COMM CENTER NOTIFIED. WOC RL/JW

• 2025-10-16

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SAN FRANCISCO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/2350P/SAN FRANCISCO ATCT ADVISED, B739, CLE - SFO, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION PRIOR TO DEPARTURE 2 S SFO. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ARPT OPS NOTIFIED. WOC JR/JA

• 2025-10-16

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SAN FRANCISCO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1010P/NORCAL TRACON ADVISED, B772, TOKYO, JAPAN (RJAA) - SFO, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SE BOUND AT 10,000 FEET 3 SE SFO. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. BURLINGAME PD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-09-22

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SAN FRANCISCO, CA/UAS SIGHTING/0805P/SAN FRANCISCO ATCT ADVISED, E75L, SLC - SFO, REPORTED A ROUND WHITE UAS WHILE W BOUND AT 1,500 FEET 3 E SFO. NO EVASIVE ACTION REPORTED. LEO NOTIFICATION NOT REPORTED. WOC PM/JR