Tampa, Florida: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-06-22

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: TAMPA, FL/UAS SIGHTING/1352E/TAMPA ATCT ADVISED, B752, ATL - TPA, REPORTED A UAS 100 FEET ABOVE WHILE S BOUND AT 1,200 FEET 3 N TPA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-03-23

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: TAMPA, FL/UAS SIGHTING/1915E/TAMPA ATCT ADVISED, A321, ATL - TPA, REPORTED A SILVER UAS AT 2 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE E BOUND AT 5,000 FEET 21 N TPA. ACFT RECEIVED 2 TCAS RA'S BUT NO EVASIVE ACTION WAS TAKEN. PASCO COUNTY SHERIFF WAS NOTIFIED.

• 2026-03-10

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: TAMPA, FL/UAS SIGHTING/1422E/TAMPA ATCT ADVISED, B738, BOS - TPA, OBSERVED A UAS WHILE S BOUND AT 2,100 FEET 7 N TPA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2025-12-21

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: TAMPA, FL/UAS SIGHTING/LATE REPORT - 1245E/TAMPA APCH ADVISED, B737, TPA - IND, REPORTED A BLACK AND GREY UAS FROM THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE N BOUND AT 2,000 FEET 9 NNW TPA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. FBI NOTIFIED.

• 2025-12-13

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: TAMPA, FL/UAS SIGHTING/2200E/TAMPA ATCT ADVISED, BCS3, BTV - TPA, REPORTED A UAS WITH A GREEN LIGHT WHILE N BOUND AT 1,300 FEET 5 N TPA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. TAMPA PD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-09-20

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: TAMPA, FL/UAS SIGHTING/1855E/TAMPA ATCT ADVISED, B738, BNA - TPA, REPORTED A GREY AND WHITE UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE N BOUND AT 500 FEET 2 S TPA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. TAMPA FBI NOTIFIED.

• 2025-09-09

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: TAMPA, FL/UAS SIGHTING/1833E/TAMPA ATCT ADVISED, CESSNA C750, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 1 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SSW BOUND AT 6,000 FEET 14 SE TPA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. FBI NOTIFIED.

• 2025-08-15

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: TAMPA, FL/UAS SIGHTING/LATE REPORT 1042E/TAMPA APCH ADVISED, B738, PVD - TPA, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE S BOUND AT 5,000 FEET 5 ESE TPA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. TAMPA FBI NOTIFIED.