Arizona: Drone Sightings Near Aircraft

Recent reports

• 2026-06-20 · Phoenix, Arizona

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PHOENIX, AZ/UAS SIGHTING/1418M/DEER VALLEY ATCT ADVISED, PIPER P28A, DVT - DVT, REPORTED UAS WHILE NE BOUND AT 2,500 FEET 1 NNE DVT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. PHOENIX PD AIR SUPPORT UNIT NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-11 · Mesa, Arizona

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: MESA, AZ/UAS SIGHTING/1215M/FALCON ATCT ADVISED, CESSNA C172, FFZ - FFZ, REPORTED A UAS WHILE SW BOUND AT 2,400 FEET 3 SW FFZ. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKE. MESA PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-10 · Grand Canyon, Arizona

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: GRAND CANYON, AZ/UAS SIGHTING/1006M/GRAND CANYON ATCT ADVISED, CESSNA C172, GCN - UNKN, REPORTED A GRAY UAS WHILE SW BOUND AT 6,900 FEET 3 SW GCN. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. COCONINO COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-08 · Phoenix, Arizona

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PHOENIX, AZ/UAS SIGHTING/1340M/GATEWAY FCT ADVISED, CESSNA C172, REPORTED UAS WHILE N BOUND AT 11,200 FEET 3 ESE IWA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LEO NOTIFICATION NOT REPORTED. WOC JR/PM

• 2026-05-31 · Glendale, Arizona

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: GLENDALE, AZ/UAS SIGHTING/0938M/LUKE RAPCON ADVISED, PIPER P28A, REPORTED A UAS 200 FEET ABOVE WHILE W BOUND AT 1,200 FEET 7 N LUF. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-31 · Phoenix, Arizona

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PHOENIX, AZ/UAS SIGHTING/0045M/PHOENIX ATCT ADVISED, EUROCOPTER AS35, REPORTED UAS WITH BALLOONS ATTACHED MATCHING THEIR ORBIT AT 4,000 FEET 3 SSE PHX. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. TOWER VISUALLY OBSERVED SEVERAL OBJECTS MOVING IN A LOOSE FORMATION IN THE AREA. NO IMPACT TO ATC OPERATIONS REPORTED. FRBD4 COORDINATED WITH PHOENIX PD GROUND UNITS ON FREQUENCY. WOC PM/SW