Illinois: Drone Sightings Near Aircraft

Recent reports

• 2026-06-28 · Chicago, Illinois

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHICAGO, IL/UAS SIGHTING/1608C/CHICAGO TRACON ADVISED, B738, DCA - ORD, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK WHILE W BOUND AT 6,800 FEET 23 E ORD. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ARPT PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-24 · Chicago, Illinois

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHICAGO, IL/UAS SIGHTING/1122C/CHICAGO TRACON ADVISED, CRJ7, FAR - ORD, REPORTED A UAS AT THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE W BOUND AT 3,400 FEET 10 E ORD. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORD EMERGENCY DISPATCH NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-22 · Chicago, Illinois

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHICAGO, IL/UAS SIGHTING/1816C/CHICAGO TRACON ADVISED, B738, ORD - CLE, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE E BOUND AT 4,000 FEET 40 E ORD. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORD ARPT PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-14 · Chicago, Illinois

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHICAGO, IL/UAS SIGHTING/1956C/CHICAGO TRACON ADVISED, A319, MSY - ORD, REPORTED UAS WHILE E BOUND AT 5,000 FEET 14 ESE ORD. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORD EMERGENCY CENTER NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-13 · Chicago, Illinois

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHICAGO, IL/UAS SIGHTING/2026C/CHICAGO TRACON ADVISED, E75L, PNS - ORD, REPORTED A UAS AT THE 2 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE E BOUND AT 5,000 FEET 15 ESE ORD. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. O'HARE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-12 · Chicago, Illinois

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHICAGO, IL/UAS SIGHTING/1020C/CHICAGO TRACON ADVISED, B38M, ANC - ORD, REPORTED UAS WITH RED ROTOR COVER WHILE W BOUND AT 3,500 FEET 12 E ORD OVER THE SHORELINE. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORD ARPT PD NOTIFIED.