North Carolina: Drone Sightings Near Aircraft

Recent reports

• 2026-06-26 · Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC/UAS INCIDENT/1200E/RALEIGH ATCT ADVISED, CRJ9, OBSERVED UAS OVER RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. UAS CIRCLED THE AREA AND THEN DESCENDED BETWEEN THE APPROACH LIGHT SYSTEM AND THE END OF RUNWAY 5L. OPERATIONS WERE SUSPENDED UNTIL 1209L. LEOS NOTIFIED. RUNWAY SWEEP COMPLETED AND NORMAL OPERATION RESUMED. WOC MO/SW

• 2026-06-25 · New Bern, North Carolina

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: NEW BERN, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1505E/NEW BERN ATCT ADVISED, BCS3, EWN - MCO, REPORTED UAS WHILE SW BOUND AT 1,600 FEET 4 NE EWN. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. NEW BERN PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-23 · Charlotte, North Carolina

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLOTTE, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1504E/CHARLOTTE ATCT ADVISED, CRJ9, MSN - CLT, REPORTED A WHITE AND GREY UAS AT THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE S BOUND AT 5,000 FEET 13 SSW CLT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. YORK COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-19 · Fayetteville, North Carolina

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: FAYETTEVILLE, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1542E/FAYETTEVILLE ATCT ADVISED, CESSNA C172, FAY - FAY, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 1 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SE BOUND AT 3,500 FEET 15 SE FAY. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. BLADEN COUNTY DISPATCH NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-10 · Charlotte, North Carolina

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CHARLOTTE, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1149E/CHARLOTTE APCH ADVISED, PIPER PA31, REPORTED A BLACK UAS 300 FEET BELOW WHILE N BOUND AT 6,500 FEET 22 SE CLT. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. UNION COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-27 · Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: RALEIGH-DURHAM, NC/UAS SIGHTING/1400E/RALEIGH-DURHAM ATCT ADVISED, E35L, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SE BOUND AT 3,000 FEET 10 SW RDU. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CHATHAM COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.