Ohio: Drone Sightings Near Aircraft

Recent reports

• 2026-06-28 · Columbus, Ohio

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: COLUMBUS, OH/UAS SIGHTING/1425E/COLUMBUS ATCT ADVISED, B737, AUS - CMH, REPORTED WHITE UAS FROM THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE W BOUND AT 1,800 FEET 3 E CMH. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ARPT PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-26 · Cleveland, Ohio

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CLEVELAND, OH/UAS SIGHTING/1005E/CLEVELAND ATCT ADVISED, A320, ORD - CLE, REPORTED UAS WHILE ENE BOUND AT 1,300 FEET 2 SW CLE. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. OLMSTED FALLS PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-19 · Portsmouth, Ohio

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: PORTSMOUTH, OH/UAS SIGHTING-INCIDENT/1220E/HUNTINGTON ATCT ADVISED, PIPER P28A, GDK - PMH, REPORTED A UAS WITHIN 20 FEET OF ACFT WHILE WSW BOUND AT 6,000 FEET 35 ENE PMH. ACFT ADJUSTED ALTITUDE TO PREVENT FURTHER LOSS OF SEPN. MEIGS COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-18 · Cleveland, Ohio

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: CLEVELAND, OH/UAS SIGHTING/1945E/CLEVELAND ATCT ADVISED, BCS1, CLE - MSP, REPORTED A BLACK UAS WITH WHITE BLINKING LIGHT FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SE BOUND AT 4,500 FEET 9 ENE CLE. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CUYAHOGA COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-06-04 · Rosewood, Ohio

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: ROSEWOOD, OH/UAS SIGHTING/1807E/INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ADVISED, A320, PHX - CMH, REPORTED A UAS 2,000 FEET BELOW AT THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE W BOUND AT 17,000 FEET 19 ESE ROSEWOOD VORTAC (ROD), NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CHAMPAIGN COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-31 · Akron, Ohio

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: AKRON, OH/UAS SIGHTING/2018E/CLEVELAND TRACON ADVISED, CIRRUS SR22, REPORTED 3 UAS PASS CLOSE TO ACFT WHILE N BOUND AT 2,900 FEET 8 SW AKRON. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. CLOSEST PROXIMITY 300 FEET. LEOS NOT NOTIFIED. WOC DJ/DJ