Is LAPD Air Support flying right now?

N233LA — live tracking every few seconds while it is in the air, and who this aircraft is the rest of the time.

Illustration of N233LA, an Airbus AS350 B3 of LAPD Air Support — owner confirmed current N233LA black-and-white scheme matches N472LA, September 11 2026 — over the Los Angeles basin at dusk.
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LAPD Air Support
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About LAPD Air Support (N233LA)

Operator
LAPD
Aircraft
Airbus AS350 B3
Registration
N233LA
Mode S
a214a0

Where LAPD Air Support flies

We have recorded LAPD Air Support over 111 Los Angeles neighborhoods, 809 passes in all — most recently over Lake Balboa on 11 September.

Counted from this site's own observations of the public ADS-B feed, not from a flight plan — a pass is a visit we watched, and the list is what we have seen, not everywhere this aircraft has been.

The rest of the LAPD Air Support fleet

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See what is flying directly over your own neighborhood at /here. GTLA AirWatch is an independent tracker; the broadcasters and agencies named on this page are not affiliated with GTLA.

The portrait of LAPD Air Support is an AI-generated fleet illustration, made from photographs of the real aircraft; markings follow the photographed livery. LAPD is not affiliated with GTLA.