N472LA — live tracking every few seconds while it is in the air, and who this aircraft is the rest of the time.
LAPD Air Support Division AStar. Supports patrol, perimeter, pursuit, and tactical operations for the LAPD's 21 divisions. Painted black and white like the department's patrol cars — LAPD announced the switch in its own newsroom — with callsigns typically 'Air' followed by the unit number.
We have recorded LAPD Air Support over 148 neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties, 4761 passes in all — most recently over Little Tokyo on 16 October.
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.
Our record ties LAPD Air Support to 2 scenes.
This record starts on 10 August and only includes scenes GTLA opened a page for — most of them opened automatically, when our tracking saw helicopters gather over one spot or follow a chase — so it is not a complete history of where this aircraft has flown.
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.