Helicopters over Canoga Park
Live helicopter tracking for Canoga Park, Los Angeles — updated every few seconds.
Checking the sky over Canoga Park…
Recent incidents over Canoga Park
- 🚁 News Swarm — Building fire · Woodland Hills
3 news helicopters converging over Woodland Hills — Building fire reported.
Jul 19, 11:38 PM PT Watch the replay
- 🚁 News Helicopters Converging · over Woodland Hills
DEVELOPING: 3 news helicopters converging over Woodland Hills — a story is forming. N358TV (AS50), N39CL (B407), N71HD (AS50). Detected via GTLA AirWatch.
Jul 19, 11:20 PM PT Watch the replay
The sky over Canoga Park
By hour of day
Who flies over Canoga Park
- Police70%
- Private14%
- Fire / medical9%
- News6%
- Military1%
What it usually means
Police (LAPD / municipal): Police helicopters typically orbit for a search, a pursuit, or to support officers on the ground. A tight circle overhead usually means the activity is directly below.
Private / civil: Private and civil helicopters are usually in transit, on a charter, or on a survey flight.
Fire / medical: Fire and air-medical helicopters mean a fire response, a rescue, or a hospital transport — often brief, and often at low altitude.
News helicopter: News helicopters usually mean live coverage of a developing story — a pursuit, a fire, or a scene the station is broadcasting.
Recent helicopter activity
- Jul 25, 9:20 AMPoliceN226LA1,025–1,275 ft2 minSE
- Jul 25, 9:11 AMPoliceN226LA1,200–1,250 ft1 minS
- Jul 24, 7:03 PMLA Co FDN190LA1,850–1,875 ft1 minSW
- Jul 24, 4:35 PMPoliceN224LA1,350–1,800 ft1 minSE
- Jul 24, 3:01 PMPrivateN624WC1,300–1,600 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 12:39 PMPrivateN435AK1,300–1,400 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 12:32 PMPoliceN224LA1,425–1,575 ft1 minS
- Jul 24, 12:19 PMPoliceN224LA1,425–1,725 ft10 minN
- Jul 24, 12:09 PMPoliceN224LA1,375–1,525 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 12:06 PMPrivateN355JS1,325–1,375 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 11:49 AMFire/EMSN307FD1,300–1,375 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 10:32 AMPrivateN355JS1,300–1,900 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 9:45 AMPrivateN355JS1,325 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 9:33 AMPrivateN355JS1,275–1,900 ft1 minW
- Jul 23, 6:40 PMPoliceN223LA1,375–1,475 ft4 minN
- Jul 23, 4:47 PMPrivateN703WP1,425–2,225 ft3 minS
- Jul 23, 2:20 PMPrivateN355JS1,325–1,575 ft1 minE
- Jul 23, 1:28 PMPrivateN805MD1,400–1,650 ft1 minE
- Jul 23, 10:27 AMPoliceN223LA1,175–1,475 ft20 minSE
- Jul 22, 10:56 PMPoliceN226LA1,475–1,675 ft3 minE
- Jul 22, 4:40 PMLADWPN704WP1,300–1,475 ft3 minS
- Jul 22, 4:25 PMPoliceN226LA1,400–1,525 ft1 minE
- Jul 22, 1:43 PMFire/EMSN306FD1,250–1,325 ft1 minE
- Jul 22, 12:12 PMFire/EMSN306FD1,375–1,950 ft2 minW
- Jul 22, 11:31 AMPoliceN226LA1,275–1,350 ft2 minNE
- Jul 22, 11:27 AMPoliceN226LA1,275–1,325 ft1 minS
- Jul 22, 11:13 AMPoliceN226LA1,100–1,400 ft8 minS
- Jul 22, 11:01 AMPoliceN218441,650–2,075 ft1 minSW
- Jul 22, 10:37 AMPrivateN818HA1,100–1,400 ft7 minE
- Jul 21, 10:37 PMPoliceN229LA1,050–1,175 ft1 minE
- Jul 21, 10:23 PMPoliceN229LA1,125–1,375 ft1 minN
- Jul 21, 5:31 PMPoliceN229LA1,225–1,450 ft6 minNE
- Jul 21, 5:18 PMPoliceN229LA1,275–1,325 ft1 minNW
- Jul 21, 4:13 PMPoliceN229LA1,275–1,325 ft1 minSW
- Jul 21, 12:43 PMPrivateN308EH2,200–2,400 ft1 minS
- Jul 21, 11:50 AMABC NewsCopterN828AP1,300–1,400 ft1 minE
- Jul 21, 9:42 AMPoliceN224LA1,225–1,350 ft5 minN
- Jul 21, 9:24 AMPoliceN224LA1,150–1,250 ft1 minSE
- Jul 21, 9:05 AMPoliceN224LA1,200–1,275 ft2 minE
- Jul 21, 8:58 AMPoliceN224LA1,225–1,250 ft1 minSW
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Helicopters over Canoga Park: common questions
Why is there a helicopter over Canoga Park?
Most helicopter activity over Canoga Park is one of four things: police aircraft supporting officers on the ground, news helicopters covering a developing story, fire or air-medical aircraft responding to an emergency, or private and military aircraft simply transiting the area. This page shows which one is overhead right now, identified by operator.
How can I tell if it's police or a news helicopter?
Police aircraft usually fly tight, repeated orbits over one spot and often stay for a long time. News helicopters tend to hold a wider circle at a higher altitude and arrive after an incident is already underway. This page labels each aircraft by its operator, so you don't have to guess.
What time do helicopters usually fly over Canoga Park?
Based on 240 tracked passes over Canoga Park, the most common hour for helicopter activity is around 11am local time. Activity rises during evening news hours and drops sharply overnight.
Where does this data come from?
GTLA AirWatch tracks public ADS-B and MLAT broadcasts that aircraft transmit about their own position, the same open data used by air-traffic enthusiasts worldwide. It is updated every few seconds.