Helicopters over Granada Hills
Live helicopter tracking for Granada Hills, Los Angeles — updated every few seconds.
Checking the sky over Granada Hills…
Recent incidents over Granada Hills
- 🚨 LAPD is pursuing a vehicle westbound on the 118 Freeway with an airship overhead in the San Fernando Valley. · 34.266, -118.554
✅ Pursuit coverage concluded after 6 min — aircraft breaking off. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/pursuit-la--116?src=story
Jun 18, 7:44 AM PT
The sky over Granada Hills
By hour of day
Who flies over Granada Hills
- Police49%
- News21%
- Private21%
- Fire / medical10%
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.
News helicopter: News helicopters usually mean live coverage of a developing story — a pursuit, a fire, or a scene the station is broadcasting.
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.
Recent helicopter activity
- Jul 24, 7:28 PMLA Co FDN190LA1,575–1,700 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 3:55 PMPrivateN825VJ4,700 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 3:26 PMPrivateN844AT1,600–1,725 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 2:47 PMFire/EMSN306FD1,425–1,825 ft1 minS
- Jul 24, 1:56 PMPoliceN229LA1,525–1,675 ft1 minE
- Jul 23, 7:23 PMPoliceN223LA1,475–1,725 ft6 minS
- Jul 23, 6:53 PMPoliceN223LA1,575–2,000 ft1 minNW
- Jul 22, 12:32 PMPoliceN226LA1,850–1,950 ft1 minSW
- Jul 22, 9:24 AMLA Co FDN76CG1,500–1,900 ft1 minW
- Jul 22, 12:43 AMMercy AirN908KB1,825–2,275 ft1 minS
- Jul 21, 5:45 PMSky5N925TV1,650–1,775 ft1 minW
- Jul 21, 4:09 PMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,625–1,725 ft1 minW
- Jul 21, 3:47 PMSky5N925TV1,650–1,700 ft1 minW
- Jul 21, 3:39 PMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q1,800–1,900 ft1 minW
- Jul 21, 2:23 PMABC NewsCopterN828AP1,400–1,700 ft1 minW
- Jul 21, 1:48 PMFire/EMSN822LA1,425–1,500 ft1 minSW
- Jul 21, 11:53 AMPoliceN233LA1,425–1,500 ft1 minE
- Jul 21, 9:32 AMPoliceN224LA1,425–1,700 ft1 minW
- Jul 20, 9:30 PMPoliceN224LA1,600–1,925 ft1 minS
- Jul 20, 7:55 PMPoliceN226LA1,550–1,650 ft2 minNE
- Jul 20, 2:40 PMPrivateN28TM1,500–1,900 ft1 minN
- Jul 20, 2:22 PMPoliceN226LA1,675–1,875 ft5 minNW
- Jul 20, 2:04 PMFire/EMSN822LA1,700–1,850 ft1 minE
- Jul 20, 11:27 AMPoliceN233LA1,500–1,575 ft1 minW
- Jul 20, 11:19 AMPoliceN233LA1,825–2,025 ft1 minN
- Jul 19, 9:51 PMPoliceN224LA1,650–1,750 ft1 minW
- Jul 19, 7:23 PMPoliceN213PF1,525–1,700 ft1 minE
- Jul 19, 4:17 PMPoliceN224LA1,625–1,700 ft1 minSW
- Jul 18, 7:57 PMPrivateN844AT1,400–1,500 ft1 minE
- Jul 18, 2:19 AMPoliceN668PD1,350–1,475 ft1 minW
- Jul 17, 7:25 PMPoliceN213PF1,850–2,000 ft6 minSW
- Jul 17, 5:53 PMPrivateN88HV1,500–1,950 ft1 minS
- Jul 17, 12:48 PMPoliceN232LA1,425–1,650 ft3 minE
- Jul 17, 10:08 AMPoliceN668PD1,475–1,650 ft1 minE
- Jul 17, 9:42 AMPoliceN668PD1,475–1,675 ft1 minW
- Jul 17, 8:10 AMLA Co FDN76CG1,600–2,200 ft1 minW
- Jul 17, 12:15 AMPoliceN226LA1,725–1,950 ft1 minNE
- Jul 16, 4:23 PMPrivateN703WP1,475–1,600 ft1 minSW
- Jul 16, 8:59 AMPrivateN703WP1,600–2,050 ft1 minNW
- Jul 15, 10:41 PMPoliceN224LA1,450–1,950 ft3 minSW
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Helicopters over Granada Hills: common questions
Why is there a helicopter over Granada Hills?
Most helicopter activity over Granada Hills 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 Granada Hills?
Based on 121 tracked passes over Granada Hills, the most common hour for helicopter activity is around 2pm 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.