Helicopters over Hancock Park

Live helicopter tracking for Hancock Park, Los Angeles — updated every few seconds.

Checking the sky over Hancock Park…

Map of Hancock Park, Los Angeles — Scanning for choppers over Hancock Park — nothing overhead right now. The dashed ring is the 2 km radius this page counts as “over Hancock Park”; inner rings mark one-third and two-thirds of that distance.

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Recent incidents over Hancock Park

🚨 AIR7 + Sky5 converging on a developing story over Larchmont · Larchmont
✅ Story coverage concluded after 6 min — aircraft breaking off. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/breaking-larchmont--776?src=story
Jul 24, 4:36 PM PT Watch the replay
📡 Los Angeles news helicopters are circling a water main break flooding a street in West Hollywood. · West Hollywood
SkyFOX 11 / SkyCAL + AIR7 working a developing story · verified via grok (not confirmed as a pursuit)
Jul 23, 7:52 AM PT Watch the replay
🚁 News Swarm · Koreatown
2 news helicopters converging over Koreatown.
Jul 21, 6:48 AM PT
🚁 News Swarm · Mid-City
2 news helicopters converging over Mid-City.
Jun 10, 10:32 AM PT

The sky over Hancock Park

97helicopter passes tracked over 25 days

27.2

passes per week

1.2

hours overhead per week

11 AM

busiest hour

Police

most common overhead

By hour of day

12a

12p

Busiest hour: 11a · this hour (11a) has averaged 9 passes historically

Who flies over Hancock Park

Police90%
Sheriff5%
News3%
Fire / medical1%
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.

Sheriff (LASD): Sheriff's helicopters typically orbit for a search, a pursuit, or to support deputies on the ground.

News helicopter: News helicopters usually mean live coverage of a developing story — a pursuit, a fire, or a scene the station is broadcasting.

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 25, 2:49 AMPoliceN229LA550–775 ft52 minNE
Jul 24, 11:41 PMPoliceN230LA700–975 ft6 minSE
Jul 24, 8:04 PMPoliceN230LA950–975 ft1 minSW
Jul 24, 11:40 AMPoliceN226LA800–950 ft4 minSE
Jul 23, 10:37 AMUS ARMY17-209261,575–1,775 ft1 minW
Jul 22, 7:27 PMPoliceN230LA900–950 ft2 minSW
Jul 22, 7:27 AMOrange Co SheriffN184SD700 ft1 minS
Jul 22, 7:12 AMOrange Co SheriffN184SD700–800 ft3 minSE
Jul 21, 4:45 PMPoliceN230LA1,400–2,175 ft17 minW
Jul 20, 2:16 PMPoliceN230LA950–1,000 ft1 minNW
Jul 20, 12:42 PMPoliceN224LA825–875 ft1 minSW
Jul 20, 12:31 PMPoliceN224LA825–925 ft1 minSE
Jul 20, 3:18 AMPoliceN230LA1,275–1,350 ft1 minE
Jul 19, 11:45 PMPoliceN213PF800–900 ft1 minNE
Jul 19, 12:33 PMPoliceN224LA825–900 ft3 minW
Jul 19, 3:27 AMPoliceN224LA625–1,150 ft14 minN
Jul 18, 10:02 AMPoliceN232LA550–850 ft8 minN
Jul 17, 11:31 AMPoliceN224LA750–875 ft1 minS
Jul 17, 8:40 AMPoliceN226LA650–800 ft1 minS
Jul 17, 2:45 AMPoliceN224LA775–900 ft1 minW
Jul 17, 1:30 AMPoliceN226LA800–1,300 ft2 minW
Jul 16, 11:03 PMPoliceN230LA725–1,025 ft1 minNW
Jul 16, 10:10 PMSkyCAL / SkyFOX 11N39CL1,400–1,900 ft8 minNW
Jul 16, 9:15 PMPoliceN224LA625–750 ft1 minE
Jul 16, 8:21 PMPoliceN226LA650–875 ft1 minSE
Jul 16, 7:21 PMPoliceN226LA850–900 ft1 minN
Jul 16, 3:54 PMPoliceN232LA1,000–1,075 ft1 minN
Jul 16, 12:11 PMPoliceN668PD850–1,000 ft5 minNW
Jul 15, 5:06 PMSky5N925TV1,100 ft1 minSE
Jul 15, 3:57 PMPoliceN232LA825–875 ft1 minW
Jul 15, 3:37 PMSheriffN957LA700 ft1 minE
Jul 15, 2:54 PMPoliceN213PF725–975 ft4 minN
Jul 14, 11:30 PMPoliceN230LA975–1,075 ft1 minSW
Jul 14, 4:25 PMPoliceN224LA600–650 ft3 minSE
Jul 13, 8:28 PMPoliceN213PF800–925 ft2 minE
Jul 13, 3:37 PMPoliceN213PF550–750 ft3 minSE
Jul 13, 2:04 PMPoliceN213PF625–775 ft3 minSE
Jul 13, 9:03 AMPoliceN213PF825–875 ft1 minS
Jul 12, 11:32 PMPoliceN472LA500–925 ft4 minSE
Jul 12, 9:27 PMPoliceN224LA550–775 ft4 minSE

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Helicopters over Hancock Park: common questions

Why is there a helicopter over Hancock Park?

Most helicopter activity over Hancock 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 Hancock Park?

Based on 97 tracked passes over Hancock 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.