Helicopters over Highland Park
Live helicopter tracking for Highland Park, Los Angeles — updated every few seconds.
Checking the sky over Highland Park…
Recent incidents over Highland Park
- 🚁 News Swarm · Highland Park
2 news helicopters converging over Highland Park.
Jul 7, 10:25 AM PT
- 🚨 LAPD Foothill Division is pursuing a suspect vehicle eastbound on the 210 Freeway near Pasadena. · South Pasadena
✅ Pursuit coverage concluded after 8 min — aircraft breaking off. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/pursuit-south-pasadena--161?src=story
Jun 19, 8:22 PM PT
The sky over Highland Park
By hour of day
Who flies over Highland Park
- Police60%
- Private18%
- Fire / medical9%
- News6%
- Sheriff4%
- Other2%
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, 10:15 AMLA City FireN703WP · AS501,575–1,700 ft3 minN
- Jul 25, 12:01 AMPoliceN230LA1,325–1,400 ft2 minW
- Jul 24, 7:50 PMPoliceN230LA1,400–1,500 ft1 minN
- Jul 24, 7:11 PMPoliceN230LA1,125–1,225 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 2:41 PMPoliceN818PD1,625–1,925 ft3 minNW
- Jul 24, 1:06 PMPoliceN226LA1,150–1,275 ft1 minS
- Jul 24, 11:03 AMPrivateN705WP1,725–1,825 ft4 minNE
- Jul 24, 10:56 AMPoliceN8NF1,700–1,800 ft1 minSE
- Jul 23, 5:46 PMPrivateN703WP1,125–1,325 ft1 minW
- Jul 23, 3:50 PMPoliceN233LA925–1,650 ft8 minSW
- Jul 23, 3:42 PMPoliceN223LA925–1,175 ft9 minSW
- Jul 23, 3:02 PMPoliceN232LA1,175–1,325 ft2 minN
- Jul 23, 10:50 AMPoliceN665PD1,450–1,575 ft2 minE
- Jul 23, 10:33 AMPrivateN703WP1,400–1,550 ft4 minN
- Jul 23, 10:05 AMPoliceN232LA1,325 ft1 minN
- Jul 23, 9:20 AMPoliceN232LA1,100–1,275 ft2 minNW
- Jul 23, 6:20 AMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,350–1,750 ft14 minW
- Jul 23, 5:44 AMAIR7N71HD1,750–1,925 ft9 minW
- Jul 23, 5:13 AMPoliceN233LA850–1,825 ft27 minSW
- Jul 23, 1:33 AMPoliceN230LA1,425–1,575 ft1 minNW
- Jul 22, 7:19 PMPoliceN230LA1,100–1,350 ft1 minS
- Jul 22, 6:31 PMPoliceN230LA1,225–1,325 ft1 minNW
- Jul 22, 5:42 PMLADWPN704WP1,200–1,425 ft1 minW
- Jul 22, 5:04 PMSheriffN955LA1,225–1,300 ft1 minNW
- Jul 22, 1:06 PMMil / CG1681301,550–1,800 ft1 minSW
- Jul 22, 10:17 AMPoliceN232LA1,050–1,225 ft2 minNE
- Jul 22, 8:49 AMPoliceN232LA1,200–1,275 ft1 minW
- Jul 22, 1:31 AMMercy AirN908KB1,425 ft1 minSE
- Jul 21, 2:36 PMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q1,300 ft1 minSE
- Jul 21, 12:29 PMPoliceN226LA1,300–1,475 ft1 minS
- Jul 21, 11:56 AMUS NAVY1681571,025–1,125 ft1 minNE
- Jul 21, 10:47 AMPoliceN224LA1,200–1,325 ft1 minNW
- Jul 21, 10:40 AMPrivateN705WP1,150–1,425 ft4 minN
- Jul 20, 11:03 PMPoliceN233LA1,675–1,800 ft1 minSW
- Jul 20, 6:12 PMPoliceN233LA1,125–1,175 ft1 minNW
- Jul 20, 6:04 PMSheriffN950LA1,550–1,750 ft1 minN
- Jul 20, 6:04 PMPoliceN233LA925–1,225 ft4 minNW
- Jul 20, 5:58 PMPoliceN233LA1,125–1,350 ft1 minSW
- Jul 20, 4:54 PMPoliceN233LA1,025–1,250 ft1 minSW
- Jul 20, 2:53 PMPoliceN230LA1,375–1,425 ft1 minN
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Helicopters over Highland Park: common questions
Why is there a helicopter over Highland Park?
Most helicopter activity over Highland 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 Highland Park?
Based on 222 tracked passes over Highland Park, the most common hour for helicopter activity is around 10am 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.