Helicopters over Hollywood
Live helicopter tracking for Hollywood, Los Angeles — updated every few seconds.
Checking the sky over Hollywood…
Recent incidents over Hollywood
- 🚨 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
- 🚨 LAPD officers pursue burglary suspects in Hollywood after they crash into multiple vehicles near 3rd Street and Robertson Boulevard causing a fire. · Hollywood
✅ Pursuit coverage concluded after 6 min — aircraft breaking off. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/pursuit-hollywood--371?src=story
Jul 2, 2:59 PM PT
The sky over Hollywood
By hour of day
Who flies over Hollywood
- Police60%
- Private24%
- News13%
- Fire / medical1%
- Sheriff1%
- Other1%
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.
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, 11:12 AMLAPDN229LA · AS50800–975 ft2 minS
- Jul 25, 9:47 AML A Gyroplane AviationN108YG · GYRO1,875–2,025 ft2 minNE
- Jul 25, 9:10 AMPrivateN108YG1,575–1,650 ft1 minSW
- Jul 25, 8:22 AMPoliceN230LA1,175–1,225 ft1 minW
- Jul 25, 2:49 AMPoliceN229LA550–1,075 ft53 minNW
- Jul 25, 2:42 AMPoliceN229LA1,025–1,500 ft1 minSE
- Jul 25, 1:31 AMPoliceN230LA975–1,075 ft1 minE
- Jul 25, 12:08 AMPoliceN230LA1,000–1,100 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 11:44 PMPoliceN230LA800–900 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 11:20 PMPoliceN230LA850–950 ft3 minW
- Jul 24, 10:52 PMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q1,100–1,200 ft2 minW
- Jul 24, 10:03 PMPrivateN825VJ1,900–2,100 ft4 minNE
- Jul 24, 8:03 PMPoliceN230LA925–1,025 ft1 minSW
- Jul 24, 7:59 PMPoliceN818PD1,025–1,550 ft5 minE
- Jul 24, 7:53 PMPoliceN818PD1,175–1,400 ft3 minE
- Jul 24, 7:16 PMPrivateN825VJ1,100–1,600 ft2 minS
- Jul 24, 7:04 PMPoliceN230LA1,025–1,050 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 6:29 PMPoliceN230LA825–1,050 ft4 minW
- Jul 24, 6:10 PMAIR7N71HD1,700–1,975 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 6:07 PMPrivateN844AT1,100–1,150 ft1 minSE
- Jul 24, 5:35 PMPoliceN224LA1,100–1,500 ft1 minSE
- Jul 24, 5:34 PMPrivateN329JK875–1,100 ft1 minNW
- Jul 24, 4:59 PMAIR7N71HD1,800–1,925 ft1 minNE
- Jul 24, 4:50 PMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q900–1,600 ft21 minW
- Jul 24, 4:24 PMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q1,200–1,500 ft22 minNE
- Jul 24, 4:18 PMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q1,800–2,000 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 4:16 PMAIR7N71HD1,800–2,125 ft37 minS
- Jul 24, 4:03 PMAIR7N71HD1,775–2,075 ft6 minS
- Jul 24, 3:59 PMPrivateN624WC1,500–1,600 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 3:51 PMAIR7N71HD1,600–1,950 ft3 minW
- Jul 24, 3:50 PMSky5N925TV1,475–2,125 ft1h 11mN
- Jul 24, 3:18 PMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,100–1,575 ft9 minW
- Jul 24, 2:25 PMPoliceN229LA850–1,150 ft4 minSE
- Jul 24, 2:24 PMAIR7 (backup)N29HD1,700–2,000 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 2:17 PMPoliceN229LA875–1,025 ft1 minNW
- Jul 24, 1:50 PMPoliceN818PD975–1,525 ft4 minE
- Jul 24, 1:33 PMPoliceN229LA1,000–1,200 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 12:09 PMPoliceN226LA975–1,075 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 11:50 AMPoliceN224LA1,100–1,225 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 11:46 AMPoliceN229LA1,125–1,200 ft1 minE
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Helicopters over Hollywood: common questions
Why is there a helicopter over Hollywood?
Most helicopter activity over Hollywood 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 Hollywood?
Based on 758 tracked passes over Hollywood, 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.