Helicopters over Lincoln Heights
Live helicopter tracking for Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles — updated every few seconds.
Checking the sky over Lincoln Heights…
Recent incidents over Lincoln Heights
- 🚨 LAPD pursued a vehicle at high speed through Chinatown in Los Angeles Saturday evening. · Chinatown
✅ Pursuit coverage concluded after 14 min — aircraft breaking off. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/pursuit-chinatown--444?src=story
Jul 5, 11:32 PM PT
- 🚨 LAPD pursued a vehicle through Chinatown at high speed on Saturday evening. · Chinatown
✅ Pursuit coverage concluded after 10 min — aircraft breaking off. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/pursuit-chinatown--419?src=story
Jul 4, 6:26 PM PT
- 🚨 LAPD officers are pursuing a suspect in the Olympic Division of Los Angeles. · Downtown
✅ Pursuit coverage concluded after 8 min — aircraft breaking off. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/pursuit-downtown--401?src=story
Jul 3, 9:01 PM PT
- 📺 ABC7: High-severity wildfires burn 30 times more area than in 1985, UCLA study finds · East LA
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 13 min — news helicopters departing. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-east-la-a0538?src=story
Jun 24, 11:56 AM PT
- 🚨 LAPD and LASD aircraft are tracking a possible stolen vehicle pursuit in the Newton Division of Los Angeles. · 34.054, -118.174
✅ Pursuit coverage concluded after 6 min — aircraft breaking off. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/pursuit-la--222?src=story
Jun 23, 6:50 PM PT
- 🚁 News Swarm · Chinatown
3 news helicopters converging over Chinatown.
Jun 11, 9:03 AM PT
The sky over Lincoln Heights
By hour of day
Who flies over Lincoln Heights
- Police70%
- Private11%
- News8%
- Sheriff7%
- Fire / medical3%
- Other0%
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.
Sheriff (LASD): Sheriff's helicopters typically orbit for a search, a pursuit, or to support deputies on the ground.
Recent helicopter activity
- Jul 25, 4:19 AMPoliceN229LA975–1,150 ft2 minSW
- Jul 25, 1:47 AMPoliceN230LA900–1,050 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 9:31 PMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,425–1,475 ft1 minSE
- Jul 24, 9:30 PMSky5N925TV1,425–1,450 ft1 minSE
- Jul 24, 7:48 PMPoliceN230LA1,250–1,325 ft1 minN
- Jul 24, 6:19 PMPoliceN224LA925–1,200 ft4 minW
- Jul 24, 6:16 PMPoliceN226LA900–1,075 ft2 minW
- Jul 24, 6:09 PMSheriffN950LA925–950 ft1 minSE
- Jul 24, 6:05 PMPoliceN226LA950–1,075 ft5 minSE
- Jul 24, 5:23 PMPoliceN226LA1,075–1,125 ft2 minNW
- Jul 24, 4:19 PMPrivateN95MG1,775–1,875 ft1 minSE
- Jul 24, 3:52 PMPoliceN229LA1,025–1,275 ft7 minS
- Jul 24, 1:08 PMPoliceN226LA1,075–1,200 ft2 minE
- Jul 24, 12:01 PMSheriffN958LA1,225–1,375 ft3 minE
- Jul 24, 11:00 AMPrivateN705WP1,750–1,825 ft2 minE
- Jul 24, 1:46 AMPoliceN233LA600–1,325 ft33 minNW
- Jul 24, 1:15 AMPoliceN226LA675–1,050 ft33 minW
- Jul 24, 12:50 AMPoliceN223LA1,225–1,375 ft1 minN
- Jul 23, 11:11 PMPoliceN233LA725–825 ft2 minN
- Jul 23, 10:42 PMPoliceN233LA825–1,075 ft1 minSW
- Jul 23, 10:39 PMSheriffN958LA1,150–1,175 ft1 minSE
- Jul 23, 8:40 PMPoliceN226LA875–1,175 ft4 minW
- Jul 23, 6:18 PMPoliceN233LA1,000–1,100 ft2 minNW
- Jul 23, 6:00 PMPoliceN233LA1,175–1,325 ft1 minSW
- Jul 23, 3:58 PMPoliceN233LA1,375–1,500 ft1 minS
- Jul 23, 3:47 PMPoliceN232LA975–1,175 ft2 minW
- Jul 23, 3:39 PMPoliceN223LA950–1,250 ft3 minN
- Jul 23, 3:00 PMPoliceN232LA950–975 ft1 minN
- Jul 23, 1:15 PMPoliceN233LA975–1,175 ft7 minNW
- Jul 23, 12:04 PMPoliceN665PD1,100–1,350 ft7 minNW
- Jul 23, 11:48 AMPrivateN817CE1,425–1,500 ft1 minE
- Jul 23, 10:46 AMPoliceN232LA950–1,150 ft7 minSW
- Jul 23, 10:30 AMPrivateN703WP1,375–1,725 ft2 minSE
- Jul 23, 10:04 AMPoliceN232LA1,025–1,250 ft1 minN
- Jul 23, 7:50 AMPrivateN817CE1,725–1,825 ft1 minW
- Jul 23, 6:15 AMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,350–1,500 ft3 minW
- Jul 23, 3:24 AMPoliceN233LA1,025–1,150 ft1 minNW
- Jul 23, 12:28 AMPoliceN230LA1,025–1,275 ft1 minE
- Jul 22, 11:16 PMPoliceN233LA975–1,050 ft2 minSW
- Jul 22, 10:58 PMPoliceN233LA925–1,000 ft1 minN
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Helicopters over Lincoln Heights: common questions
Why is there a helicopter over Lincoln Heights?
Most helicopter activity over Lincoln Heights 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 Lincoln Heights?
Based on 441 tracked passes over Lincoln Heights, 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.