Helicopters over Los Feliz

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

Checking the sky over Los Feliz…

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

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Recent incidents over Los Feliz

🚨 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
📺 ABC7: LIVE: Crews battling brush fire and structure fire in Eagle Rock area amid dangerous heat · Glendale
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 79 min — news helicopters departing. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-glendale-a2f3d?src=story
Jul 16, 4:12 PM 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
📺 ✅ Scene coverage concluded after 15 min — news helicopters departing. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-chinatown-a4044 · Chinatown
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 15 min — news helicopters departing. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-chinatown-a4044?src=story
Jun 12, 10:21 PM PT

The sky over Los Feliz

369helicopter passes tracked over 25 days

103.3

passes per week

2.5

hours overhead per week

3 PM

busiest hour

Police

most common overhead

By hour of day

12a

12p

Busiest hour: 3p · this hour (11a) has averaged 25 passes historically

Who flies over Los Feliz

Police43%
Private42%
News9%
Sheriff2%
Fire / medical2%
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.

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

Recent helicopter activity

Jul 25, 11:10 AMLAPDN229LA · AS50975–1,175 ft2 minW
Jul 25, 9:33 AMPrivateN703WP1,700–1,725 ft1 minS
Jul 25, 9:33 AMLA City FireN703WP · AS501,700–1,725 ft1 minS
Jul 25, 9:19 AMPrivateN850MH1,700–1,800 ft1 minNW
Jul 25, 8:20 AMPoliceN230LA1,150–1,250 ft2 minW
Jul 25, 1:32 AMPoliceN230LA1,000–1,250 ft2 minE
Jul 25, 12:06 AMPoliceN230LA1,100–1,225 ft2 minW
Jul 24, 9:52 PMPrivateN825VJ1,700–1,800 ft1 minSE
Jul 24, 8:04 PMPoliceN818PD1,450–1,650 ft1 minNE
Jul 24, 7:56 PMPoliceN818PD1,250–1,675 ft3 minW
Jul 24, 7:08 PMPrivateN825VJ1,500–1,700 ft1 minSE
Jul 24, 7:05 PMPoliceN230LA1,050–1,150 ft1 minE
Jul 24, 6:19 PMPrivateN850MH1,800–1,900 ft1 minSE
Jul 24, 6:15 PMPrivateN844AT1,600–1,650 ft1 minNW
Jul 24, 5:37 PMPrivateN329JK1,500–1,700 ft1 minSE
Jul 24, 4:47 PMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q1,400–1,600 ft3 minSW
Jul 24, 3:52 PMPrivateN624WC1,700–1,900 ft1 minSE
Jul 24, 3:51 PMLASD Air Rescue 5N951LB800–1,200 ft4 minSW
Jul 24, 2:19 PMPoliceN229LA1,125–1,400 ft1 minE
Jul 24, 1:28 PMPoliceN224LA1,350–1,475 ft1 minSE
Jul 24, 11:51 AMPoliceN224LA1,225–1,325 ft1 minNE
Jul 24, 10:40 AMPoliceN8NF1,700–2,000 ft3 minS
Jul 24, 9:09 AMPrivateN821JP1,675–1,750 ft1 minW
Jul 24, 7:13 AMFire/EMSN822LA1,350–1,400 ft1 minNE
Jul 24, 5:22 AMAIR7N71HD1,750–1,775 ft1 minSE
Jul 24, 12:42 AMPoliceN226LA925–1,175 ft2 minSE
Jul 23, 9:51 PMPoliceN233LA725–1,325 ft13 minS
Jul 23, 8:27 PMPoliceN226LA1,225–1,525 ft2 minE
Jul 23, 7:15 PMPrivateN444NC1,300–1,700 ft1 minSE
Jul 23, 6:08 PMPoliceN233LA875–950 ft2 minS
Jul 23, 4:51 PMPrivateN825VJ1,900 ft1 minSE
Jul 23, 4:47 PMPrivateN329JK1,675–1,725 ft1 minSE
Jul 23, 4:24 PMPrivateN544FA1,600–1,750 ft1 minW
Jul 23, 3:08 PMPoliceN232LA1,125–1,250 ft2 minW
Jul 23, 12:16 PMPrivateN825VJ1,700–1,800 ft1 minSE
Jul 23, 11:06 AMPrivateN825VJ1,700–1,800 ft1 minSE
Jul 23, 10:07 AMPoliceN225LA1,275–1,450 ft1 minSE
Jul 23, 9:49 AMPoliceN223LA1,000–1,125 ft2 minE
Jul 23, 9:26 AMPoliceN232LA1,200–1,300 ft1 minW
Jul 23, 7:09 AMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,200–1,300 ft1 minE

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Helicopters over Los Feliz: common questions

Why is there a helicopter over Los Feliz?

Most helicopter activity over Los Feliz 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 Los Feliz?

Based on 369 tracked passes over Los Feliz, the most common hour for helicopter activity is around 3pm 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.