Helicopters over Mission Hills

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

Checking the sky over Mission Hills…

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

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Recent incidents over Mission Hills

📺 KTLA: Former L.A. County sheriff's deputy gets prison in extortion investigation · Fontana
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 74 min — news helicopters departing. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-fontana-a2f3d?src=story
Jul 13, 5:37 PM PT
🔥 Mission Hills Brush Fire · Mission Hills
Incident concluded — active coverage has wrapped.
Jun 24, 12:43 AM PT
📺 ✅ Scene coverage concluded after 15 min — news helicopters departing. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-mission-hills-a · Mission Hills
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 15 min — news helicopters departing. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-mission-hills-a4044?src=story
Jun 23, 7:45 PM PT

The sky over Mission Hills

203helicopter passes tracked over 24 days

59.2

passes per week

1.7

hours overhead per week

2 PM

busiest hour

Police

most common overhead

By hour of day

12a

12p

Busiest hour: 2p · this hour (11a) has averaged 10 passes historically

Who flies over Mission Hills

Police47%
News26%
Private14%
Fire / medical13%

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.

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

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.

Recent helicopter activity

Jul 24, 10:15 PMPrivateN76FL2,700–2,900 ft1 minSE
Jul 24, 9:17 PMFire/EMSN302FD1,125–1,450 ft1 minW
Jul 24, 8:49 PMFire/EMSN302FD1,475 ft3 minN
Jul 24, 7:29 PMLA Co FDN190LA1,450–1,500 ft1 minE
Jul 24, 6:59 PMLA Co FDN190LA1,575–1,700 ft1 minW
Jul 24, 3:54 PMPrivateN825VJ4,700–4,800 ft1 minW
Jul 24, 3:24 PMPrivateN844AT1,475–1,525 ft1 minNW
Jul 24, 1:58 PMPoliceN229LA1,400–1,475 ft1 minE
Jul 23, 11:58 PMPoliceN223LA1,450–1,525 ft2 minW
Jul 23, 11:47 PMPoliceN223LA1,350–1,475 ft2 minS
Jul 23, 4:44 PMLA Co FDN76CG1,500–2,000 ft1 minNE
Jul 22, 6:40 PMPoliceN818PD1,625–1,800 ft3 minSE
Jul 22, 6:10 PMPrivateN323CH1,000–1,500 ft4 minN
Jul 22, 4:39 PMPoliceN226LA1,275–1,375 ft12 minS
Jul 22, 2:22 PMPrivateN205RH1,475–1,600 ft1 minNW
Jul 22, 12:16 PMPoliceN226LA1,350–1,625 ft1 minN
Jul 21, 6:14 PMSky5N925TV1,575–1,625 ft1 minE
Jul 21, 5:43 PMSky5N925TV1,500–1,575 ft1 minW
Jul 21, 5:13 PMSky5N925TV1,675–1,750 ft1 minE
Jul 21, 4:07 PMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,500–1,675 ft1 minW
Jul 21, 4:02 PMPoliceN229LA1,475–1,625 ft1 minNW
Jul 21, 3:45 PMSky5N925TV1,575–1,650 ft1 minW
Jul 21, 2:21 PMABC NewsCopterN828AP1,400–1,600 ft2 minW
Jul 21, 1:47 PMFire/EMSN822LA1,400–1,500 ft1 minNW
Jul 21, 12:37 PMPrivateN308EH1,500–1,700 ft1 minW
Jul 21, 11:54 AMPoliceN233LA1,350–1,425 ft1 minSE
Jul 21, 1:22 AMPoliceN226LA1,500–1,700 ft1 minS
Jul 20, 8:28 PMPoliceN224LA1,450–1,700 ft1 minN
Jul 20, 7:59 PMPoliceN226LA1,400–1,475 ft1 minSE
Jul 20, 7:06 PMPoliceN226LA1,225–1,325 ft1 minW
Jul 20, 2:05 PMFire/EMSN822LA1,475–1,625 ft1 minE
Jul 20, 1:48 PMFire/EMSN822LA1,375–1,400 ft1 minW
Jul 20, 12:06 PMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,700–1,850 ft1 minE
Jul 20, 11:24 AMPoliceN233LA1,325–1,400 ft2 minNW
Jul 20, 7:14 AMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,600–1,650 ft1 minE
Jul 19, 11:40 PMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,675–1,800 ft1 minE
Jul 19, 7:25 PMPoliceN213PF1,350–1,575 ft1 minSE
Jul 19, 5:21 PMPoliceN224LA1,425–1,625 ft2 minS
Jul 19, 4:14 PMPoliceN224LA1,450–1,525 ft2 minNW
Jul 19, 1:41 PMPoliceN232LA1,250–1,400 ft5 minS

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Helicopters over Mission Hills: common questions

Why is there a helicopter over Mission Hills?

Most helicopter activity over Mission Hills 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 Mission Hills?

Based on 203 tracked passes over Mission Hills, the most common hour for helicopter activity is around 2pm 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.