Helicopters over West Hollywood
Live helicopter tracking for West Hollywood, Los Angeles — updated every few seconds.
Checking the sky over West Hollywood…
Recent incidents over West Hollywood
- 🚁 News Swarm · Beverly Grove
↩ 2 news helicopters returned to the scene — continuing coverage of the earlier story.
Jul 23, 2:58 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
- 🚁 News Swarm · West Hollywood
2 news helicopters converging over West Hollywood.
Jul 17, 6:51 AM PT Watch the replay
- 🚁 News Swarm · West Hollywood
3 news helicopters converging over West Hollywood.
Jul 16, 6:14 PM PT Watch the replay
- 🚁 News Swarm · Beverly Grove
2 news helicopters converging over Beverly Grove.
Jul 16, 4:09 PM PT Watch the replay
- 📺 ✅ Scene coverage concluded after 78 min — news helicopters departing. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-west-hollywood- · West Hollywood
✅ Scene coverage concluded after 78 min — news helicopters departing. Replay + alerts: gtla.live/i/swarm-west-hollywood-ab4ea?src=story
Jul 16, 12:06 PM PT Watch the replay
The sky over West Hollywood
By hour of day
Who flies over West Hollywood
- Police40%
- News29%
- Private27%
- 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.
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.
Sheriff (LASD): Sheriff's helicopters typically orbit for a search, a pursuit, or to support deputies on the ground.
Recent helicopter activity
- Jul 25, 11:22 AMLite FlightN825VJ · R441,400–1,700 ft1 minW
- Jul 25, 10:57 AMLAPDN224LA · AS501,125–1,250 ft1 minW
- Jul 25, 9:46 AML A Gyroplane AviationN108YG · GYRO1,700–1,850 ft1 minE
- Jul 25, 9:23 AMPrivateN850MH1,100–1,500 ft1 minW
- Jul 25, 9:12 AMPrivateN108YG1,575–1,600 ft1 minW
- Jul 25, 8:23 AMPoliceN230LA1,075–1,175 ft1 minSE
- Jul 25, 1:30 AMPoliceN230LA950–1,000 ft1 minE
- Jul 25, 12:09 AMPoliceN230LA1,000–1,100 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 11:45 PMPoliceN230LA800–975 ft1 minS
- Jul 24, 11:23 PMPoliceN230LA850–1,000 ft2 minSW
- Jul 24, 10:54 PMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q1,200–1,700 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 10:52 PMAIR7N71HD1,825–1,875 ft2 minS
- Jul 24, 10:20 PMPrivateN76FL1,300–1,600 ft1 minS
- Jul 24, 10:14 PMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q1,100–1,300 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 10:14 PMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,100–1,775 ft8 minE
- Jul 24, 10:04 PMPrivateN825VJ1,800–2,100 ft2 minE
- Jul 24, 9:42 PMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q1,200–1,500 ft1 minSE
- Jul 24, 8:19 PMPrivateN825VJ1,000–1,100 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 7:55 PMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q1,300–1,400 ft3 minW
- Jul 24, 7:18 PMPrivateN825VJ1,500–1,600 ft1 minSW
- Jul 24, 7:03 PMPoliceN230LA900–1,025 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 6:31 PMPoliceN230LA725–1,000 ft3 minW
- Jul 24, 6:14 PMPrivateN850MH1,300–1,700 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 6:06 PMPrivateN844AT1,000–1,150 ft1 minNE
- Jul 24, 5:46 PMAIR7N71HD1,375–1,550 ft1 minSE
- Jul 24, 5:11 PMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q1,100–1,800 ft1 minNW
- Jul 24, 4:02 PMAIR7N71HD1,625–1,775 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 4:00 PMPrivateN624WC1,500 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 3:54 PMAIR7N71HD1,450–1,950 ft4 minNW
- Jul 24, 3:50 PMAIR7N71HD1,600–1,725 ft1 minSE
- Jul 24, 3:28 PMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,200–1,350 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 3:17 PMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,200–1,600 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 3:02 PMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,375–1,700 ft12 minN
- Jul 24, 2:57 PMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,600–1,825 ft1 minSW
- Jul 24, 2:51 PMAIR7N71HD1,525–1,700 ft2 minW
- Jul 24, 2:45 PMSheriffN958LA550–925 ft1 minSW
- Jul 24, 1:35 PMPoliceN229LA1,100–1,425 ft1 minW
- Jul 24, 12:55 PMSkyCAL / SkyFOX 11N39CL1,200–1,500 ft8 minSE
- Jul 24, 12:40 PMAIR7 (backup)N29HD2,200 ft1 minNW
- Jul 24, 11:49 AMPoliceN224LA1,125–1,225 ft1 minE
Nearby coverage
Helicopters over West Hollywood: common questions
Why is there a helicopter over West Hollywood?
Most helicopter activity over West 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 West Hollywood?
Based on 782 tracked passes over West 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.