Helicopters over Woodland Hills
Live helicopter tracking for Woodland Hills, Los Angeles — updated every few seconds.
Checking the sky over Woodland Hills…
Recent incidents over Woodland Hills
- 🚁 News Swarm — Building fire · Woodland Hills
3 news helicopters converging over Woodland Hills — Building fire reported.
Jul 19, 11:38 PM PT Watch the replay
- 🚁 News Helicopters Converging · over Woodland Hills
DEVELOPING: 3 news helicopters converging over Woodland Hills — a story is forming. N358TV (AS50), N39CL (B407), N71HD (AS50). Detected via GTLA AirWatch.
Jul 19, 11:20 PM PT Watch the replay
- 🚁 News Helicopters Converging · over Woodland Hills
DEVELOPING: 3 news helicopters converging over Woodland Hills — a story is forming. N358TV (AS50), N39CL (B407), N71HD (AS50). Detected via GTLA AirWatch.
Jul 19, 11:20 PM PT Watch the replay
The sky over Woodland Hills
By hour of day
Who flies over Woodland Hills
- Police62%
- Private19%
- News16%
- Fire / medical3%
- Sheriff1%
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, 1:59 AMPoliceN229LA1,275–1,475 ft2 minE
- Jul 24, 3:50 PMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,850–2,000 ft1 minSE
- Jul 24, 12:34 PMPoliceN224LA1,550–1,700 ft1 minN
- Jul 24, 12:20 PMPoliceN224LA1,550–1,650 ft2 minN
- Jul 24, 7:48 AMSkyCAL / SkyFOX 11N39CL1,600 ft1 minE
- Jul 24, 7:24 AMSkyCAL / SkyFOX 11N39CL1,400–1,500 ft1 minW
- Jul 23, 7:35 PMAIR7N71HD1,600–1,800 ft1 minSW
- Jul 23, 7:14 PMPoliceN223LA1,500–1,725 ft3 minN
- Jul 23, 6:41 PMPoliceN223LA1,475–1,500 ft1 minNE
- Jul 23, 11:36 AMPrivateN805MD1,850–1,950 ft1 minW
- Jul 22, 10:52 PMPoliceN226LA1,275–1,500 ft4 minN
- Jul 22, 9:28 PMPrivateN644WB1,300–1,525 ft1 minE
- Jul 22, 8:52 PMPrivateN644WB1,625–2,025 ft1 minSW
- Jul 22, 4:39 PMLADWPN704WP1,400–1,500 ft1 minNE
- Jul 22, 4:26 PMPrivateN444NC1,500–1,600 ft1 minW
- Jul 22, 11:40 AMPrivateN567PW1,925–2,150 ft1 minW
- Jul 22, 11:30 AMPoliceN226LA1,325–1,425 ft1 minN
- Jul 22, 11:23 AMPoliceN226LA1,375–1,425 ft1 minN
- Jul 22, 11:11 AMPoliceN226LA1,425–1,500 ft1 minNE
- Jul 22, 11:01 AMPoliceN218442,125–2,825 ft1 minS
- Jul 21, 10:09 PMPoliceN229LA1,600–1,675 ft2 minW
- Jul 21, 5:33 PMPoliceN229LA1,400–1,550 ft2 minN
- Jul 21, 4:18 PMPoliceN229LA1,325–1,525 ft4 minNE
- Jul 21, 9:44 AMPoliceN224LA1,225–1,325 ft1 minN
- Jul 21, 9:03 AMPoliceN224LA1,150–1,250 ft4 minE
- Jul 20, 9:50 PMPrivateN644WB1,600–1,625 ft1 minE
- Jul 20, 9:09 PMPrivateN644WB1,475–1,600 ft1 minSW
- Jul 20, 4:17 PMPoliceN233LA1,425–1,475 ft1 minNE
- Jul 20, 3:22 PMPoliceN226LA1,325–1,525 ft4 minE
- Jul 20, 11:56 AMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,900–2,525 ft4 minE
- Jul 20, 11:47 AMPoliceN233LA1,350–1,575 ft2 minN
- Jul 20, 11:18 AMAIR7N71HD1,400–2,200 ft16 minNE
- Jul 20, 11:10 AMPoliceN233LA1,425–1,700 ft1 minW
- Jul 20, 10:11 AMFire/EMSN306FD1,850–1,975 ft1 minNW
- Jul 20, 7:26 AMSkyFOX 11 / SkyCALN50Q1,500–1,800 ft3 minE
- Jul 20, 6:55 AMNewsChopper 4N358TV1,600–2,300 ft12 minE
- Jul 20, 6:38 AMAIR7N71HD1,700–2,100 ft5 minE
- Jul 20, 6:07 AMNewsChopper 4N358TV2,100–2,875 ft7 minE
- Jul 19, 11:14 PMAIR7N71HD2,200–2,550 ft21 minNE
- Jul 19, 11:09 PMSkyCAL / SkyFOX 11N39CL1,700–2,400 ft19 minE
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Helicopters over Woodland Hills: common questions
Why is there a helicopter over Woodland Hills?
Most helicopter activity over Woodland 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 Woodland Hills?
Based on 180 tracked passes over Woodland Hills, 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.