# Bloomington Police Department drone flights

Bloomington, Illinois. Source: the agency's published Skydio transparency feed (ArcGIS Online), retrieved 4 November 2026.

Bloomington Police Department drones flew 518 times between 4 April 2026 and 1 November 2026, by the agency's own published record. 26 of those flights were in October 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flights |
|---|---:|
| Apr 2026 | 128 |
| May 2026 | 103 |
| Jun 2026 | 51 |
| Jul 2026 | 83 |
| Aug 2026 | 64 |
| Sep 2026 | 62 |
| Oct 2026 | 26 |
| Nov 2026 | 1 |

## Purpose classes

| Class | Flights | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Training and testing | 314 | 61% |
| Events | 63 | 12% |
| Call for service | 53 | 10% |
| Other | 45 | 9% |
| Not stated | 43 | 8% |

## Duration

- Median airborne: 9 min
- 90th percentile: 22 min
- Total airborne: 89 hours

## Flight list, October 2026

| Date | Takeoff (CST) | Purpose | Airborne | Flight |
|---|---|---|---:|---|
| 2026-10-02 | 9:29 pm | Training and testing | 7 min | 997ffa04 |
| 2026-10-05 | 10:26 pm | Training and testing | 5 min | 3e79f5bb |
| 2026-10-05 | 10:32 pm | Training and testing | 7 min | e5439b6a |
| 2026-10-10 | 9:07 pm | Call for service | 19 min | 136336b2 |
| 2026-10-12 | 10:18 am | Training and testing | 10 min | 0816ad19 |
| 2026-10-17 | 8:17 pm | Call for service | 21 min | ee2e552e |
| 2026-10-17 | 8:41 pm | Call for service | 5 min | 839dd23d |
| 2026-10-17 | 8:54 pm | Call for service | 14 min | c8177041 |
| 2026-10-18 | 8:20 am | Training and testing | 5 min | 328697f7 |
| 2026-10-18 | 8:27 am | Training and testing | 2 min | 8c9bcd0e |
| 2026-10-18 | 8:30 am | Training and testing | 1 min 13 s | 07d618ce |
| 2026-10-18 | 8:32 am | Training and testing | 1 min 49 s | fbcc8833 |
| 2026-10-18 | 8:38 am | Training and testing | 7 min | 66b29162 |
| 2026-10-18 | 8:47 am | Training and testing | 14 min | 4d9a021b |
| 2026-10-22 | 10:36 am | Other | 7 min | 62b6448e |
| 2026-10-23 | 12:20 am | Call for service | 18 min | 4f5d6934 |
| 2026-10-23 | 9:45 pm | Training and testing | 14 min | 4ea9c170 |
| 2026-10-27 | 3:32 pm | Training and testing | 4 min | f4445f00 |
| 2026-10-27 | 4:17 pm | Training and testing | 6 min | 730c664d |
| 2026-10-27 | 4:24 pm | Training and testing | 3 min | 08ffb6b9 |
| 2026-10-27 | 4:28 pm | Training and testing | 4 min | 37975ace |
| 2026-10-27 | 5:54 pm | Events | 20 s | 3d502af4 |
| 2026-10-27 | 6:38 pm | Events | 9 min | f744efdb |
| 2026-10-31 | 8:33 am | Training and testing | 1 min 54 s | b0016c65 |
| 2026-10-31 | 8:30 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 1404d8a2 |
| 2026-10-31 | 9:51 pm | Call for service | 18 min | b34931cf |

26 of 26 listable flights shown. Sensitive-purpose flights counted, not listed.

## Attribution

Source: Bloomington Police Department drone flight records published through the agency's Skydio transparency dashboard (ArcGIS Online, retrieved 4 November 2026). Records are published at the agency's discretion and may be incomplete. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Bloomington Police Department or Skydio.

Source query: https://services7.arcgis.com/mnhQTdIYDA7UoY2l/arcgis/rest/services/d6bcac94-87db-4629-882b-d9d536a02019-production/FeatureServer/0