# Duluth Police Department drone flights

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

Duluth Police Department drones flew 1,002 times between 16 December 2025 and 1 November 2026, by the agency's own published record. 74 of those flights were in October 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flights |
|---|---:|
| Dec 2025 | 11 |
| Jan 2026 | 35 |
| Feb 2026 | 25 |
| Mar 2026 | 194 |
| Apr 2026 | 127 |
| May 2026 | 91 |
| Jun 2026 | 121 |
| Jul 2026 | 98 |
| Aug 2026 | 96 |
| Sep 2026 | 129 |
| Oct 2026 | 74 |
| Nov 2026 | 1 |

## Purpose classes

| Class | Flights | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Call for service | 783 | 78% |
| Training and testing | 191 | 19% |
| Other | 18 | 2% |
| Not stated | 10 | 1% |

## Duration

- Median airborne: 9 min
- 90th percentile: 17 min
- Total airborne: 158 hours

## Flight list, October 2026

| Date | Takeoff (CST) | Purpose | Airborne | Flight |
|---|---|---|---:|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 2:42 pm | Call for service | 7 min | 2c6e68ec |
| 2026-10-01 | 3:17 pm | Call for service | 5 min | 7b3ada7a |
| 2026-10-01 | 4:42 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 7dc27959 |
| 2026-10-01 | 5:22 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 6948fbfa |
| 2026-10-01 | 6:54 pm | Call for service | 19 min | 1a0b7c3d |
| 2026-10-01 | 7:59 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 5a67aa35 |
| 2026-10-01 | 8:34 pm | Call for service | 12 min | 73847c77 |
| 2026-10-01 | 8:52 pm | Call for service | 4 min | 3f436d54 |
| 2026-10-01 | 9:15 pm | Call for service | 5 min | 19f2ea4e |
| 2026-10-03 | 7:48 pm | Call for service | 20 min | 56a4b0d0 |
| 2026-10-03 | 8:09 pm | Call for service | 9 min | 65a43921 |
| 2026-10-05 | 11:17 am | Call for service | 5 min | 434bb572 |
| 2026-10-05 | 12:06 pm | Call for service | 5 min | 779a6b0b |
| 2026-10-05 | 12:47 pm | Call for service | 13 min | e3cfcd04 |
| 2026-10-05 | 5:05 pm | Call for service | 20 min | f624a067 |
| 2026-10-07 | 11:43 am | Training and testing | 1 min 25 s | dbdf3cca |
| 2026-10-07 | 11:51 am | Call for service | 8 min | ccaf2499 |
| 2026-10-07 | 12:34 pm | Call for service | 10 min | a090dad8 |
| 2026-10-07 | 12:58 pm | Call for service | 3 min | 955587f0 |
| 2026-10-07 | 1:29 pm | Call for service | 10 min | 82239cb8 |
| 2026-10-07 | 1:39 pm | Call for service | 14 min | a3b4a6f2 |
| 2026-10-07 | 2:13 pm | Training and testing | 7 min | db6bf92a |
| 2026-10-07 | 2:37 pm | Call for service | 10 min | 31f721f9 |
| 2026-10-07 | 3:17 pm | Call for service | 7 min | f28f4e2e |
| 2026-10-07 | 3:55 pm | Call for service | 21 min | 5b8e9ee4 |
| 2026-10-07 | 4:18 pm | Call for service | 9 min | 7c5e4820 |
| 2026-10-07 | 4:58 pm | Call for service | 7 min | 91dba705 |
| 2026-10-07 | 5:24 pm | Call for service | 9 min | c5f15d16 |
| 2026-10-07 | 6:25 pm | Call for service | 17 min | 114b2e61 |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:38 pm | Call for service | 15 min | 3d5e4ce0 |
| 2026-10-09 | 11:40 am | Call for service | 19 min | 7ade67e9 |
| 2026-10-09 | 1:59 pm | Call for service | 18 min | 84ea5e9a |
| 2026-10-09 | 2:26 pm | Call for service | 22 min | a578c722 |
| 2026-10-09 | 3:15 pm | Call for service | 16 min | 5a13c529 |
| 2026-10-09 | 4:42 pm | Call for service | 3 min | 6a2453ca |
| 2026-10-09 | 4:55 pm | Call for service | 9 min | 4052a87e |
| 2026-10-11 | 2:03 pm | Call for service | 6 min | e5f5f243 |
| 2026-10-11 | 2:14 pm | Call for service | 1 min 51 s | 7b89e1db |
| 2026-10-11 | 2:17 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 8dfe534c |
| 2026-10-11 | 2:34 pm | Call for service | 4 min | 0e2d03f5 |
| 2026-10-13 | 9:58 am | Call for service | 8 min | 614309d8 |
| 2026-10-13 | 11:55 am | Call for service | 3 min | 6b1999d3 |
| 2026-10-13 | 1:15 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 98f1ba94 |
| 2026-10-13 | 2:17 pm | Call for service | 19 min | 060779af |
| 2026-10-13 | 2:52 pm | Call for service | 12 min | 08b954c1 |
| 2026-10-13 | 4:25 pm | Call for service | 6 min | b6c5fea9 |
| 2026-10-14 | 11:05 am | Call for service | 14 min | 46fe36b6 |
| 2026-10-14 | 1:53 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 6e387e0d |
| 2026-10-14 | 2:37 pm | Call for service | 8 min | a6d6e732 |
| 2026-10-15 | 11:56 pm | Call for service | 2 min | ff999c02 |
| 2026-10-16 | 9:06 am | Call for service | 19 min | 791c25fc |
| 2026-10-17 | 2:11 pm | Training and testing | 50 s | 51b9832a |
| 2026-10-17 | 3:32 pm | Call for service | 7 min | bae85f88 |
| 2026-10-17 | 5:16 pm | Call for service | 18 min | 4a1f79be |
| 2026-10-17 | 8:56 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 799123e5 |
| 2026-10-19 | 9:04 am | Call for service | 10 min | 1f688629 |
| 2026-10-19 | 12:18 pm | Call for service | 21 min | cdec51ac |
| 2026-10-19 | 12:40 pm | Call for service | 18 min | c4ce0bd1 |
| 2026-10-20 | 11:28 am | Call for service | 12 min | fc592d4c |
| 2026-10-20 | 12:01 pm | Call for service | 5 min | d4227e1d |
| 2026-10-20 | 2:18 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 09b1d3d3 |
| 2026-10-20 | 2:37 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 195c6fb2 |
| 2026-10-20 | 4:37 pm | Call for service | 20 min | 658f54e4 |
| 2026-10-20 | 4:57 pm | Call for service | 16 min | dbecc0ce |
| 2026-10-20 | 5:31 pm | Call for service | 17 min | 6f36470a |
| 2026-10-22 | 10:06 am | Training and testing | 1 min 12 s | f1f166d1 |
| 2026-10-22 | 1:20 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 05c6137e |
| 2026-10-26 | 1:57 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 23be3841 |
| 2026-10-26 | 2:49 pm | Call for service | 8 min | ae5d7741 |
| 2026-10-26 | 4:17 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 3effa292 |
| 2026-10-27 | 2:11 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 060f7b5f |
| 2026-10-29 | 1:21 pm | Call for service | 5 min | fb4cbc8b |
| 2026-10-29 | 1:26 pm | Call for service | 9 min | ba853a7d |
| 2026-10-31 | 12:59 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 67f431b5 |

74 of 74 listable flights shown. Sensitive-purpose flights counted, not listed.

## Attribution

Source: Duluth 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 Duluth Police Department or Skydio.

Source query: https://services7.arcgis.com/mnhQTdIYDA7UoY2l/arcgis/rest/services/54924db8-8cd4-413b-8ab5-ee1412b6fba3-production/FeatureServer/0