# El Cajon Police Department drone flights

El Cajon, California. Source: the agency's published Skydio transparency feed (ArcGIS Online), retrieved 3 November 2026.

El Cajon Police Department drones flew 180 times between 25 August 2026 and 29 October 2026, by the agency's own published record. 76 of those flights were in October 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flights |
|---|---:|
| Aug 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 2026 | 102 |
| Oct 2026 | 76 |

## Purpose classes

| Class | Flights | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Call for service | 129 | 72% |
| Not stated | 24 | 13% |
| Training and testing | 24 | 13% |
| Other | 3 | 2% |

## Duration

- Median airborne: 10 min
- 90th percentile: 18 min
- Total airborne: 32 hours

## Flight list, October 2026

| Date | Takeoff (PDT) | Purpose | Airborne | Flight |
|---|---|---|---:|---|
| 2026-10-02 | 11:24 am | Call for service | 9 min | 234599f4 |
| 2026-10-05 | 11:02 am | Call for service | 4 min | c9f57082 |
| 2026-10-05 | 11:05 am | Call for service | 13 min | 3144cd8f |
| 2026-10-05 | 1:12 pm | Call for service | 16 min | 9b4e60a1 |
| 2026-10-05 | 1:26 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 207fdf96 |
| 2026-10-05 | 1:47 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 609dc1f0 |
| 2026-10-05 | 2:18 pm | Call for service | 15 min | 37e2975b |
| 2026-10-05 | 2:47 pm | Call for service | 4 min | a534987b |
| 2026-10-05 | 3:00 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 448518ea |
| 2026-10-05 | 3:09 pm | Call for service | 8 min | d6c8114f |
| 2026-10-05 | 3:55 pm | Call for service | 9 min | b1c71049 |
| 2026-10-05 | 4:08 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 2f74504b |
| 2026-10-06 | 12:50 pm | Call for service | 19 min | 090bdf76 |
| 2026-10-06 | 1:06 pm | Call for service | 16 min | 5ad253b7 |
| 2026-10-06 | 1:22 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 034c54ce |
| 2026-10-06 | 2:56 pm | Call for service | 20 min | 7748d3df |
| 2026-10-06 | 3:18 pm | Call for service | 20 min | 4eda773f |
| 2026-10-07 | 10:05 am | Call for service | 15 min | 8facfe3a |
| 2026-10-07 | 10:19 am | Call for service | 6 min | d98be490 |
| 2026-10-09 | 8:20 am | Call for service | 22 min | 3c872b83 |
| 2026-10-09 | 8:41 am | Call for service | 14 min | 7844f63d |
| 2026-10-09 | 12:14 pm | Call for service | 9 min | 04977baa |
| 2026-10-13 | 12:47 pm | Not stated | 3 min | c51ad51a |
| 2026-10-13 | 12:56 pm | Not stated | 1 min 14 s | 35737a9f |
| 2026-10-13 | 1:02 pm | Training and testing | 3 min | 9f1d43c1 |
| 2026-10-13 | 1:07 pm | Training and testing | 7 min | c9df2bb6 |
| 2026-10-13 | 1:15 pm | Call for service | 15 min | e4e0bf31 |
| 2026-10-13 | 1:32 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 0bf24b4b |
| 2026-10-13 | 1:47 pm | Not stated | 8 min | 106ffbeb |
| 2026-10-13 | 2:19 pm | Call for service | 9 min | 043bddbc |
| 2026-10-13 | 2:38 pm | Call for service | 13 min | e5738b37 |
| 2026-10-13 | 3:10 pm | Call for service | 18 min | f69d54d6 |
| 2026-10-14 | 11:38 am | Call for service | 4 min | 06efb33d |
| 2026-10-14 | 12:06 pm | Not stated | 11 min | 069ddb0b |
| 2026-10-16 | 1:56 pm | Training and testing | 3 min | 0852087b |
| 2026-10-16 | 2:45 pm | Training and testing | 16 min | 11d457ac |
| 2026-10-19 | 11:54 am | Call for service | 5 min | bfaaa8a7 |
| 2026-10-19 | 12:02 pm | Call for service | 15 min | 5b93176e |
| 2026-10-19 | 12:32 pm | Call for service | 3 min | 1620e59e |
| 2026-10-19 | 1:07 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 5da48ccf |
| 2026-10-19 | 1:33 pm | Call for service | 4 min | 1b96b69c |
| 2026-10-19 | 2:00 pm | Call for service | 17 min | 04ed113f |
| 2026-10-19 | 2:31 pm | Call for service | 17 min | 1c0f9033 |
| 2026-10-19 | 2:56 pm | Call for service | 3 min | 374aa448 |
| 2026-10-19 | 3:19 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 6b03562c |
| 2026-10-19 | 3:54 pm | Call for service | 10 min | c732ab04 |
| 2026-10-20 | 1:27 pm | Call for service | 17 min | 6579760a |
| 2026-10-20 | 3:31 pm | Training and testing | 9 min | e45de8a6 |
| 2026-10-20 | 4:36 pm | Training and testing | 16 min | f53632cb |
| 2026-10-21 | 10:55 am | Not stated | 2 min | 44b84f66 |
| 2026-10-21 | 10:58 am | Training and testing | 58 s | 5af40dd6 |
| 2026-10-21 | 10:59 am | Training and testing | 1 min 06 s | 8d27e5a2 |
| 2026-10-21 | 11:01 am | Training and testing | 1 min 03 s | e12eb7fb |
| 2026-10-21 | 11:08 am | Training and testing | 51 s | 454654d1 |
| 2026-10-21 | 11:10 am | Training and testing | 55 s | 6e9229d6 |
| 2026-10-21 | 11:11 am | Training and testing | 57 s | 70fa80e1 |
| 2026-10-21 | 11:13 am | Training and testing | 59 s | 1e565aec |
| 2026-10-21 | 12:01 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 81e7de85 |
| 2026-10-21 | 1:54 pm | Call for service | 10 min | 5b94cd10 |
| 2026-10-21 | 5:16 pm | Call for service | 13 min | 170b20da |
| 2026-10-26 | 12:30 pm | Call for service | 8 min | ecd80c72 |
| 2026-10-26 | 12:46 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 2b4614ba |
| 2026-10-26 | 12:51 pm | Call for service | 17 min | 6116252b |
| 2026-10-26 | 1:27 pm | Call for service | 9 min | 760c848f |
| 2026-10-26 | 2:18 pm | Call for service | 10 min | dbe09a53 |
| 2026-10-26 | 2:47 pm | Call for service | 12 min | 5f7fbcde |
| 2026-10-26 | 3:02 pm | Call for service | 7 min | 6b6abe25 |
| 2026-10-26 | 3:18 pm | Call for service | 56 s | c374681a |
| 2026-10-26 | 3:32 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 477a2b3c |
| 2026-10-26 | 4:17 pm | Call for service | 2 min | 0e258249 |
| 2026-10-28 | 11:22 am | Call for service | 16 min | 522d1de2 |
| 2026-10-29 | 4:15 am | Call for service | 16 min | 23d6d2a6 |
| 2026-10-29 | 2:59 pm | Call for service | 4 min | be69cdb3 |
| 2026-10-29 | 5:11 pm | Call for service | 4 min | a85b0fba |
| 2026-10-29 | 6:06 pm | Call for service | 9 min | 927bde00 |
| 2026-10-29 | 7:55 pm | Call for service | 16 min | 8e7c6dd1 |

76 of 76 listable flights shown. Sensitive-purpose flights counted, not listed.

## Attribution

Source: El Cajon Police Department drone flight records published through the agency's Skydio transparency dashboard (ArcGIS Online, retrieved 3 November 2026). Records are published at the agency's discretion and may be incomplete. Paths are generalized near their endpoints. Not affiliated with or endorsed by El Cajon Police Department or Skydio.

Source query: https://services7.arcgis.com/mnhQTdIYDA7UoY2l/arcgis/rest/services/e29c2326-3bf0-4cc7-b547-8d6e267e359d-production/FeatureServer/0