# New Orleans Police Department drone flights

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

New Orleans Police Department drones flew 456 times between 13 January 2026 and 20 October 2026, by the agency's own published record. 47 of those flights were in October 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flights |
|---|---:|
| Jan 2026 | 13 |
| Feb 2026 | 136 |
| Mar 2026 | 39 |
| Apr 2026 | 76 |
| May 2026 | 9 |
| Jun 2026 | 24 |
| Jul 2026 | 39 |
| Aug 2026 | 10 |
| Sep 2026 | 63 |
| Oct 2026 | 47 |

## Purpose classes

| Class | Flights | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Events | 341 | 75% |
| Other | 69 | 15% |
| Training and testing | 30 | 7% |
| Search | 9 | 2% |
| Call for service | 7 | 2% |

## Duration

- Median airborne: 22 min
- 90th percentile: 26 min
- Total airborne: 146 hours

## Flight list, October 2026

| Date | Takeoff (CDT) | Purpose | Airborne | Flight |
|---|---|---|---:|---|
| 2026-10-05 | 4:14 pm | Events | 17 min | 4f090a86 |
| 2026-10-05 | 4:15 pm | Events | 20 min | fbd3ae1f |
| 2026-10-05 | 4:37 pm | Events | 21 min | 8b7efbe7 |
| 2026-10-05 | 4:42 pm | Events | 22 min | 5176aa96 |
| 2026-10-05 | 5:15 pm | Events | 22 min | c31cba48 |
| 2026-10-05 | 5:26 pm | Events | 15 min | f71ea067 |
| 2026-10-05 | 5:44 pm | Events | 22 min | 5cac7014 |
| 2026-10-05 | 5:58 pm | Events | 17 min | dfcbf7ed |
| 2026-10-05 | 6:42 pm | Events | 22 min | a5f2fb59 |
| 2026-10-05 | 6:46 pm | Events | 20 min | 4be2ec52 |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:11 pm | Events | 16 min | 93c35472 |
| 2026-10-05 | 9:50 pm | Events | 20 min | 561968ce |
| 2026-10-05 | 9:52 pm | Events | 25 min | 51538d71 |
| 2026-10-05 | 10:29 pm | Events | 21 min | c1b259f7 |
| 2026-10-05 | 10:30 pm | Events | 21 min | 557418f2 |
| 2026-10-05 | 10:55 pm | Events | 11 min | bee9943a |
| 2026-10-05 | 11:04 pm | Events | 3 min | 926a67b4 |
| 2026-10-11 | 9:18 am | Events | 20 min | 7e36cfc1 |
| 2026-10-11 | 9:31 am | Events | 23 min | efdf593d |
| 2026-10-11 | 10:11 am | Events | 21 min | 8e8b0177 |
| 2026-10-11 | 10:30 am | Events | 25 min | 1cf47664 |
| 2026-10-11 | 10:57 am | Events | 25 min | f62f3842 |
| 2026-10-11 | 11:09 am | Events | 22 min | 9a67badd |
| 2026-10-11 | 11:31 am | Events | 26 min | 00558d3d |
| 2026-10-11 | 12:02 pm | Events | 18 min | 9065fd8b |
| 2026-10-11 | 2:49 pm | Events | 22 min | 19a1ade7 |
| 2026-10-11 | 3:19 pm | Events | 18 min | ba79cbed |
| 2026-10-15 | 3:23 pm | Call for service | 7 min | 7192f617 |
| 2026-10-19 | 11:16 am | Call for service | 4 min | e4d61b2c |
| 2026-10-19 | 12:37 pm | Training and testing | 1 min 37 s | df82a95d |
| 2026-10-19 | 1:02 pm | Training and testing | 1 min 33 s | 8e8dea41 |
| 2026-10-19 | 1:33 pm | Training and testing | 9 min | 6a482abd |
| 2026-10-19 | 1:43 pm | Training and testing | 15 min | 14eec8cf |
| 2026-10-19 | 2:17 pm | Call for service | 7 min | 28997692 |
| 2026-10-20 | 8:23 am | Call for service | 3 min | 80204309 |
| 2026-10-20 | 10:13 am | Training and testing | 4 min | 2f766d49 |
| 2026-10-20 | 10:24 am | Training and testing | 3 min | 3ba8e2e8 |
| 2026-10-20 | 10:33 am | Training and testing | 3 min | 412f0fc6 |
| 2026-10-20 | 10:39 am | Training and testing | 8 min | cd7bbfb9 |
| 2026-10-20 | 10:50 am | Call for service | 11 min | 8e2df5d4 |
| 2026-10-20 | 11:11 am | Training and testing | 9 min | 8e2b2e79 |
| 2026-10-20 | 11:46 am | Training and testing | 1 min 23 s | c7a54b0b |
| 2026-10-20 | 12:01 pm | Training and testing | 3 min | 816ec0a0 |
| 2026-10-20 | 1:16 pm | Call for service | 9 min | 8aaf6517 |
| 2026-10-20 | 1:45 pm | Call for service | 17 min | 6d39725a |
| 2026-10-20 | 2:28 pm | Training and testing | 7 min | 53338ad9 |
| 2026-10-20 | 3:21 pm | Training and testing | 9 min | a61c65a5 |

47 of 47 listable flights shown. Sensitive-purpose flights counted, not listed.

## Attribution

Source: New Orleans 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 New Orleans Police Department or Skydio.

Source query: https://services7.arcgis.com/mnhQTdIYDA7UoY2l/arcgis/rest/services/bbe82a3b-5931-40c7-b848-f921b8da0373-production/FeatureServer/0