# Palm Springs Police Department drone flights

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

Palm Springs Police Department drones flew 206 times between 17 May 2025 and 17 October 2026, by the agency's own published record. 5 of those flights were in October 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flights |
|---|---:|
| May 2025 | 13 |
| Jun 2025 | 8 |
| Jul 2025 | 1 |
| Aug 2025 | 36 |
| Sep 2025 | 24 |
| Oct 2025 | 77 |
| Nov 2025 | 41 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 2026 | 5 |

## Purpose classes

| Class | Flights | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Call for service | 200 | 97% |
| Not stated | 6 | 3% |

## Duration

- Median airborne: 14 min
- 90th percentile: 27 min
- Total airborne: 54 hours

## Flight list, October 2026

| Date | Takeoff (PDT) | Purpose | Airborne | Flight |
|---|---|---|---:|---|
| 2026-10-14 | 2:30 pm | Not stated | 18 min | 08df2ac8 |
| 2026-10-17 | 5:17 am | Not stated | 27 min | 08df2cd3 |
| 2026-10-17 | 5:47 am | Not stated | 6 min | 08df2cd3 |
| 2026-10-17 | 6:33 am | Not stated | 29 min | 08df2cd4 |
| 2026-10-17 | 7:02 am | Not stated | 17 min | 08df2cd5 |

5 of 5 listable flights shown. Sensitive-purpose flights counted, not listed.

## Attribution

Source: Palm Springs Police Department drone flight records published on the agency's DroneSense public dashboard (https://dashboard.dronesense.com/PSPDDFR), retrieved 4 November 2026. Records are published at the agency's discretion and may be incomplete; the dashboard's map images are not read. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Palm Springs Police Department or DroneSense.

Source query: https://dashboard.dronesense.com/PSPDDFR