# Rochester Police Department drone flights

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

Rochester Police Department drones flew 3,580 times between 9 September 2025 and 7 October 2026, by the agency's own published record. 54 of those flights were in October 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flights |
|---|---:|
| Sep 2025 | 182 |
| Oct 2025 | 365 |
| Nov 2025 | 169 |
| Dec 2025 | 176 |
| Jan 2026 | 174 |
| Feb 2026 | 272 |
| Mar 2026 | 235 |
| Apr 2026 | 283 |
| May 2026 | 475 |
| Jun 2026 | 414 |
| Jul 2026 | 269 |
| Aug 2026 | 234 |
| Sep 2026 | 278 |
| Oct 2026 | 54 |

## Purpose classes

| Class | Flights | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Call for service | 1,972 | 55% |
| Training and testing | 691 | 19% |
| Events | 648 | 18% |
| Other | 110 | 3% |
| Search | 78 | 2% |
| Traffic and crashes | 57 | 2% |
| Not stated | 24 | 1% |

## Duration

- Median airborne: 10 min
- 90th percentile: 18 min
- Total airborne: 601 hours

## Flight list, October 2026

| Date | Takeoff (CDT) | Purpose | Airborne | Flight |
|---|---|---|---:|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 2:42 am | Call for service | 20 min | 3c3a53de |
| 2026-10-01 | 3:42 pm | Call for service | 10 min | 686c8a10 |
| 2026-10-01 | 4:57 pm | Call for service | 23 min | a25abc0b |
| 2026-10-01 | 6:22 pm | Call for service | 19 min | ffb5d176 |
| 2026-10-01 | 8:30 pm | Events | 10 min | 12b691c9 |
| 2026-10-01 | 10:07 pm | Events | 13 min | 5ff20183 |
| 2026-10-01 | 10:54 pm | Events | 11 min | aa30ef04 |
| 2026-10-01 | 11:42 pm | Events | 12 min | 4b88dbeb |
| 2026-10-02 | 12:00 am | Call for service | 20 min | 0140c823 |
| 2026-10-02 | 3:41 pm | Call for service | 17 min | 45a59a65 |
| 2026-10-02 | 7:53 pm | Call for service | 3 min | 83f1bfdf |
| 2026-10-02 | 7:58 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 01992bb8 |
| 2026-10-02 | 8:07 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 3b95fd9a |
| 2026-10-02 | 8:28 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 56dbbe53 |
| 2026-10-02 | 8:58 pm | Call for service | 13 min | 92594fd0 |
| 2026-10-02 | 9:26 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 78425610 |
| 2026-10-02 | 10:06 pm | Call for service | 11 min | 119ea5a0 |
| 2026-10-02 | 10:28 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 59c7b64e |
| 2026-10-02 | 11:10 pm | Call for service | 13 min | f4aadf7c |
| 2026-10-03 | 2:42 am | Call for service | 23 min | 79eb19cb |
| 2026-10-04 | 12:36 am | Events | 5 min | 732004eb |
| 2026-10-04 | 12:52 am | Events | 10 min | b9ab0a90 |
| 2026-10-04 | 1:21 am | Events | 3 min | 9ff863e1 |
| 2026-10-05 | 7:37 pm | Call for service | 9 min | d1f80ab5 |
| 2026-10-05 | 8:32 pm | Call for service | 10 min | d90d0982 |
| 2026-10-05 | 11:02 pm | Call for service | 4 min | 16e453df |
| 2026-10-05 | 11:26 pm | Call for service | 16 min | 157492dd |
| 2026-10-06 | 4:35 am | Call for service | 12 min | eb9b7f64 |
| 2026-10-06 | 9:16 am | Traffic and crashes | 12 min | c790f7df |
| 2026-10-06 | 9:52 am | Events | 14 min | 83d956b6 |
| 2026-10-06 | 1:55 pm | Call for service | 12 min | bc1c96cc |
| 2026-10-06 | 4:36 pm | Events | 15 min | e0a4e472 |
| 2026-10-06 | 5:26 pm | Call for service | 16 min | d81ea00a |
| 2026-10-06 | 7:26 pm | Call for service | 12 min | 8c967fd0 |
| 2026-10-06 | 7:40 pm | Call for service | 6 min | c6435891 |
| 2026-10-06 | 9:00 pm | Call for service | 12 min | 1932a085 |
| 2026-10-06 | 10:10 pm | Events | 21 min | eeee5ec2 |
| 2026-10-06 | 11:33 pm | Call for service | 4 min | 868db49e |
| 2026-10-07 | 12:15 am | Events | 17 min | 2973eabc |
| 2026-10-07 | 1:38 am | Events | 4 min | 614e70d6 |
| 2026-10-07 | 1:48 am | Events | 12 min | b1d46932 |
| 2026-10-07 | 2:38 am | Events | 10 min | f84d6a6a |
| 2026-10-07 | 1:03 pm | Events | 19 min | 9e7f80bf |
| 2026-10-07 | 2:02 pm | Call for service | 7 min | 2afffab9 |
| 2026-10-07 | 3:37 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 2291a36e |
| 2026-10-07 | 4:00 pm | Call for service | 6 min | 025967b2 |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:11 pm | Call for service | 3 min | 6cd8ff99 |
| 2026-10-07 | 7:35 pm | Call for service | 4 min | 11df16c9 |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:15 pm | Call for service | 8 min | 8c80136c |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:33 pm | Call for service | 15 min | 1618ad8d |
| 2026-10-07 | 8:45 pm | Other | 6 min | bfa8598e |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:18 pm | Training and testing | 1 min 29 s | 0a409001 |
| 2026-10-07 | 9:34 pm | Call for service | 12 min | cb35a98c |
| 2026-10-07 | 10:27 pm | Call for service | 16 min | 3d4d39ff |

54 of 54 listable flights shown. Sensitive-purpose flights counted, not listed.

## Attribution

Source: Rochester 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 Rochester Police Department or Skydio.

Source query: https://services7.arcgis.com/mnhQTdIYDA7UoY2l/arcgis/rest/services/deea8289-a117-4089-b1a8-d1d646a4608b-production/FeatureServer/0