# Southern Illinois University Police Department drone flights

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

Southern Illinois University Police Department drones flew 915 times between 31 July 2025 and 29 October 2026, by the agency's own published record. 26 of those flights were in October 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flights |
|---|---:|
| Jul 2025 | 2 |
| Aug 2025 | 84 |
| Sep 2025 | 142 |
| Oct 2025 | 121 |
| Nov 2025 | 45 |
| Dec 2025 | 19 |
| Jan 2026 | 48 |
| Feb 2026 | 50 |
| Mar 2026 | 48 |
| Apr 2026 | 63 |
| May 2026 | 66 |
| Jun 2026 | 52 |
| Jul 2026 | 44 |
| Aug 2026 | 58 |
| Sep 2026 | 47 |
| Oct 2026 | 26 |

## Purpose classes

| Class | Flights | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Not stated | 607 | 66% |
| Other | 245 | 27% |
| Traffic and crashes | 28 | 3% |
| Call for service | 22 | 2% |
| Training and testing | 13 | 1% |

## Duration

- Median airborne: 11 min
- 90th percentile: 24 min
- Total airborne: 187 hours

## Flight list, October 2026

| Date | Takeoff (CDT) | Purpose | Airborne | Flight |
|---|---|---|---:|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 10:16 am | Call for service | 9 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-08 | 2:08 am | Other | 14 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-08 | 2:22 am | Not stated | 8 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-08 | 12:02 pm | Other | 5 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-08 | 3:27 pm | Other | 12 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-08 | 4:24 pm | Other | 11 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-10 | 10:03 am | Other | 8 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-12 | 2:07 pm | Other | 12 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-12 | 3:14 pm | Other | 4 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-14 | 2:22 pm | Other | 5 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-15 | 1:53 pm | Call for service | 20 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-15 | 3:35 pm | Not stated | 22 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-16 | 8:29 am | Other | 7 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-16 | 3:10 pm | Other | 7 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-19 | 8:55 am | Other | 17 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-19 | 2:06 pm | Not stated | 20 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-21 | 1:20 pm | Traffic and crashes | 8 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-22 | 2:30 pm | Call for service | 8 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-23 | 9:04 am | Traffic and crashes | 11 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-23 | 12:52 pm | Other | 17 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-27 | 12:57 pm | Other | 25 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-27 | 1:41 pm | Other | 20 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-27 | 5:51 pm | Call for service | 14 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-28 | 7:22 am | Not stated | 19 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-28 | 8:14 pm | Not stated | 17 min | SIUPD-26 |
| 2026-10-29 | 1:06 pm | Other | 10 min | SIUPD-26 |

26 of 26 listable flights shown. Sensitive-purpose flights counted, not listed.

## Attribution

Source: Southern Illinois University Police Department drone flight records published on the agency's Flock Safety Aerodome community dashboard (https://community.southern-illinois-university.il.us.aerodome.com/flights), retrieved 4 November 2026. Records are published at the agency's discretion and may be incomplete; call details the agency hides are not read. Paths are generalized near their endpoints. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Southern Illinois University Police Department or Flock Safety.

Source query: https://community.southern-illinois-university.il.us.aerodome.com/flights