# Tampa Police Department drone flights

Tampa, Florida. Source: the agency's published Skydio transparency feed (ArcGIS Online), retrieved 2 November 2026.

Tampa Police Department drones flew 754 times between 3 January 2026 and 4 October 2026, by the agency's own published record. 17 of those flights were in October 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flights |
|---|---:|
| Jan 2026 | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 40 |
| Mar 2026 | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | 130 |
| May 2026 | 153 |
| Jun 2026 | 79 |
| Jul 2026 | 96 |
| Aug 2026 | 112 |
| Sep 2026 | 116 |
| Oct 2026 | 17 |

## Purpose classes

| Class | Flights | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Call for service | 449 | 60% |
| Events | 117 | 16% |
| Traffic and crashes | 98 | 13% |
| Training and testing | 54 | 7% |
| Search | 27 | 4% |
| Not stated | 9 | 1% |

## Duration

- Median airborne: 14 min
- 90th percentile: 20 min
- Total airborne: 161 hours

## Flight list, October 2026

| Date | Takeoff (EST) | Purpose | Airborne | Flight |
|---|---|---|---:|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 4:15 pm | Training and testing | 6 min | 6c739c01 |
| 2026-10-01 | 5:11 pm | Training and testing | 4 min | 6b1cb2d7 |
| 2026-10-01 | 8:25 pm | Training and testing | 14 min | c3d66a61 |
| 2026-10-03 | 8:12 pm | Search | 18 min | 31f7b7dd |
| 2026-10-03 | 8:31 pm | Search | 18 min | 54e01aa4 |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:07 pm | Events | 16 min | 30ac1d5b |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:23 pm | Call for service | 5 min | 63c5806d |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:34 pm | Events | 19 min | 5c63b583 |
| 2026-10-03 | 9:53 pm | Events | 17 min | 4d63c423 |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:11 pm | Events | 16 min | 0e94e4b5 |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:28 pm | Events | 17 min | f1888fdc |
| 2026-10-03 | 10:47 pm | Events | 18 min | dc06c624 |
| 2026-10-03 | 11:06 pm | Events | 20 min | db41bef9 |
| 2026-10-03 | 11:27 pm | Events | 16 min | 713257dc |
| 2026-10-03 | 11:47 pm | Events | 16 min | bb84bc51 |
| 2026-10-04 | 12:06 am | Events | 15 min | c43091b5 |
| 2026-10-04 | 12:23 am | Events | 16 min | be520280 |

17 of 17 listable flights shown. Sensitive-purpose flights counted, not listed.

## Attribution

Source: Tampa Police Department drone flight records published through the agency's Skydio transparency dashboard (ArcGIS Online, retrieved 2 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 Tampa Police Department or Skydio.

Source query: https://services7.arcgis.com/mnhQTdIYDA7UoY2l/arcgis/rest/services/20da68e0-39f9-4a52-8f59-0cf625d793b9-production/FeatureServer/0