# The University of Tennessee - Knoxville drone flights

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

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville drones flew 277 times between 20 April 2026 and 17 October 2026, by the agency's own published record. 7 of those flights were in October 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Flights |
|---|---:|
| Apr 2026 | 31 |
| May 2026 | 98 |
| Jun 2026 | 28 |
| Jul 2026 | 32 |
| Aug 2026 | 39 |
| Sep 2026 | 42 |
| Oct 2026 | 7 |

## Purpose classes

| Class | Flights | Share |
|---|---:|---:|
| Events | 126 | 45% |
| Training and testing | 110 | 40% |
| Other | 21 | 8% |
| Call for service | 12 | 4% |
| Not stated | 5 | 2% |
| Assisting another agency | 3 | 1% |

## Duration

- Median airborne: 11 min
- 90th percentile: 22 min
- Total airborne: 55 hours

## Flight list, October 2026

| Date | Takeoff (CDT) | Purpose | Airborne | Flight |
|---|---|---|---:|---|
| 2026-10-02 | 12:08 am | Call for service | 4 min | 13cace1e |
| 2026-10-02 | 12:12 am | Call for service | 21 min | 45fe3f7f |
| 2026-10-02 | 12:34 am | Call for service | 16 min | aa4fafde |
| 2026-10-02 | 12:53 am | Call for service | 10 min | 1cb515e9 |
| 2026-10-02 | 1:03 am | Call for service | 14 min | 0e453813 |
| 2026-10-02 | 1:38 am | Call for service | 10 min | 6b6173e1 |
| 2026-10-17 | 7:33 pm | Events | 20 min | ac2c3396 |

7 of 7 listable flights shown. Sensitive-purpose flights counted, not listed.

## Attribution

Source: The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville or Skydio.

Source query: https://services7.arcgis.com/mnhQTdIYDA7UoY2l/arcgis/rest/services/72623a10-c3bc-4c30-b3a6-761b300e22c1-production/FeatureServer/0