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16-5840 - Lockheed Martin C-130J-30

16-5840 is a Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 operated by Us Air Force (usaf), Mode-S hex code AE5DFC. Track it live, browse its recent flights, or download its full position history.

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Registration16-5840

Mode-S hexAE5DFC

ManufacturerLockheed Martin

ModelC-130J-30

OperatorUs Air Force (usaf)

Last seen2026-05-19 04:43 UTC

Last callsignSHARK72

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Flight history 17 flights since Aug 2025

No flights in the last 30 days.

Earlier flights (17) - back to 2025-08-25

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-05-09	SHARK72	KECG	KORF	07:42 EDT	08:42 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-09	SHARK72	KORF	?	10:28 EDT	17:28Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-15	SHARK45	KCHS	?	05:55 EDT	10:12Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-12	SHARK45	KCHS	?	07:25 EDT	11:44Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-11	SHARK45	?	KCHS	14:33Z	13:14 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-03	RCH646	KRNO	?	16:04 PST	02:16Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-02	RCH646	?	?	04:32Z	06:46Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-02	RCH646	KTCM	?	14:28 PST	23:16Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-27 (partial)	RCH646	KTCM	?	12:57 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-31	AEGIS61	?	?	00:00Z	00:40Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-30	AEGIS61	?	?	21:03Z	23:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-28	AEGIS61	?	KPOB	18:32Z	16:32 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-22	AEGIS40	?	KDYS	04:10Z	23:12 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-12	HAVOC15	?	?	00:00Z	01:00Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-30	E65840	?	KADW	15:18Z	15:08 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-26	XXX	?	?	00:03Z	00:47Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-25	XXX	?	?	07:39Z	23:56Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

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