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16-5857 - Lockheed Martin HC-130J

16-5857 is a Lockheed Martin HC-130J operated by United States Air Force (usaf) - California Air National Guard, Mode-S hex code AE5E03. Track it live, browse its recent flights, or download its full position history.

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Registration16-5857

Mode-S hexAE5E03

ManufacturerLockheed Martin

ModelHC-130J

OperatorUnited States Air Force (usaf) - California Air National Guard

Last seen2026-10-06 15:31 UTC

Last callsignKING41

Recently active. Last received 32 hours ago, possibly beyond receiver coverage or landed.

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Flight history 61 flights since Aug 2025

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-10-06	KING41	KCOF	?	10:04 EDT	15:30Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-25	KING41	KMGE	KPDK	12:10 EDT	13:27 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-25	KING41	KMGE	KCOF	14:56 EDT	16:30 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-25	KING41	KCOF	KMGE	09:54 EDT	11:52 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-17 (partial)	KING44	KMLB	?	20:00 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-08	KING39	KCOF	KVAD	10:17 EDT	11:52 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

Earlier flights (55) - back to 2025-08-15

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-08-27	KING39	KVAD	KCOF	13:14 EDT	14:10 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-24	KING42	KMLB	KVAD	11:22 EDT	13:58 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-24	KING44	KMCN	KCOF	20:00 EDT	23:46 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-23	KING44	KCOF	KMCN	18:38 EDT	19:58 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-12	KING39	KVLD	KMLB	14:08 EDT	15:00 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-12	KING39	KPOB	KVAD	12:40 EDT	13:48 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-29 (partial)	KING44	KCOF	?	20:00 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-28	KING44	KCOF	KMLB	20:00 EDT	20:58 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-28	KING41	KCHS	KCOF	12:37 EDT	14:28 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-28 (partial)	KING41	KCOF	?	10:44 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-27 (partial)	KING44	KCOF	?	17:56 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-21	KING39	KCOF	KOPF	12:35 EDT	13:34 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-21	KING44	KCOF	KMLB	20:37 EDT	21:06 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-21 (partial)	KING44	KCOF	?	21:33 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-20 (partial)	KING44	KCOF	?	04:10 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-19	KING39	KNTD	KMLB	20:43 PDT	13:24 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-12	KING39	KCOF	KNTD	08:28 EDT	12:10 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-06	KING44	KCOF	KMLB	20:00 EDT	21:40 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-05 (partial)	KING41	KCOF	?	11:04 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-05 (partial)	KING44	KCOF	?	18:52 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-30	KING40	KBED	KMLB	20:00 EDT	21:36 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-29	KING40	KSKA	?	12:43 PDT	23:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-23	KING40	?	?	18:29Z	18:46Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-23	KING40	?	?	20:59Z	21:36Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-23	KING40	?	?	19:31Z	20:22Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-21	KING40	?	?	15:48Z	22:48Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-17	KING44	KVRB	KMLB	20:09 EDT	21:42 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-16	KING44	KMLB	KCOF	18:35 EDT	19:54 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-16	KING44	KCOF	KXMR	20:08 EDT	22:06 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-16	KING41	KXMR	KCOF	15:20 EDT	15:52 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-15	KING44	?	KGVL	00:00Z	20:34 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-15 (partial)	KING44	KMLB	?	18:49 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-15	KING44	KAJR	KCOF	21:08 EDT	23:26 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-14	KING44	?	?	23:03Z	23:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-11 (partial)	KING39	KMLB	?	12:08 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-08	KING66	KNUQ	KDMA	09:41 PDT	12:16 MST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-08	KING66	?	KSJC	20:27Z	16:02 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-03	KING66	?	KSUU	15:11Z	08:16 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-03	KING66	KSUU	KNUQ	15:18 PST	15:56 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-26 (partial)	KING54	KNUQ	?	17:39 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-26	KING69	KSJC	KVBG	10:10 PST	12:40 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-26	KING69	KVBG	KNUQ	13:16 PST	14:10 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-25	KING64	KSJC	KNUQ	17:29 PST	20:32 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-24 (partial)	KING64	KNUQ	?	10:19 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-24	165857	?	?	17:26Z	18:18Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-28 (partial)	KING64	KNUQ	?	17:39 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-27 (partial)	KING64	KNUQ	?	10:58 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-22 (partial)	KING60	KNUQ	?	18:01 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-17	165857	?	?	00:18Z	01:44Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-17 (partial)	KING67	KNUQ	?	18:20 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-10	KING66	KNUQ	KSJC	09:37 PST	13:26 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-10 (partial)	KING67	KNUQ	?	17:54 PST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-28 (partial)	KING64	KNUQ	?	10:28 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-04	KING65	KOAK	KSJC	08:43 PDT	10:14 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-15 (partial)	KING67	KNUQ	?	19:16 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

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