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97-5306 - Lockheed WC-130J Hercules

97-5306 is a Lockheed WC-130J Hercules operated by United States Air Force, Mode-S hex code AE0117. Track it live, browse its recent flights, or download its full position history.

Lockheed WC-130J Hercules (representative image)

Representative image of a Lockheed WC-130J Hercules. No photo of 97-5306 yet.

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Registration97-5306

Mode-S hexAE0117

ManufacturerLockheed

ModelWC-130J Hercules

OperatorUnited States Air Force

Last seen2026-10-01 01:21 UTC

Last callsignTEAL83

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Flight history 34 flights since Oct 2025

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-10-01	TEAL83	KMHR	KGPT	17:00 PDT	20:20 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-30	TEAL83	?	KMHR	02:00Z	20:29 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-30	TEAL83	KMHR	KGPT	12:56 PDT	18:58 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-27	TEAL79	?	PHLI	05:17Z	20:00 HST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-26	TEAL77	?	?	03:44Z	04:46Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-26	TEAL77	?	?	11:28Z	12:18Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-26	TEAL79	?	?	22:12Z	22:50Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-25	TEAL78	?	?	11:44Z	12:24Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-25	TEAL78	?	?	03:52Z	05:00Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-24	TEAL82	?	?	04:42Z	05:00Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-23	TEAL82	KMHR	KGPT	13:44 PDT	17:53 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-22	TEAL82	?	KMHR	16:31Z	15:10 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-17	TEAL41	?	KGPT	21:47Z	18:50 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-17	TEAL15	?	KGPT	15:48Z	13:24 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-17	TEAL23	?	?	19:15Z	20:44Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

Earlier flights (19) - back to 2025-10-07

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-08-25	TEAL25	?	KBIX	19:07Z	16:56 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-25	TEAL47	?	KGPT	15:35Z	12:54 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-23	TEAL83	?	?	17:32Z	22:06Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-21	TEAL71	?	?	05:00Z	05:26Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-20	TEAL73	?	?	17:30Z	17:54Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-20	TEAL71	?	KNPA	22:45Z	18:12 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-20	TEAL73	?	KDTS	10:28Z	07:52 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-16	TEAL19	?	KGPT	00:02Z	19:26 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-15	TEAL29	?	KGPT	19:21Z	16:06 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-15	TEAL19	?	?	22:08Z	23:56Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-15	TEAL47	?	?	16:00Z	17:48Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-10	TEAL43	KBIX	KEFD	11:52 CDT	13:04 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-10	TEAL43	KEFD	?	16:11 CDT	22:20Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-23	TEAL43	KBIX	?	10:08 CDT	16:00Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-20	TEAL98	KWRB	KMOB	18:13 EDT	18:10 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-04	ROGUE33	KWRB	KMCN	13:25 EDT	15:20 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-30	TEAL71	?	?	07:25Z	08:56Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-30	TEAL71	?	?	13:16Z	14:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-07	TEAL82	?	?	15:16Z	19:18Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

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