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96-5300 - Lockheed WC-130J Hercules

96-5300 is a Lockheed WC-130J Hercules operated by United States Air Force, Mode-S hex code AE0111. Track it live, browse its recent flights, or download its full position history.

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Registration96-5300

Mode-S hexAE0111

ManufacturerLockheed

ModelWC-130J Hercules

OperatorUnited States Air Force

Last seen2026-10-07 21:11 UTC

Last callsignTEAL81

Live now. 96-5300 is flying as TEAL81, 27,000 ft. Watch live

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Flight history 19 flights since Aug 2025

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-10-07 (today)	TEAL81	?	—	16:23Z	in flight
Track received today; the finished segment is added by tonight's history build.
2026-09-30	TEAL81	?	KMHR	00:57Z	19:16 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-29	TEAL81	?	?	19:14Z	19:38Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-25	TEAL85	?	?	03:47Z	04:22Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-24 (partial)	TEAL85	KMHR	?	13:56 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-13	TEAL14	KEFD	KGPT	16:15 CDT	18:44 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-13	TEAL25	KBIX	KGPT	12:25 CDT	14:16 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-11	TEAL14	KBPT	KEFD	11:26 CDT	13:08 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-11	TEAL14	KEFD	KGPT	17:07 CDT	18:16 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-10	TEAL69	?	KGPT	00:37Z	20:10 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-09	TEAL47	?	KHSA	15:41Z	13:44 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-09	TEAL69	?	?	21:57Z	23:48Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

Earlier flights (8) - back to 2025-08-15

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-08-20	TEAL91	?	KHSA	14:04Z	11:18 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-10	TEAL99	KBAD	KGPT	19:07 CDT	20:28 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-09	TEAL99	KBIX	KSHV	17:28 CDT	18:56 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-01	TEAL47	KBIX	?	13:08 CDT	20:22Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-24	TEAL47	KBIX	?	13:21 CDT	18:50Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-21	TEAL81	KMHR	KGPT	17:16 PDT	02:06 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-15	TEAL74	?	?	08:55Z	09:42Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-15	TEAL74	?	?	04:01Z	04:56Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

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Data access

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