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97-5304 - Lockheed WC-130J Hercules

97-5304 is a Lockheed WC-130J Hercules operated by United States Air Force, Mode-S hex code AE0115. Track it live, browse its recent flights, or download its full position history.

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Registration97-5304

Mode-S hexAE0115

ManufacturerLockheed

ModelWC-130J Hercules

OperatorUnited States Air Force

Last seen2026-10-07 17:02 UTC

Last callsignTEAL71

Recently active. Last received 7 hours ago, possibly beyond receiver coverage or landed.

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Flight history 28 flights since Aug 2025

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-10-07 (today)	TEAL71	?	—	10:20Z	last received 17:02Z
Track received today; the finished segment is added by tonight's history build.
2026-09-23	TEAL83	KMHR	KGPT	10:42 PDT	18:00 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-18	TEAL83	?	KMHR	03:20Z	21:22 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

Earlier flights (26) - back to 2025-08-17

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-08-31	TEAL81	?	KMHR	16:08Z	14:34 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-22	TEAL73	?	KGPT	02:30Z	00:26 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-12	TEAL58	KBIX	KGPT	11:27 CDT	14:38 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-12	TEAL14	KBIX	KLSF	11:33 CDT	13:20 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-12	TEAL14	KLSF	?	17:31 EDT	22:06Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-27	TEAL15	KNBG	KGPT	19:00 CDT	19:38 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-26	TEAL15	?	?	23:37Z	23:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-26	TEAL15	KBIX	?	17:02 CDT	22:36Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-20 (partial)	TEAL99	KBIX	?	02:55 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-20	TEAL58	KBIX	KBFM	01:37 CDT	13:22 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-05	TEAL67	KBIX	?	11:04 CDT	16:38Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-05	TEAL67	?	?	18:12Z	18:40Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-01	TEAL14	KGRB	?	12:07 CDT	20:10Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-30 (partial)	TEAL14	KGRB	?	13:05 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-29	TEAL14	?	?	17:15Z	20:00Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-29	TEAL14	?	KDAY	20:30Z	19:58 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-27	TEAL14	KBIX	?	09:31 CDT	18:00Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-22	TEAL99	?	KGPT	00:11Z	20:12 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-21	TEAL14	?	KGPT	15:09Z	13:20 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-21	TEAL99	?	?	22:05Z	22:32Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-15	TEAL03	KGPT	KBIX	16:52 CST	19:56 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-15 (partial)	TEAL25	KBIX	?	14:20 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-15	TEAL99	KBIX	KGPT	10:01 CST	10:38 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-30	TEAL72	?	?	18:32Z	19:54Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-20	TEAL75	?	KBIX	08:15Z	06:02 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-17	TEAL71	KGPT	?	10:07 CDT	20:42Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

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