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96-8154 - Lockheed EC-130J Hercules

96-8154 is a Lockheed EC-130J Hercules operated by United States Air Force, Mode-S hex code AE0248. Track it live, browse its recent flights, or download its full position history.

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Registration96-8154

Mode-S hexAE0248

ManufacturerLockheed

ModelEC-130J Hercules

OperatorUnited States Air Force

Last seen2026-09-28 18:10 UTC

Last callsignHYDRA17

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Flight history 50 flights since Aug 2025

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep
2026-09-28 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	09:09 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-21 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	11:49 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-21 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	08:04 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

Earlier flights (47) - back to 2025-08-14

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-09-01	HYDRA17	?	?	00:16Z	02:44Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-25	HYDRA17	?	?	22:07Z	22:24Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-24	HYDRA17	?	?	18:47Z	21:32Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-24	HYDRA17	?	?	15:18Z	15:36Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-20	HYDRA17	?	?	17:22Z	21:47Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-17	HYDRA17	?	?	16:05Z	20:14Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-23	968154	?	KEGI	17:34Z	13:00 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-23	968154	?	?	14:36Z	14:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-17	968154	?	KECP	15:49Z	12:34 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-09 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	09:56 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-07	HYDRA17	KVPS	KPOB	09:58 CDT	12:46 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-07	HYDRA17	?	KEGI	19:46Z	15:10 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-07	HYDRA17	KPOB	KTOI	13:07 EDT	14:18 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-02	HYDRA17	?	?	15:43Z	16:52Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-30	HYDRA17	KEDW	KVPS	14:20 PDT	18:42 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-29	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	10:44 CDT	20:50Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-25 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	12:41 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-21	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	09:12 CDT	18:36Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-06-17	HYDRA17	KHRT	?	11:52 CDT	18:46Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-21	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	10:03 CDT	16:30Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-23 (partial)	HYDRA17	KAJR	?	13:15 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-21	HYDRA17	?	?	14:59Z	18:08Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-16	968154	?	?	14:50Z	17:20Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-06	HYDRA17	?	?	16:08Z	16:38Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-06	HYDRA17	?	?	15:03Z	15:32Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-11 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	14:11 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-10	HYDRA17	KGPT	KVPS	14:27 CDT	16:16 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-10	HYDRA17	KVPS	KGPT	13:19 CDT	13:56 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-06 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	11:57 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-03-06 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	10:23 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-24	HYDRA17	KPOB	KVPS	10:20 EST	12:18 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-24 (partial)	JILL22	KPOB	?	08:37 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-23	HYDRA17	KVPS	KPOB	09:31 CST	12:18 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-20 (partial)	HYDRA10	KVPS	?	12:31 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-19 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	14:55 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-19 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	17:25 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-18	HYDRA17	KVPS	KCEW	16:50 CST	17:58 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-18 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	14:24 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-12 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	12:15 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-12 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	10:07 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-06	HYDRA17	KHRT	KVPS	11:03 CST	12:28 CST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-30	HYDRA17	?	?	15:02Z	17:50Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-22 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	20:11 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-21 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	17:14 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-21 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	18:33 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-14 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	10:28 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-14 (partial)	HYDRA17	KVPS	?	13:45 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

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