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98-5308 - Lockheed WC-130J Hercules

98-5308 is a Lockheed WC-130J Hercules operated by United States Air Force, Mode-S hex code AE0259. Track it live, browse its recent flights, or download its full position history.

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Registration98-5308

Mode-S hexAE0259

ManufacturerLockheed

ModelWC-130J Hercules

OperatorUnited States Air Force

Last seen2026-08-23 10:29 UTC

Last callsignTEAL77

Live now. 98-5308 is flying as TEAL77, 22,000 ft. Watch live

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Flight history 22 flights since Jan 2026

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-08-23 (today)	TEAL77	?	—	03:45Z	in flight
Track received today; the finished segment is added by tonight's history build.
2026-08-20	TEAL83	KMHR	?	10:08 PDT	18:08Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-19	TEAL83	?	KMHR	17:01Z	15:30 PDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

Earlier flights (20) - back to 2026-01-29

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-07-23	TEAL73	?	?	10:19Z	13:52Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-22	TEAL71	?	?	11:37Z	16:46Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-08	TEAL81	KOPF	KBIX	11:09 EDT	12:04 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-07	TEAL81	KFTW	KOPF	14:09 CDT	18:10 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-06	TEAL81	KLFK	KFTW	16:30 CDT	17:20 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-05	TEAL81	KBFM	KLFT	17:17 CDT	18:02 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-04	TEAL81	KSPG	KBFM	16:52 EDT	17:10 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-05-03	TEAL81	KBIX	KSPG	11:57 CDT	14:18 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-24	TEAL69	?	KGPT	00:13Z	19:52 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-23	TEAL69	?	?	21:40Z	23:44Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-22	TEAL58	?	KNBG	21:35Z	18:38 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-22	TEAL67	?	KHSA	15:52Z	13:30 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-22	TEAL29	KGPT	?	14:30 CDT	21:35Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-21	85308	?	KGPT	15:30Z	13:10 CDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-19	TEAL33	?	?	16:13Z	18:30Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-19	TEL67	?	?	21:40Z	23:50Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-15	TEAL10	?	?	18:09Z	21:19Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-04-15	TEAL01	?	?	21:20Z	23:40Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-11	TEAL03	KBIX	?	15:36 CST	22:42Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-01-29	TEAL71	KBIX	?	14:16 CST	23:28Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

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Data access

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