Emergency squawks in October 2026

In October 2026, our ADS-B monitor recorded 19 aircraft squawking an emergency code, 19 different airframes in all. The most common type was the Aviones Colombia 172 (2). 26% were airline flights; the rest were private, military or unidentified aircraft.

Partial month: recording began on 2026-10-27, and until 2026-10-31 the monitor only saw 7700, not 7600 or 7500. Treat this month as a sample, not a full count.

Written and maintained by Jacob McEwen, M.S. Electrical Engineering·Last updated
Map of every emergency squawk recorded in October 2026
15
7700 general emergency
4
7600 radio failure
0
7500 unlawful interference
0 min
Median duration
Emergencies per day (UTC)
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Busiest day: October 31, with 6. 53% of the aircraft were at or above 20,000 ft when they squawked.

Aircraft types

  1. Aviones Colombia 1722
  2. Boeing C-135FR Stratotanker2
  3. Airbus A-320neo1
  4. Airbus A-3201
  5. Airbus A-3211
  6. Boeing 737-8001
  7. Boeing 747-2001
  8. Cessna T240 Corvalis TTx1
  9. CAG (2) PS-28 Cruiser1
  10. Embraer 175 (long wing)1

Airlines

  1. Air Canada1
  2. Horizon Air1
  3. Jet2.com1
  4. Transavia France1
  5. United Airlines1

Countries (nearest airport)

  1. United States11
  2. France2
  3. United Kingdom2
  4. Armenia1
  5. Canada1
  6. Colombia1
  7. Croatia1

Every emergency this month

Date (UTC)AircraftCodeTypeWhereLasted
10-31 22:25N303ME7600C240near Colorado Springs (COS)0 min
10-31 19:50HK1479G7600—near Bogotá (BOG)5 min
10-31 16:4074-07877600B742near Nashville (BNA)0 min
10-31 15:05N814ND7700P28Rnear Boston (BOS)10 min
10-31 14:10N272LP7600C172near Newark (EWR)0 min
10-31 07:15TVF40RNTransavia France7700A20Nnear Paris (ORY)25 min
10-30 13:30EXS29HJet2.com7700B738near Split (SPU)0 min
10-30 10:2558-01257700K35Rnear London (STN)120 min
10-30 08:00FHSAB7700CRUZnear Paris (ORY)0 min
10-29 19:05N810SC7700GB1near Las Vegas (LAS)0 min
10-29 11:05RA-890957700SU95near Gyumri (LWN)0 min
10-28 19:4063-88837700K35Rnear Anchorage (ANC)0 min
10-28 17:45UAL1372United Airlines7700A320near San Francisco (SFO)10 min
10-28 17:05ACA138Air Canada7700A321near Calgary (YYC)45 min
10-28 15:10QXE2356Horizon Air7700E75Lnear San Diego (SAN)10 min
10-28 01:05N6401J7700P28Anear Sacramento (SMF)0 min
10-27 22:15F35LTNG7700F35near Phoenix (PHX)5 min
10-27 19:00N5364K7700C172near Santa Ana (SNA)0 min
10-27 18:55COBRA0127700EUFInear Nottingham (EMA)5 min

How these numbers are collected

  • Every five minutes, our monitor asks the volunteer adsb.lol ADS-B network for every aircraft squawking 7700, 7600 or 7500, and records each one with its position, altitude and track.
  • Only aircraft within range of a receiver are counted. Coverage is dense over North America and Europe and thin over oceans, Africa and parts of Asia, so the map shows where receivers are as much as where emergencies happen.
  • A squawk that lasts under about five minutes can be missed, and an aircraft squawking on two days counts twice.
  • A 7700 squawk does not mean a crash. Most are precautionary: a sick passenger, a warning light, a pressurization problem. 7600 usually means lost radio contact, and many 7500 codes turn out to be entered by mistake. See what each squawk code means.
  • Live emergencies appear on the emergencies page as they happen.