Flight recordLanded

Santa Rosa, CA → Santa Rosa, CA

N438DF moved from Santa Rosa, CA to Santa Rosa, CA on Sep 12, 2026.

Sep 12, 2026N438DF
Flight
  1. Santa Rosa, CASanta Rosa, CAKSTS → KSTSSep 12, 20263:02 PM4:34 PMEDT1h 32m
Observed movement

Flight record

ADS-B data recorded N438DF flying from Santa Rosa, CA to Santa Rosa, CA on Sep 12, 2026. No cited public explanation is attached to this movement.

Selected flight record
Flight record
Route
KSTS → KSTS
Departure
Sep 12, 2026, 3:02 PM ET
Arrival
Sep 12, 2026, 4:34 PM ET
Airborne
1h 32m
Paired legs
returnSanta Rosa, CA → Santa Rosa, CASep 16, 2026, 8:05 PM
Sources & methodology

Observed movement comes from public ADS-B flight records.

Aircraft & ownership
Aircraft
Tail
N438DF
FAA type
S2T · Grumman S-2T Tracker air tanker family
Group
CAL FIRE
Registry
United States
Attribution

Attributed to CAL FIRE S-2T Airtanker · registry confirmed · high confidence

Registered owner
USDA Forest Service FEPPValid
FAA Registry N438DF ↗current registry · not dated to this flight
More from N438DF
2026-09-20Santa Rosa, CA → Santa Rosa, CA21m2026-09-17Santa Rosa, CA → Santa Rosa, CA18m2026-09-12Vacaville, CA → Santa Rosa, CA39m · 41 nm2026-09-09Santa Rosa, CA → Santa Rosa, CA5h 16m2026-09-05Santa Rosa, CA → Santa Rosa, CA19m
Social graphics
ADS-B data is a public aircraft-movement record. This page separates observed movement from cited context and avoids passenger claims unless a source document supports them.