Established 1986, the Mesa Police Department Aviation Section is based at Falcon Field. The first helicopters, 2 MD500E arrived in January 1994 with a third added in May 2003.
Mesa Police helicopters average nearly 8 flight hours per day, seven days per week, and answers an average of 18 calls each day.
Mar 4, 2015 · MD Helicopters (MDHI) announced sale of a new MD530F for the Arizona Mesa Police Department Aviation Unit to be delivered in spring 2015 as an addition to their existing fleet of two MD500E.