GTA 5 Buzzard Cheat Code: How to Spawn the Attack Chopper

The fastest way to get a free attack helicopter in GTA 5 is the Buzzard cheat. Pull out your in-game cell phone and dial 1-999-289-9633 (1-999-BUZZ-OFF) during story mode, and an armed Buzzard Attack Chopper drops in right in front of you within seconds. It works the same way on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC.

Essentials

• Phone cheat (all platforms): dial 1-999-289-9633
• PlayStation controller code: Circle, Circle, L1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L1, L2, R1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle
• Xbox controller code: B, B, LB, B, B, B, LB, LT, RB, Y, B, Y
• PC keyboard code: type BUZZOFF during gameplay, no menu open
• Story mode only - the cheat does nothing in GTA Online
• Using it disables trophies/achievements for the rest of that play session

What is the Buzzard cheat in GTA 5?

The Buzzard Attack Chopper first appeared in The Ballad of Gay Tony and carried straight over into GTA 5 as one of the game's fastest and most dangerous aircraft. It's a light, agile helicopter armed with a front-mounted machine gun and a near-endless supply of homing missiles, capable of hitting roughly 175 mph in level flight. Rockstar built a dedicated cheat code for it specifically because spawning one on demand turns it into the quickest way to travel across Los Santos and Blaine County, or to clear out a police pursuit in seconds.

How to enter the Buzzard cheat on PS5 and PS4

You can trigger the cheat two ways on PlayStation:

1. Phone method: open the in-game phone (hold the touchpad or D-pad depending on your control scheme), go to the dial pad, and call 1-999-289-9633.
2. Button combo: during free gameplay (not in a menu, not while driving through a cutscene), press Circle, Circle, L1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L1, L2, R1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle. A small message in the top-left corner confirms the cheat activated.

How to enter the Buzzard cheat on Xbox

The controller code on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S is: B, B, LB, B, B, B, LB, LT, RB, Y, B, Y. Enter it during normal gameplay, same rule as PlayStation - no pause menu, no cutscene. The phone number 1-999-289-9633 works identically on Xbox if you'd rather not memorize a twelve-input combo.

How to enter the Buzzard cheat on PC

On PC, press the tilde key (~) to open the game's built-in cheat console and type BUZZOFF, then hit Enter. You can also just call 1-999-289-9633 from the in-game phone (default key T, or click the phone icon) - it's the same cheat, just a different entry method.

Quick reference table

Platform	Input method	Code
PS5 / PS4	Controller	Circle, Circle, L1, Circle, Circle, Circle, L1, L2, R1, Triangle, Circle, Triangle
Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One	Controller	B, B, LB, B, B, B, LB, LT, RB, Y, B, Y
PC	Keyboard	BUZZOFF
All platforms	In-game phone	1-999-289-9633

What you can actually do with a free attack chopper

Once it lands, the Buzzard seats up to four and gives you an armed aircraft for as long as you don't destroy it. Good uses include:

• Fast travel across the whole map without buying a hangar or plane first
• Reaching high, hard-to-climb spots for exploration, including several of the map's 10 secret GTA 5 locations worth visiting
• Losing a wanted level instantly by outrunning ground units
• Clearing enemies in missions that don't explicitly ban vehicles

Keep in mind cheats disable story progress saves while active, so save your game, or finish the mission you're on, before spawning it.

Does the Buzzard cheat disable trophies and achievements?

Yes. Like every GTA 5 cheat code, activating BUZZOFF permanently disables trophies (PlayStation) and achievements (Xbox, Steam) for that play session - even after you turn the cheat back off. The only way to keep earning them is to avoid cheats entirely, or accept the trade-off and enjoy the chopper. Autosave is also disabled while a cheat is active, so manually save before you go further.

Other cheat codes worth pairing with the Buzzard

If you're already cheating in a helicopter, a few other codes complete the loadout: the Duster (crop-duster plane) for wing-walking stunts, or a max health and armor code before a firefight. For the complete list of every current-gen code, see our full GTA 5 story mode cheat guide. Players on the original 2013 hardware should check our GTA 5 PS3 cheat codes list or GTA 5 Xbox 360 cheat codes list, since a handful of inputs changed between generations.

Will GTA 6 have a cheat like this?

Rockstar hasn't confirmed a cheat system for GTA 6 yet, but every mainline GTA since the PS2 era has shipped with them. We break down what 25 years of series history suggests in will GTA 6 have cheat codes?

The Buzzard cheat remains one of the most useful codes in GTA 5 nearly thirteen years after launch - it's still the fastest way to get airborne, armed, and moving across the map in seconds.