Flights Briefly Paused at DC Airport as Unauthorized Drone Appears over Runway
The FAA paused departures for about 20 minutes after two flight crews reported a drone near Runway 19, authorities said.
- On Wednesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration briefly paused departures at Reagan National Airport for about 20 minutes after two flight crews reported seeing a drone near Runway 19.
- Washington, D.C. maintains highly restricted airspace, as Reagan National Airport sits just miles from the White House, the Capitol, and the Pentagon.
- An American Airlines pilot landing from Tulsa reported a drone flying by on final approach, while another pilot waiting to take off also spotted a light, prompting air traffic control to warn of "unauthorized UAS activity."
- Airport operations workers searched the area but did not locate the drone, while the FBI told ABC News it works with federal partners to "detect, track, and investigate illegal drone activity."
- Though unauthorized drone operations are prohibited, the FAA receives more than 100 reports of sightings near airports every month, with operators facing potential criminal charges and fines up to $100,000.
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Suspected Drone Near Washington Airport Suspends Flights for 20 Minutes
Flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were suspended for roughly 20 minutes on September 16 night after two pilots reported spotting a suspected drone near an active runway, CNN reported on September 17, citing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The flights from Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington were suspended for about 20 minutes, after two pilots observed a drone in the take-off and landing area. The alert was reported by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), quoted by CNN, and the first alarm signal was caught on the records...
Unauthorized Drone, over the Runway at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington: Flights Stopped
The flights from Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington were suspended for about 20 minutes, after two pilots observed a drone flying over the active runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) quoted by CNN, taken over by News.ro.
Flight operations were suspended for 20 minutes at the Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., after pilots of two different aircraft reported seeing a drone flying over the runway and a route, according to authorities and records of communications between pilots and air traffic controllers. The incident is all the more worrying as the area's airspace is subject to extreme restrictions, Yahoo!news reports.
Flights stopped at Washington, DC, area airport as unauthorized drone appears over runway
By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were stopped for about 20 minutes on Wednesday night after two pilots spotted a drone flying over the active runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. “We saw, like, a drone or something that went flying by, probably halfway down the runway,” the pilot of an American Airlines regional jet, landing from Tulsa, radioed the control tower, according to …
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