An American Airlines plane and a Delta plane came close to each other up to 200 ft vertically and 850 ft horizontally during a runway incident on Wednesday in Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. This 2017 photo shows a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 at the same airport.
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An American Airlines plane and a Delta plane came close to each other up to 200 ft vertically and 850 ft horizontally during a runway incident on Wednesday in Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. This 2017 photo shows a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 at the same airport.
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An American Airlines flight was recently forced to abort its landing because a Delta plane remained on the tarmac of an airport in Minnesota.
It is the latest in a series of recent calls at major airports that have prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to remind airlines to stay vigilant.
In the latest incident Wednesday night, an air traffic controller at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport instructed American Airlines Flight 2406 to cancel its landing and detour because Delta Air Lines Flight 1163, which had been authorized to land, was still on the tarmac, the FAA said in a statement. .
After the controller ordered the American Airlines Boeing 737 to turn around, the plane passed above and to the left of the Delta Airbus A220.
Based on radar estimate reported by aviation newspaperThe two planes were spaced within 200 feet vertically and 850 feet horizontally.
The FAA said it was investigating the distance between the planes.
In January, a similar near collision happened at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City when a Delta plane arrived within 1,000 feet of a departing American Airlines plane. An incident in February, when planes were within 100 feet of each other, involved a FedEx cargo plane that had to reverse course during landing after a Southwest Airlines plane was authorized to depart from the same runway at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas.
Next month, the FAA issued a warning to emphasize the need for continued vigilance and urge airline operators to take additional steps to reduce safety risks.
“While the overall numbers do not reflect an increase in incidents and incidents, the potential severity of these events is concerning,” the agency said in its March announcement.
In 2022, FAA count 1,732 runway violations. As of June 14, there have been 1,139 intrusions this year.
The investigation will determine if the latest incident is classified as an intrusion.
