The FAA is investigating a narrowly missed midair collision between a United flight and a Delta flight at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Saturday, the agency said.
Karina Tsui, CNNThe planes were 1,217 feet horizontally and 875 feet vertically separated at their closest points on Saturday, according to FlightRadar24.between a United flight and a Delta flight at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport on Saturday, the agency said.
At the same time, a similar alert was set off on a United Flight 1724 from San Francisco, carrying 123 passengers, the affiliate reported. The FAA noted both planes landed safely "after experiencing a loss of required separation when they were inbound," adding that air traffic control issued corrective instructions to both crews.
The incident in Phoenix follows a rise in recent years of "runway incursions" across airports in the United States. Among the most recent close calls was a near-collision at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in February 2023, where a FedEx Boeing 767 and a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737, were, at their closest point, 150 feet apart.
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