An unusual ground stop was issued to some pilots on the West Coast for a short period of time following a North American Aerospace Defense Command alert of a launch of a North Korean missile.
The NORAD spokeswoman said the normal sequence following the launch was followed: The missile launch was detected, and it was assessed not to be a threat to the continental United States. The standard practice is for FAA to have a constant liaison in the NORAD ops center, therefore would have been aware of the quick assessment.
Another recording of the control tower frequency in Hillsboro, Oregon, captures the controller telling the pilot of a Cessna to land, saying"we just got a notice that we need to do a national ground stop." North Korea conducted what is thought to be a ballistic missile test around 07:27 am local time Tuesday , the missile was launched form inland and traveled east and falling into the sea.
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