Southwest Flight Returns to Las Vegas Airport After Tire Trouble

A Chicago-bound flight from Las Vegas was forced to return to Harry Reid International Airport on Tuesday morning after a tire burst upon departure.

Southwest Airlines Flight 1209, with 148 passengers and crew aboard, departed at 7:52 a.m. for Midway International Airport, then notified airport personnel around 9:20 a.m. that it would need to return to Las Vegas, according to a Reid airport spokesperson.

The flight made it to Dove Creek, Colorado, before turning around, according to the Flightradar24 Twitter account.

The flight landed safely at 10:22 a.m., the spokesperson said.

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