NJ: Drone Activity Halts Air Traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport

Jan. 23, 2019
Air traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport was temporarily halted early Monday evening after two drones were spotted in the area.

Air traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport was temporarily halted early Monday evening after two drones were spotted in the area.

Gregory Martin, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said the drones were spotted flying near Teterboro Airport around 5 p.m. Teterboro is a general aviation airport about 20 miles north of Newark International. As a precaution, arriving flights at Newark were temporarily held, he said.

Drones can cause severe damage to aircraft in addition to distracting pilots. The drones in the Newark incident were flying at 3,500 feet, officials said.

Passengers reported that some flights were forced to circle the airport before being cleared to land.

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