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Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said kite-flying is not allowed at Gravelly Point in Arlington, Virginia, as it poses a risk to planes landing at DCA.
A United flight from Houston appeared to have struck a kite while landing at Washington Reagan National Airport on Saturday.
A United Airlines flight hit a kite while landing at Washington’s Reagan National Airport on Saturday afternoon — months after a deadly collision at the same airport killed 67 people.
Dylan Oakes said he was at Gravelly Point in Arlington on Saturday afternoon when he saw a kite making contact with a United flight.
The drama began as United Flight 654, arriving from Houston, approached Reagan National Airport. The pilot reported a kite hovering dangerously close, approximately 100 feet above Gravelly Point Park, ...
A United Airlines plane reportedly made contact with a kite while it was attempting to land at Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Saturday afternoon, the airline confirmed in a statement to Fox News ...
ARLINGTON, Va. (WDCW) — A kite reportedly made contact with a United Airlines flight Saturday as the plane was approaching Reagan National Airport (DCA), the airline said. In a statement to ...
A United Airlines flight from Houston collided with a kite while landing at Washington Reagan National Airport, causing no damage. Kite flying near the airport is prohibited due to the risks posed ...
WASHINGTON (WKRC) - A United Airlines flight encountered an unexpected obstacle while landing at an airport on Saturday: a kite. The aircraft, a Boeing 737 operating as Flight 654 from Houston ...
ARLINGTON, Va. — United Airlines said that a kite may have hit one of its planes that was landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The airline said that the kite hit United Flight ...