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.

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, ...

Dylan Oakes said he was at Gravelly Point in Arlington on Saturday afternoon when he saw a kite making contact with a United flight.

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.

A United Airlines Boeing 737 was reportedly hit by a kite upon landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). Or ...

Kite flying is prohibited at the park because of the low-flying aircraft in the area. Emily McGee, a spokesperson for the department, confirmed that a kite was “briefly confiscated” on Saturday.

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 Nexstar’s ...