“There was no real threat,” the official said. Ultimately NORAD found that the missile launch was of no threat to the continental U.S.Īn airline official, also speaking on condition of anonymity to speak candidly, attributed the ground stop to the government “simply being hyper-cautious” and noted that it didn’t last for long and was only on West Coast. The official suggested that the FAA may have acted out of precaution prior to NORAD’s final determination being issued. official with knowledge of the situation, who spoke anonymously to discuss internal procedures, told POLITICO Tuesday that government officials from multiple agencies and commands participate in the threat assessment process, including the FAA. and Canada, said it did not issue a warning to the FAA to order the ground stop.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command, which is responsible for monitoring the airspace over the U.S.
“The FAA regularly takes precautionary measures,” the FAA continued.īut those precautionary measures don’t usually include ground stops for missile scares. “We’ll err on the side of caution to make sure that the airspace is safe at all times,” Buttigieg said. Speaking at an event at the Port of Long Beach on Tuesday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the FAA’s bottom line is to maintain safe operations. The FAA didn’t immediately answer questions about which airports were affected, but exchanges between pilots and air traffic controllers that cropped up on social media late Monday suggested landings were off limits in portions of California and Oregon.
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