FAA investigating near-miss incident at MSP Airport

WCCO digital headlines: Morning of June 16, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a close call between two flights in the Twin Cities earlier this week.

According to the FAA, the incident occurred Wednesday evening at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

An American Airlines aircraft was approaching to land when the air traffic controller instructed the flight to cancel the landing due to a Delta Air Lines plane still on the runway, the FAA said.

"The American Boeing 737 was approaching to land around 6:28 p.m. local time on June 14 when the controller cleared the Delta Airbus A220 for an immediate takeoff on Runway 30L" - FAA

Though the air traffic controller told the American Airlines flight to go around, the aircraft passed above and to the left side of the Delta flight. 

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The two aircraft involved were American Airlines Flight 2406 and Delta Air Lines Flight 1163. 

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