{"id":776269,"date":"2026-05-06T02:25:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/776269\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T02:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T02:25:25","slug":"another-close-call-at-jfk-airport-as-two-planes-including-delta-flight-come-within-500-feet-of-each-other","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/776269\/","title":{"rendered":"Another close call at JFK Airport as two planes, including Delta flight, come within 500 feet of each other"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An airliner approaching John F. Kennedy Airport and a small propeller plane came within 500 feet of each other on Monday \u2014 at least the second close call near the Queens travel hub in two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot of a Delta plane reported the situation around 5:15 p.m. as the jet was at an altitude of 2,100 feet while the smaller aircraft, made by Cirrus, was at 2,575 feet, according to FlightRadar24.<\/p>\n<p>Air Traffic Control audio recordings indicate that a controller alerted the pilot of the Delta plane, operated by subsidiary Endeavor Air, of a personal aircraft that was about 500 feet above them, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/close-call-2-planes-come-500-feet-each-other-john-kennedy-airport\/19045841\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39292396\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https-abc7ny-com-post-close-127083016.jpg\" alt=\"Flight radar map showing two airplane icons crossing paths over New Hyde Park.\" class=\"wp-image-39292396\"  \/>A Delta flight came within 500 feet of a small propeller plane on Monday near JFK Airport. FlightRadar24<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"39292394\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2023-new-york-city-thousands-127083027_af7033.jpg\" alt=\"JFK airport air traffic control tower.\" class=\"wp-image-39292394\"  \/>The pilot of a Delta plane reported the situation around 5:15 p.m. as the jet was at an altitude of 2,100 feet while the smaller aircraft, made by Cirrus, was at 2,575 feet, according to FlightRadar24. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/newsroom\/statements\/accident_incidents\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FAA<\/a> said in a statement that \u201cEndeavor Air Flight 5289 was on final approach to Runway 22L at John F. Kennedy international Airport (JFK) when a Cirrus SR22 crossed over to land on Runway 22R.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAir traffic control provided traffic advisories to both pilots, and each reported the other in sight. The required separation was maintained,\u201d the statement continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Endeavor Air Flight 5289 was en route to JFK from Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport in upstate New York. <\/p>\n<p>The air traffic controller was not in contact with the smaller plane when the two crossed paths.<\/p>\n<p>The Delta pilots were told to hold still instead of maneuver and they reported back to Air Traffic Control that they had a small propeller plane within sight continuously.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s close call came two weeks after two passenger planes <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/21\/us-news\/two-commercial-planes-nearly-collide-mid-air-forced-to-abort-landings-at-jfk\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">came less than 400 feet from each other <\/a>while approaching JFK. <\/p>\n<p>And on Sunday, a United Airlines plane struck a bakery truck on the New Jersey Turnpike while it was about to land at Newark Airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An airliner approaching John F. 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