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Coverage dated September 17, 2026

Flights stopped at Washington, DC, area airport as unauthorized drone appears over runway

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs

By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were stopped for about 20 minutes on Wednesday night after two pilots spotted a drone flying over the active runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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  1. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Reports of unauthorized drone briefly pause flights operations at DC airport in highly restricted airspace (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Flight operations were briefly paused at Reagan National Airport in D.C. Wednesday night after pilots on two separate aircraft reported seeing a drone over the airport.

  2. KESQ Palm Springs

    Flights stopped at Washington, DC, area airport as unauthorized drone appears over runway (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were stopped for about 20 minutes on Wednesday night after two pilots spotted a drone flying over the active runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

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