Sightings2019

Drone-like object closes Kansai Airport runways

When: 9 Nov 2019
Where: Kansai Airport, Japan
Sources: 2 public sources

Kansai International Airport, whose runways were shut by drone sightings in November 2019 Ankou1192, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sightings of a drone-like object shut both runways at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, delaying nearly 30 flights, two days after an earlier drone-related suspension. No operator was identified. Japan had already widened airport no-fly zones for drones in September 2019.

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OfficialRules on Flying Drones in Japan (Highlighting Japan, December 2019) (opens in a new tab)Government of Japan, Public Relations Office / 2019-12
PressAirport shuts runways, delays flights after spotting drones (opens in a new tab)Business Insurance / 2019-11-11

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