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FAA Probes Logan Go-Around Triggered by Intersecting Runway Departure Clearance

The FAA is reviewing why a landing clearance coincided with a departure on a crossing runway at Logan.

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Overview

  • Air traffic control directed Delta Flight 263 to go around at about 4:15 p.m. after Cape Air Flight 548 was cleared to take off from an intersecting runway, according to the FAA.
  • The Airbus A330-900neo from Paris bound for New York diverted to Boston due to weather and later landed safely with 284 passengers and 11 crew, Delta said.
  • FlightAware data show the Delta jet descended to roughly 200 feet before climbing to about 4,100 feet, with Cape Air departing at 4:17 p.m. and Delta landing at 4:38 p.m.
  • LiveATC recordings captured the pilots’ reactions on frequency, including “What the heck?” from the Cape Air cockpit and “That was close” from the Delta crew.
  • Coverage and analyst commentary cite the intersecting-runway clearance as the proximate issue, noting a roughly 20-second delay before Cape Air’s takeoff roll and added tower strain from a runway closure and controller pay and staffing pressures during the shutdown.