Overview
- Air traffic control canceled Southwest Flight 4996’s takeoff at about 1:40 p.m. Tuesday after a Pilatus PC-12 turned onto Runway 22.
- The Boeing 737 rejected the takeoff and stopped safely, and no injuries were reported.
- The flight later departed for Dallas and arrived roughly two hours late, according to FlightAware data.
- The FAA characterized details as preliminary and opened an investigation into the runway incursion.
- Public tower audio captured the urgent cancellation as operations were funneled to Runway 22 with Runway 13R/31L closed and no ground radar available.