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NORAD Responds to Four Norfolk TFR Violations With Fighter Intercepts, Flares

NORAD urged general aviation pilots to check FAA TFR notices, emphasizing layered detection with flares used as controlled visual signals.

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Overview

  • Officials said four general aviation aircraft entered restricted airspace over Norfolk, Virginia, on October 5 in separate incidents.
  • Two midday violations at about 11:55 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. EDT prompted fighter responses, with one aircraft escorted to landing after flares and the other escorted out of the area.
  • Two additional aircraft entered the TFR at 4:15 p.m. and 4:46 p.m. EDT, and NORAD monitored both until they landed.
  • NORAD noted that flares may have been visible to the public but burn out quickly and pose no danger to people on the ground.
  • A later public notice updated an earlier report of two interceptions to a total of four violations and reiterated that pilots must review FAA NOTAMs and follow TFR procedures.