Overview
- FAA ordered a temporary ground stop at Reagan National starting at 11:18 a.m. ET after reports of a bomb threat involving an arriving United Airlines aircraft.
- Air traffic control directed the jet to a remote area of the airfield, passengers were offloaded and bused to the terminal, and police and emergency crews staged nearby.
- The main runway reopened at 12:50 p.m. ET and flight operations resumed, with the aircraft kept away from the terminal during security checks.
- Flight-tracking showed holding patterns and some diversions during the pause, producing delays across hundreds of flights that generally remained under an hour.
- FAA notices listed a medium probability of extending the stop during the assessment, and officials say the threat remains unconfirmed as the investigation continues.