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SkyWest Flight 3788 Executes Go-Around to Avoid B-52 Near-Miss at Minot

SkyWest’s probe, joined by the FAA, follows the July 18 near-miss that exposed weaknesses in Minot’s radar-free contract-tower operations.

Delta signage at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in Minneapolis. (Aaron M. Sprecher via AP)

Overview

  • SkyWest Flight 3788, operating as Delta Connection from Minneapolis to Minot, executed an unplanned go-around on July 18 after the crew saw a US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress in their approach path.
  • The Embraer E175 landed safely at Minot with no injuries and the pilot apologized over the intercom for the abrupt maneuver, calling it “not normal at all.”
  • SkyWest Airlines launched an internal review and the FAA is gathering information to determine whether procedural or communication failures occurred.
  • Minot International’s contract air traffic control tower relies solely on visual separation due to a lack of radar—a setup shared by more than 200 smaller US airports.
  • The US Air Force has made no public comment on the incident, intensifying calls for tighter coordination between military flight operations and civilian controllers.