At 20:36 Eastern time a near-midair collision occurred at John F. Kennedy International Airport involving Cayman Airways flight 792 (CAY792), a Boeing 737-300, and Linea Aerea Nacional de Chile flight 533 (LAN533), a Boeing 767-300. According to initial reports, CAY792 was executing a missed approach to Runway 22L and conflicted with LAN533 as it was departing from Runway 13R. Controllers assigned diverging headings to both aircraft to resolve the conflict. According to preliminary radar data, the closest proximity of the two aircraft was slightly over mile laterally and 200 feet vertically. At the time of the incident, the weather was VFR with 6 miles visibility and haze.
July 5, 2008, New York, N.Y., Boeing 767-300/Boeing 737-300
At 20:36 Eastern time a near-midair collision occurred at John F. Kennedy International Airport involving Cayman Airways flight 792 (CAY792), a Boeing 737-300, and Linea Aerea Nacional de Chile flight 533 (LAN533), a Boeing 767-300. According to initial reports, CAY792 was executing a missed approach to Runway 22L and conflicted with LAN533 as it was departing from Runway 13R. Controllers assigned diverging headings to both aircraft to resolve the conflict.
Key Takeaways:
- A near-midair collision occurred at John F. Kennedy International Airport at 20:36 ET, involving Cayman Airways flight 792 (B737-300) and Linea Aerea Nacional de Chile flight 533 (B767-300).
- The incident happened when CAY792, on a missed approach to Runway 22L, conflicted with LAN533 as it was departing from Runway 13R.
- Air traffic controllers successfully resolved the conflict by assigning diverging headings, with the aircraft coming within just over 1 mile laterally and 200 feet vertically of each other.
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