Drones once again made headlines last week after several airline pilots flying around John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the world with more than 400,000 annual aircraft movements, spotted at least one drone flying around the airport property at altitudes as high as 3,000 feet, according to a statement from the FAA.
FAA regulations prohibit model aircraft, the rules of which drones fall under unless they are used for commercial purposes, from flying higher than 400 feet or closer than five miles from an airport, and the aircraft must remain within line of sight of the operator.
