Gunshots During Ferguson Protests Prompt Temporary Flight Restriction at St. Louis Airport
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dave_valler/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(ST. LOUIS) — Lambert – St. Louis International Airport was subject to a temporary flight restriction Monday night into Tuesday morning due to gunshots fired into the sky in Ferguson.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, reports of gunshots created a sufficient hazard that only law enforcement aircraft were permitted to fly through the area beginning at 10:15 p.m. local time.
The restriction prevented approach at multiple runways at the St. Louis airport. The FAA said 10 inbound flights were diverted to other airports. Five additional arriving flights were cancelled, the airport said.
The flight restriction was lifted at about 5 a.m. local time, with a limited number of early morning flights cancelled.
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