{"id":281975,"date":"2026-06-30T04:00:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T04:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/281975\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T04:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T04:00:53","slug":"jetblue-flight-reports-drone-strike-near-jfk-faa-investigates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/281975\/","title":{"rendered":"JetBlue flight reports drone strike near JFK, FAA investigates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A JetBlue flight reportedly struck a drone<\/a> while approaching John F. Kennedy International Airport for landing Monday morning, according to federal officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The incident involved JetBlue Airlines Flight 948, which departed from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas<\/a>, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).<\/p>\n

Preliminary reports indicate the aircraft struck the drone at an altitude of about 3,000 feet.<\/p>\n

“The pilot of JetBlue Airlines Flight 948 reported striking a drone at approximately 3,000 feet altitude while on final approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport around 7:15 a.m. local time on Monday,” the FAA said.<\/p>\n

FAA TEMPORARILY RESTRICTS DRONE FLIGHTS IN NEW YORK AMID CONCERNS OVER RECENTLY REPORTED SIGHTINGS<\/a><\/p>\n

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Unauthorized drone operations near airports are illegal under FAA regulations.\u00a0 (. John Stillwell\/PA Images via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

JetBlue told Fox News Digital that the crew “reported a possible drone encounter during the aircraft’s final approach into New York<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

The flight landed without incident, customers deplaned normally, and the aircraft was removed from service for a post-flight inspection, JetBlue said.<\/p>\n

JetBlue and FAA officials both said the post-flight inspection did not reveal any damage to the aircraft or evidence of a collision.<\/p>\n

‘DRONE’ SIGHTINGS IN THE NORTHEAST SPARK ‘UNFOUNDED’ PANIC, SAYS EXPERT<\/a><\/p>\n

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A JetBlue aircraft makes its way from the terminal at JFK International Airport in New York on Feb. 19, 2007. \u00a0 (Keith Bedford)<\/p>\n

“Safety is JetBlue’s first priority, and we will assist with any relevant investigations,” JetBlue said.<\/p>\n

The FAA will investigate the incident.<\/p>\n

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A pedestrian makes his way to the e-ticket counter of JetBlue at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Feb. 1, 2006.\u00a0 (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II, File)<\/p>\n

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According to the agency, unauthorized drone operations near airports are illegal, but reports of “unmanned aircraft (UAS) sightings from pilots, citizens and law enforcement remain high.”<\/p>\n

Operators who violate FAA regulations<\/a> may face significant civil penalties and criminal charges, including possible jail time.<\/p>\n

Bonny Chu is a Breaking and Trending News Writer for Fox News Digital<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A JetBlue flight reportedly struck a drone while approaching John…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":281976,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[10997,3347,1219,9,11,10],"class_list":["post-281975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-airlines","tag-airports","tag-drones","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=281975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/281975\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/281976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=281975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=281975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=281975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}