- A Delta jet aborted its landing at Boston Logan to avoid an American Airlines aircraft taking off.
- The two passenger aircraft came within approximately three hundred feet of each other during the incident.
- The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the runway incursion occurring on June twentieth, twenty twenty-six.
(BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS) – Delta Air Lines aborted a landing at Boston Logan International Airport after an American Airlines plane was cleared for takeoff on the same runway. The two aircraft came within about 300 feet of each other on June 20, 2026.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. It occurred around 11:30 a.m. local time on Saturday at Boston Logan International Airport.
Delta and American jets narrowly avoided a collision in what aviation experts described as a close call. The Delta flight broke off its landing after the American aircraft moved for departure on the same runway.
Authorities said the American Airlines plane had been cleared for takeoff while the Delta Air Lines jet was landing. The two aircraft were roughly 300 feet apart during the incident.
The FAA said the event happened at Boston Logan International Airport on June 20, 2026. Federal investigators are now reviewing how the two aircraft ended up on the same runway at the same time.
Runway safety has drawn growing attention at major U.S. airports, and the Boston incident adds to that scrutiny. It follows a series of recent close calls.
Saturday’s event involved two of the country’s largest carriers, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines, at one of the busiest airports in the Northeast. The close spacing between the aircraft, about 300 feet, left little margin.
The FAA identified the location and time of the near miss but has not publicly announced findings from its investigation. Its review will center on the runway conflict that forced the Delta jet to abort the landing.
At Boston Logan International Airport, the sequence unfolded in daylight at around 11:30 a.m. local time. The American flight had takeoff clearance on the same runway where the Delta aircraft was arriving.
Aviation experts cited in accounts of the incident said the planes came within approximately 300 feet of each other. That distance turned what should have been a routine landing and departure into an emergency maneuver for the Delta crew.
The incident stands out because it involved a landing aircraft and a departing aircraft sharing the same runway clearance path. Delta’s aborted landing prevented the encounter from becoming a collision.
Federal investigators now face a familiar question that has surfaced after other recent close calls at major U.S. airports: how two flights operating in the same airfield system came into conflict before the danger passed.
