Fox remains removed from airport runway, Arlington County VA
Other CrimesRemains of a fox were removed from runway one center at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The runway was briefly closed and may need sweeping to remove hazards and reduce bird attraction.
Audio|Source: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Go ahead. All right, we've got the remains of a fox removed from runway one center at, uh,
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this are just west of center line near Whiskey 2.
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We're going to go to USDA, but we're probably going to have to sweep the runway as well.
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Roger, I get the sweeper ready, getting headed towards gate triple two.
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All right, copy that.
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Jeff, if you can call us on us.
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Jeff, just confirming the runway is still closed.
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Negative runways reopened.
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We are off the runway now.
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We're heading to triple two.
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Tower is okay with us reclosing it once we've got the sweeper ready.
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Okay, you think it's okay to have the aircraft land with the remains still on there?
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Yeah, I just want to mitigate any birds from the blood and other stuff on there.
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We've got everything else off.
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Location mentioned:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 2401 Smith Blvd, Arlington, VA 22202
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