Large flock of birds poses hazard near airport runway, Arlington County VA


A large flock of birds has moved into the area between the runway and taxiways Zulu and Yankee at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, creating a hazard for airport operations.
Audio|Source: Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Full load of birds are just migrated in this area down here between the runway, Zulu, and Yankee.
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The bird.
00:05
Can we just have an officer at the station and verify that at this?
00:08
Copy dispatch any officer that's in the station.
00:11
30, I'll check it out.
00:12
Copy that.
00:13
Object.
00:14
Noor 26, I'm in service.
00:16
Providence.
00:17
Trudish. 14.
00:19
Copy. Copy. Very negative on a warrant.
00:24
Check on. About another 100 yards down, you should see a whole flock of them flying back and forth between the runway and the cargo ramp.
00:30
You're right in the area where all the birds keep flying back and forth, right in that generally between the runway and the cargo ramps.
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Location mentioned:
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 2401 Smith Blvd, Arlington, VA 22202
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