Two planes came within 500 feet vertically of each other while approaching New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday.
Flight-tracking data confirmed the close proximity, marking at least the second such incident at the travel hub in recent weeks. The event followed a separate incident one day earlier where a plane struck a light pole and damaged a bakery truck during landing in New Jersey.

Air traffic control audio indicates that a JFK controller alerted the pilot of a Delta flight (operated by its subsidiary Endeavor Air) to a smaller aircraft flying less than 500 feet above their path. Data from Flightradar24 shows the planes were separated by approximately 475 feet vertically as they intersected—The Endeavor aircraft was at about 2,100 feet, while the Cirrus plane was at roughly 2,575 feet.

The Federal Aviation Administration stated that Endeavor Air Flight 5289 was on final approach to Runway 22L around 5:15 p.m. Monday when a Cirrus SR22 crossed overhead while preparing for landing on Runway 22R. “Air traffic control provided traffic advisories to both pilots, and each reported the other in sight. The required separation was maintained,” the FAA said.

Endeavor Air Flight 5289 originated from Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport in upstate New York. The air traffic controller had no contact with the smaller plane during the crossing. This incident occurred two weeks after another pair of passenger planes came less than 400 feet apart while approaching JFK.