Two airliners fly within 100 feet of drone above New York

NEW YORK: Two airplanes flying near one of America’s busiest airports each came within 100 feet of a drone on Friday, according to audio from each flight’s radio calls.

The first, JetBlue Flight 1843, reported spotting a drone at 2:24 pm while approaching John F. Kennedy International Airport here, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

In the audio recording, the cockpit says that the drone passed just below the planes nose when the jet was flying at an altitude of about 800 to 900 feet.

Then at about 5 pm, Delta Flight 407 — which had 154 people on board — was preparing to land when the cockpit reported seeing a drone below its right wing.

Neither plane needed to take evasive action, the FAA said.