What happened to flying kites at Qingdao Airport, which prevented many flights from landing?

On the afternoon of March 12, a kite entered the vicinity of the landing route of the airport, causing several flights to be delayed.

It is reported that Qingdao airport staff found a flying kite near the landing route, with a height of about 150 meters. The airport command room immediately informed the public security organs and relevant departments of the airport to handle it according to the work flow.

Airport Public Security Bureau, Liuting Police Station, Airport Navigation Management Office and Flight Area Management Department * * * dispatched 7 vehicles to investigate the southwest side of the airport. After an hour's investigation, a kite tied to a tree was found and recovered only two or three hundred meters away from the airport runway. The airport resumed normal operation, and some flights were delayed by kites.

Recently, flying objects such as drones, kites and lanterns have affected the operation safety of many airports in China. On February 17 and 26, there were three consecutive incidents in which drones affected the operation of Qingdao Airport. Fortunately, there were no consequences.

The scope of airport clearance protection zone is 20km at both ends of runway and10km at both sides. It is forbidden to fly drones, kites, lanterns and other aerial objects in this area. In violation of the regulations, a fine of RMB 20,000-65,438,000+will be imposed according to the Administrative Measures for Clearance and Electromagnetic Environment Protection of Qingdao Civil Airport.

As a new technology product, UAV is widely used in many fields, such as aerial photography, traffic guidance, anti-terrorism and riot prevention, agricultural and forestry operations, atmospheric monitoring and so on, and its number has exploded.

Because they know little about relevant laws and regulations, and most of them have not received safety training, it poses a serious threat to civil aviation flight safety.

Qingdao Airport reminds drone enthusiasts to strengthen self-discipline, and appeals to the general public to pay attention to the safety of airport clearance. It is forbidden to place unmanned aerial vehicles, kongming lanterns, kites and balloon lanterns in the airport clearance protection zone.

Although the drone is small in size, slow in speed and low in flying height; Moreover, some drones are of poor quality and cannot meet the airworthiness requirements; The data link technology of flight control system is not perfect, which easily leads to the UAV losing control; If the drone collides with the plane or inhales into the engine, its energy is no less than that of a small-caliber shell, and it may even directly penetrate the body, resulting in the consequences of the destruction of the plane and the death of people.

After the UAV is found near the route, in order to ensure flight safety, the flight can only fly around to avoid or alternate until the runway is closed, which will cause large-scale flight delays and seriously interfere with the normal operation of the airport.