Two planes had a close call while approaching New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday.

According to flight-tracking data, the planes came within 500 feet vertically of each other.

It’s at least the second close call at the travel hub in recent weeks.

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The incident came one day after a separate plane struck a light pole and damaged a bakery truck while landing in New Jersey, marking the latest in a string of aviation close calls.

Air traffic control audio shows a controller at JFK alerted the pilot of a Delta flight, operated by its subsidiary Endeavor Air, to a smaller aircraft flying less than 500 feet above them, according to ABC7.

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Data from Flightradar24 cited by ABC7 shows the planes were separated by about 475 feet vertically as their paths crossed. The Endeavor aircraft was at about 2,100 feet, while the Cirrus plane was at roughly 2,575 feet.

The Federal Aviation Administration said 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 to land 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 stated, according to the New York Post.

More from the New York Post:

Endeavor Air Flight 5289 was en route to JFK from Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport in upstate New York.

The air traffic controller was not in contact with the smaller plane when the two crossed paths.

The Delta pilots were told to hold still instead of maneuver and they reported back to Air Traffic Control that they had a small propeller plane within sight continuously.

Monday’s close call came two weeks after two passenger planes came less than 400 feet from each other while approaching JFK.

 

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