Hot air balloon lands near runway causing temporary closure, Farmington NM
Road ClosureA hot air balloon landed just north of runway 25 in the safety area at Four Corners Regional Airport, causing crews to retrieve it and temporarily blocking departures from runway 7.
Audio|Source: Farmington/Four Corners Airport
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Transcript:
00:00
Can you point toward the Sutterballon that landed on 25?
00:07
Farming to ground cross runway 725 at Fox Strat.
00:12
Roger, that out of four cross runway 725 at Fox Trouten. Where's the balloon? Is the blown on the runway? The balloon is just north of the runway in the RSA.
00:21
Okay, Roger, that, so can I take a two-five down to her? I don't see her.
00:25
Oh, there she is.
00:26
Yeah, so I can go on two-five on at the pro ten, right? Off four, Roger. Proceed on the runway 25 to the approach end. The balloon is just off to the left about the first thousand feet.
00:35
Roger, that out of four, we'll proceed.
00:40
Yankee farm-tout runway 5 at Charlie clear for takeoff when he's 1-0-0 at 5 and are you going to say direction to your departure
00:48
We're going to be a right turn eastbound sir November 2 Whiskey Yankees roger right now approved good flight
00:55
whiskey Yankee
00:58
That's two holds shore runway two three
01:03
Roger that off two holding shore runway two three
01:11
We're out here to the southeast at the public. The next to the R&A runway 7 from NERMA. Full stop.
01:20
Smart practice supports, approve, no separation service provided. Report turning inbound and we are using runway 5 at this time. Would you like a circle line runway 2.5?
01:30
And hold short. 284-7-Lena.
01:35
Railway 5, runway 25.
01:37
323 whiskey for the moment we are using runway 5. There was a balloon that landed just north of 2.5 in the RSA. Their crew is out there picking it up now.
01:46
Roger that. Well yeah, we'll do the R&M runway 7 and we'll circle runway 5.
01:49
73Wiske. Roger. 3273Wiskey, Roger.
01:56
This is the 2847 Lima.
01:58
Cross Friendly 5 at Charlie.
02:00
Cross runway 5 at Charlie. 284.7 right now.
02:04
Opps 2.Farm to ground, cross runway 523 on the approach end.
02:08
Roger. Opposite 2, crossing the runway 523 on the approach end.
02:16
On the ground, opposite 2-3, the approach in runway 2-3 on the road, Manzac 2-2-5.
02:24
Opposite, proceed to cross the approach in the runway 2-5. Roger in the runway 2-5.
02:28
Roger in runway 2-5.
02:31
Assessor 2847 Lima, taxi back to the shade covers via Bravo Alpha Delta.
02:35
Bravo Alpha Delta, 28470.
02:42
Limba Farmers and Ground.
02:44
Formington Ground. Formington Ground, 470Lima. Sorry for the delay.
02:48
We just had a balloon that landed just in the RSA runway 2.5, so it wasn't going to be able to depart anybody off of 7 until we get her clear out of the RSA.
02:57
That is perfectly fine. 2847 Lema. Roger.
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Location mentioned:
Four Corners Regional Airport, 1300 W Navajo St, Farmington, NM 87401
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