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BREAKING Near-miss incident as aircraft enters runway while Southwest flight lands at Chicago Midway Airport

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Last updated: February 25, 2025, 18:48 UTC
Published: Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at 18:47 UTC
Category: Emergency
Author: AIRLIVE contibutors

Airline: Southwest
Data: MDW N8517F WN2504
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A Southwest flight was landing when a Challenger 350 was crossing the runway at Chicago Midway Airport.

Southwest Flight WN2504 had a near-miss incident at Chicago Midway International Airport on Tuesday morning when the FlexJet Flight LXJ560 crossed Runway 31C.

INCIDENT: Southwest #WN2504 (Boeing 737-800 N8517F) in near miss 1448UTC/0848CST today @ Chicago/Midway as FlexJet #LXJ560 (Challenger 350) crosses Runway 31C.

ATC Audio (skip to 18min): https://t.co/e6OValtv39

MDW webcam & links: https://t.co/GzjpoMXwhL

(c) webcam host pic.twitter.com/IHqoie0rt3

— Airport Webcams (@AirportWebcams) February 25, 2025

Southwest flight #WN2504 from Omaha was landing at Chicago Midway International Airport today at 0848CST when FlexJet #LXJ560 crossed Runway 31C.

The Boeing 737-800 with registration N8517F performed a go around during the near miss incident as a Challenger 350 entered the runway.

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