AIR SCARE Chilling audio as pilot learns of bomb threat at Reagan DCA Airport that cleared runway & halted ALL flights

ALL flights were grounded at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for over an hour after a terrifying bomb threat targeting a United Airlines plane was reported.

Eerie audio captured the moment an air traffic controller instructed the pilot to make a sudden 180-degree turn on the tarmac late Tuesday morning.

All departing flights at the Washington DC airport were paused from 11:18 am until 12:50 pm as police investigated the terrifying situation.

Passengers were forced to evacuate the sole plane parked on the runway and board buses to safety, while other flights circled and waited for the all-clear to land.

A terrifying radio exchange between an air traffic controller and the United pilot reveals that an unconfirmed bomb threat caused the ground stop, NBC affiliate WRC-TV reported.

In the recording, the controller said, “United 512, I’m sorry to have to do this to you. We’ve got to turn you again, sir.

“We have an unconfirmed bomb report for your flight.

“We’ve got to get you away from the airport. Make a 180, taxi ‘Mike’ and hold short Runway 1.”

The pilot confirmed that he was turning the aircraft around, and the controller said, “I’m sorry guys."

“No worries,” responded the pilot.

In a statement posted to X, the airport announced that the main runway reopened at 12:50 pm and that flights were resuming.

The FBI confirmed that its Washington Field Office’s National Capital Response Squad was on the scene to investigate a bomb threat, but no hazards were found.

PASSENGER’S FEAR

Alejandra Amegin told The U.S. Sun that she had boarded American Airlines flight 5590 in Washington DC and was about to head to Jacksonville, Florida, when they were delayed.

“We were supposed to depart at 12,” she said.

“As soon as the doors closed pilot came on and stated all flights had been grounded.

“He said it could be a 30 minute or so delay. We all just assumed it was a normal delay.”

She continued, “He came back on and his tone sounded different and said he had more info and called the delay a ‘security alert.’

“Then passengers began checking phones and we found out what was happening that way.

“I saw a tweet and that’s how I learned what was happening.”

At 1 pm, Amegin said that workers appeared to be returning to their positions on the flight deck and that they were departing for Jacksonville.

FLIGHT DRAMA

The airport previously said in a statement that passengers on a United flight were “being offloaded and bussed to the terminal.

“We will provide more information as it becomes available,” the airport said.

The Federal Aviation Administration stated that there’s a “medium” probability that the ground stop would be extended.

All passengers were safely offloaded from the flight so authorities could investigate the plane, the FAA confirmed.

This article was originally published by The Sun US.