NORAD INTERCEPTS AIRCRAFT VIOLATING TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTION OVER CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA

NORAD INTERCEPTS AIRCRAFT VIOLATING TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTION OVER CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA

TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – NORAD F-16 fighter aircraft intercepted a general aviation aircraft over Clemson, South Carolina, on Oct. 21, 2026, at approximately 5:39 p.m. EST.

The aircraft landed safely at a nearby airfield while being monitored by NORAD aircraft.

Should NORAD aircraft intercept a general aviation aircraft, the pilot should immediately come up on frequency 121.5 or 243.0 and turn around to reverse course until receiving additional instructions on one of those frequencies.

Pilots who violate TFR airspace may also be met by federal authorities upon landing and subject to enforcement action.

The Continental U.S. NORAD Region, at Tyndall AFB, is the operational lead for this NORAD mission.

For more information about General Aviation and TFRs visit https://www.norad.mil/General-Aviation/

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