Imphal Airport Drone

The controlled airspace of Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Manipur's capital Imphal was closed for commercial flight operations on Sunday for nearly three hours after an unidentified flying object was seen.

Three flights in Imphal airport sat on the tarmac for over three hours and two incoming flights took a diversion towards Kolkata after the air traffic controllers reported an unidentified flying object near the runaway.

The controlled airspace of Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Manipur's capital Imphal was closed for commercial flight operations on Sunday for nearly three hours after an unidentified flying object was seen.

Three flights in Imphal airport sat on the tarmac for over three hours and two incoming flights took a diversion towards Kolkata after the air traffic controllers reported an unidentified flying object near the runaway.