United Flight Makes Unusual Diversion to Air Force Base

(This content was created with the help of AI.) A United Airlines jet bound for Phoenix ended up touching down somewhere you don’t usually see commercial planes: Luke Air Force Base.

The Houston-to-Phoenix flight diverted Monday evening as storms triggered a ground stop at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, halting arrivals and sending some planes into holding patterns or toward alternate airports.

Radio traffic captured the pilot noting roughly 160 people were aboard as controllers offered options, including the military base in Glendale, a Phoenix suburb, 12 News reports…

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