All times EDT and actions are taken from the official 9/11 Commission Report and public testimony:
08:05: Delta Flight1989 departed Boston Logan International Airport bound for Los Angeles.[5]
09:19: FAA New England regional office contacted the Herndon Command Center about their suspicion that Delta1989—having come from the same airport as the two aircraft that struck the World Trade Center—was a potential hijack target and asked Herndon to relay a request that Cleveland Center notify Delta1989 to increase cockpit security. Herndon then ordered controllers to send a cockpit warning to Delta1989.
09:32: A Cleveland controller thought he heard "Get out of here" and "We have a bomb on board" coming from Delta1989. The Delta pilot denied any cockpit intrusion and stated that everyone on board was fine.
09:41: NORAD Northeast Air Defense Sector (NEADS) became aware of Delta1989 right after the crash of American Airlines Flight77 into the Pentagon when Boston Center called NEADS and told NEADS of their suspicion regarding Delta1989.
09:42: FAA ordered all aircraft in flight to land at the nearest airport.
09:45: United States airspace is shut down. No commercial airplanes are allowed to take off, and all commercial aircraft in flight are ordered to land at the nearest airport as soon as possible.
09:47: Delta1989 landed safely in Cleveland, Ohio.
References
↑"FAA Registry (N189DN)". Federal Aviation Administration.
↑O'Donnell, Patrick (September 12, 2001). "Plane diverted to Cleveland triggers alarm FBI finds nothing aboard flight to L.A.". The Plain Dealer. The Plain Dealer.
12345"The 9/11 Commission Report; Chapter 1.2 Improvising a Homeland Defense"(PDF). Archived(PDF) from the original on December 30, 2024.
12"The 9/11 Commission Report; Chapter 1.1 "Inside the Four Flights""(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on April 23, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
↑"Airlines and Airports | Bureau of Transportation Statistics". Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
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