Spain's second largest Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport closed more than an hour after the pilot discovered the region's drone.

The Spanish capital authorities ordered the airspace to be closed on the Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas international airport this afternoon after pilots spotted a number of drones in the takeoff area. of the airport. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the airport could not operate normally before 2:40 pm (8:40 pm Hanoi time).

At least 26 flights had to change direction to another airport. Some aircraft near the airport are allowed to land for safety reasons. Operation at the airport is slowly recovering, but the airspace ban has not been completely removed.

Police are investigating the incident to determine the location and owner of the aircraft.

Drones are one of the threats to airplanes at the airport, as the aircraft can be seriously damaged and have an accident if it hits a drone. Spanish security forces last year fined a young man to drive a drone in a restricted area near Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport.

Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas is an international airport located in the Spanish capital Madrid. With an area of 3,050 hectares, this is the second largest airport in Europe, second only to Paris Charles de Gaulle of France. The airport served 57.9 million passengers in 2018, ranked first in Spain and ranked sixth in Europe.