Marine One and a commercial jet got a little too cozy over Washington, D.C., Tuesday.
1.5 mi
Horizontal separation the rules require
< 1 mi
Reported distance between the two aircraft
500 ft
Vertical separation the rules require
Not released
Vertical distance between the two aircraft
Where the aircraft were
Paths are approximate
Marine One: the Ellipse to Joint Base Andrews Envoy Air 3742: Reagan National to Pensacola Republic 4700: sent around 1.5-mile required separation, drawn to scaleThe paths do not cross. Video shows the jet above and to the west of the helicopter.
About this graphic: the flight paths drawn here are illustrative. They are not official radar data, which has not been released.