Air Force Fighter Jets Intercept Aircraft Flying in Restricted Zone Near Mar-a-Lago

NORAD said it has responded to ‘over 20 tracks of interests’ entering the restricted zone in Palm Beach since Trump’s inauguration.

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter in a file photo. Go Bum-jun/Newsis via AP

Air Force fighter jets on March 9 intercepted a civilian aircraft that flew in restricted airspace near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement.

The civilian aircraft was spotted flying within a zone that is under a temporary flight restriction (TFR) at about 1.15 p.m. ET on March 9, according to NORAD.