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Student pilot forced to land plane solo amid nationwide ground stop | CNN

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November 13, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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Controllers at the Fort Worth Meacham International Airport tower advised a student pilot that he needed to land his aircraft. The plane landed a few minutes at Hicks Airfield, about 15 miles northwest of Fort Worth, after the pilot’s conversation with the controller, according to FlightAware.

Student pilot forced to land plane solo amid nationwide ground stop | CNN

Controllers at the Fort Worth Meacham International Airport tower advised a student pilot that he needed to land his aircraft. The plane landed a few minutes at Hicks Airfield, about 15 miles northwest of Fort Worth, after the pilot’s conversation with the controller, according to FlightAware.

Controllers at the Fort Worth Meacham International Airport tower advised a student pilot that he needed to land his aircraft. The plane landed a few minutes at Hicks Airfield, about 15 miles northwest of Fort Worth, after the pilot’s conversation with the controller, according to FlightAware.

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