2:10 p.m. update: A United flight has landed safely after calling in a fuel emergency to the Austin airport.
The flight triggered an alert after the pilot notified the airport that the plane only had about 30 minutes of fuel remaining as it approached, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport spokesman Jim Halbrook said. The airplane was 30 miles from the airport when the pilot made the report, which was easily close enough for the plane to land safely.
The plane landed on runway 35 Right, approaching from the southeast. All other recent take offs and landings were using the airport’s other runway, Halbrook said.
Earlier: Austin firefighters are responding to an aircraft emergency near the airport, officials said Tuesday afternoon.
The incident was reported around 1:50 p.m. at 10185 Hotel Drive, a few blocks from the Hilton Austin Airport hotel, officials said.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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