Airspace incursion near Trump’s golf course: Plane violates restriction; escorted out by F-16

US President Donald Trump (Image credit score: AP)

A NORAD fighter jet intercepted a civilian plane which entered the restricted airspace above Bedminster, New Jersey, the place US President Donald Trump is spending the 4th July vacation weekend, on Saturday afternoon.“NORAD intercepted a plane violating a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) over Bedminster, NJ on July 5, 2025. Pilots, a reminder to check FAA NOTAMs before you fly! ,” the joint United States-Canada army group wrote on X concerning the incident.

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The North American Aerospace Defense Command conducts aerospace warning, aerospace management and maritime warning to defend North America.According its assertion, the civilian pilot flew right into a TFR zone simply earlier than 2:40 pm ET (Sunday 00:10 am IST) and was safely escorted out by the fighter jet. The assertion additionally famous that this was the day’s fourth violation of the restricted airspace, and was adopted by one other one later.Also, whereas the NORAD assertion didn’t point out the kind of plane used for the interception, a number of shops, together with The New York Post, reported that it was an F-16.In February too, NORAD scrambled three F-16s in response to a violation of the airspace above Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.