Green Bay, WI (WTAQ) – The low-flying planes you may see in the Green Bay area today are part of exercise flights planned by the federal government, according to NORAD.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command will practice intercept and identification procedures between 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Although they are scheduled to start this morning, the flights could be delayed for 24 hours or cancelled due to weather concerns.
People in the greater Green Bay area may hear and/or see low-flying NORAD-controlled fighter jets in close proximity to a civilian aircraft, which will be taking on the role of aircraft of interest.
In order to test responses, systems and equipment, NORAD continuously conducts exercises with a variety of scenarios, including airspace restriction violations, hijackings and responding to unknown aircraft.
All NORAD exercises are carefully planned and closely controlled.
NORAD is the bi-national Canadian and American command that provides maritime warning, aerospace warning and aerospace control for Canada and the United States.
Airports in northeast Wisconsin are aware of the drill and do not expect it to interfere with regularly scheduled flights.
