A Minneapolis-bound Delta flight leaving Reagan International airport in Washington D.C. had a near miss with an Air Force jet Friday afternoon.

A Delta passenger plane heading for Minneapolis avoided a close call Friday with a U.S. Air Force jet, according to CNN. Delta Flight 2983 was leaving Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport around 3:15 p.

A U.S. passenger flight preparing to leave Washington, D.C., and an incoming military jet received instructions to divert and prevent a possible collision, officials said.