Listen as flight takes off from closed runway at Portland Jetport, despite warning

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are both investigating the incident at the Portland International Jetport, where a Southwest Airlines flight took off from a temporarily closed runway2.

Southwest Flight 4805 departed from a temporarily closed runway at Portland International Jetport on Tuesday, June 25, at about 5:45 a3.m. The FAA confirms that an airport vehicle exited the runway just before the plane began its takeoff roll.