Dane County Regional Airport
Coverage of Dane County Regional Airport in the Nexus archive.
- Frontier flight headed to O'Hare Airport diverted due to passenger disturbance
A Frontier Airlines flight from San Juan to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport was diverted to Miami due to a passenger disturbance, landing safely without injuries. The same day, a United flight from O’Hare to Minneapolis was diverted to Wisconsin after an unruly passenger attempted to breach the cockpit. The FAA reported over 640 such incidents in 2026 and enforces penalties up to $43,658 per violation.
- United flight from Chicago diverted to Wisconsin due to 'unruly passenger'
A United Airlines flight from O'Hare International Airport to Minneapolis was diverted to Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin, due to a security concern involving an unruly passenger. The passenger was taken into custody by the Dane County Sheriff’s Office, and the flight later resumed its journey to Minneapolis.
- United Airlines flight to Minneapolis diverted to Wisconsin after passenger tried breaching cockpit
A United Airlines flight to Minneapolis was diverted to Wisconsin's Dane County Regional Airport after a passenger attempted to breach the cockpit. The incident caused the flight to change its destination to the Wisconsin airport.
- United Airlines flight bound for Minneapolis is diverted because of an unruly passenger
A United Airlines flight (United flight 2005) from Chicago to Minneapolis was diverted to Madison, Wisconsin due to an unruly passenger. Law enforcement removed the passenger, and the flight continued to Minneapolis without injuries.
- Chicago-to-Minneapolis United Airlines flight diverted after attempted cockpit breach
A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Minneapolis was diverted to Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin after an 'unruly passenger' attempted to breach the cockpit. The passenger was taken into custody by police and FBI agents, and the flight later resumed its journey to Minnesota.
- Chicago-to-Minneapolis United Airlines flight diverted after attempted cockpit breach
A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Minneapolis was diverted to Wisconsin after an 'unruly passenger' attempted to breach the cockpit. The passenger was detained by police and the FBI at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin, before the flight resumed to Minnesota.
- United flight from Chicago makes emergency landing after passenger's 'multiple attempts' to breach cockpit
A United Airlines flight from Chicago to Minneapolis made an emergency landing in Madison, Wisconsin, after a passenger allegedly attempted to breach the cockpit. The incident involved off-duty law enforcement and the FBI, with the passenger detained and removed from the flight.
- Unruly passenger forces United flight from O'Hare to divert to Madison, Wisconsin
A United Airlines flight from O’Hare International Airport was diverted to Madison, Wisconsin, due to a security concern involving an unruly passenger. The passenger was detained by law enforcement, and the flight later continued to its original destination in Minneapolis.