Delta Flight Forced to Divert After Running Low on Fuel
The Daily Beast • • business
Key Points:
- A Delta Air Lines flight with 178 passengers and six crew was forced to divert from Albuquerque to Farmington due to a disabled aircraft blocking the runway at Albuquerque International Sunport.
- The flight circled Albuquerque briefly but had to reroute to Four Corners Regional Airport because of limited fuel.
- Passengers spent several hours in Farmington before being transported back to Albuquerque by bus.
- The disabled general aviation aircraft caused a temporary runway closure of about 15 minutes at Albuquerque Sunport on May 22, 2026, leading to the Delta flight's diversion.
- The Delta flight later returned to Albuquerque without passengers the same night.