FAA spokeswoman : A Delta jet from Miami was coming in to land Friday morning . A small regional jet was also about to land at the time , she says . `` At no point were the three aircraft on a head-to-head course , '' said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood . They were separated by two horizontal planes . The standard separation distance is three feet .
FAA spokeswoman : A Delta jet from Miami was coming in to land Friday morning . A small regional jet was also about to land at the time , she says . They were separated by two horizontal planes . The standard separation distance is three feet .