Two private planes clip their wings at Hobby Airport in Houston, resulting in a ground stop

An airport in Texas was closed after two private jets damaged their wings while crossing the airfield.

The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston, forcing an immediate flight stoppage that is still ongoing.

Citing debris at the airfield, authorities said the airport would remain closed until further notice.

No injuries were reported and the occupants of the vehicles are currently unknown. Footage of the scene taken about an hour after the crash shows the wings of one of the jets visibly bent as aviation officials surveyed the area.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, delays are expected over the next 45 minutes to an hour. The incident is currently under investigation.

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William P. Hobby Airport, Texas’ oldest airport, was closed Tuesday afternoon after two private jets damaged their wings while crossing the airfield

The incident occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, airport officials said, forcing an immediate flight stoppage that is still ongoing

No injuries were reported and the occupants of the vehicles are currently unknown. Footage of the scene taken about an hour after the crash shows one of the jet’s wings visibly bent

A statement on the airport’s social media described how the accident occurred.

“Two private jets clipped their wings while moving over the airfield at approximately 3:30 p.m.,” airport officials wrote. “No injuries were reported.”

Issued about 40 minutes after the crash, it said both planes had since been declared fire safe by the Houston Fire Department, which was filmed at the scene along with aviation officials.

“Due to the debris caused by the accident, the airfield is closed until further notice,” the statement continued.

“Houston Airports is working to safely clear the debris to restore operations as quickly as possible.”

In later statements, aviation officials revealed that one of the jets had arrived at the airfield at the time of the collision while the other had just departed.

The airport is currently a complete ground stop while the FAA conducts its necessary inspections, footage of which was shared live by us KHOU 11.

“Due to the debris caused by the accident, the airfield is closed until further notice,” airport officials said in a statement about 40 minutes after the incident

The airport is currently a complete ground stop while the FAA conducts its necessary inspections, footage of which was shared live by local news outlets

ABC13 was also on site, and both networks used news helicopters to document the work of flight officials on the tarmac.

As flight controllers worked, footage showed several other private planes parked just a few hundred meters from the crash site.