Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority said kite-flying is not allowed at Gravelly Point in Arlington, Virginia, as it poses a risk to planes landing at DCA.

A kite appears to have hit a passenger jet as it flew near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Saturday afternoon, United Airlines said.

Officials confirm that a kite reportedly struck a United Airlines flight from Houston to Washington D.C. while it was attempting to land on Saturday afternoon.

While the incident may seem harmless, the amount of harm the kite could have caused to the aircraft entirely depends on the ...

A United flight from Houston appeared to have struck a kite while landing at Washington Reagan National Airport on Saturday.