Terrifying Video Shows Plane Aborting Landing At Reagan Airport

ARLINGTON, VA -- Some rather startling new footage has emerged showing a plane's aborted landing attempt at Reagan National Airport Friday due to strong winds.

A Nor'easter has rolled into the D.C. area, causing wind gusts in excess of 70 miles per hour in some spots. Many flights were delayed as a result, and the video embedded below shows exactly why.

In the video you can watch the plane wobble as it descends, fighting the winds and coming within a few dozen feet of the ground before aborting the landing attempt.

At Dulles Airport, passengers reportedly threw up due to a bumpy landing caused by the strong winds.

SCARY: @SouthwestAir plane tries to land @Reagan_Airport, is forced to go around due to strong wind gusts.

Cred: Andrew Clegg. pic.twitter.com/sIInVspIJv
— ABC 7 News - WJLA (@ABC7News) March 2, 2018

And it wasn't just the landing that was scary. The video below shows just how harrowing it was to take off at Reagan in these extreme winds.

NOT SO FRIENDLY SKIES: A powerful windstorm in the nation's capital caused a shaky takeoff for this flight departing @Reagan_Airport https://t.co/SGRyMRnNaa #fox5dc pic.twitter.com/IdUIVvi5if
— FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) March 2, 2018

(Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)