![FAA ground stop for Chinese spy balloon shootdown results in massive flight radar gap off South Carolina coast FAA ground stop for Chinese spy balloon shootdown results in massive flight radar gap off South Carolina coast](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxbusiness.com/foxbusiness.com/content/uploads/2023/02/931/523/FAA1.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
FAA ground stop for Chinese spy balloon shootdown results in massive flight radar gap off South Carolina coast
![Flightradar24 on X: "The balloon wandering through US airspace isn't currently a concern for commercial traffic as it is well above where flights operate. Most commercial flights operate below 45,000 feet, with Flightradar24 on X: "The balloon wandering through US airspace isn't currently a concern for commercial traffic as it is well above where flights operate. Most commercial flights operate below 45,000 feet, with](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoEb3MpWYAIWEgO.jpg:large)
Flightradar24 on X: "The balloon wandering through US airspace isn't currently a concern for commercial traffic as it is well above where flights operate. Most commercial flights operate below 45,000 feet, with
![Flightradar24 on X: "Quite unusual to track a hot air balloon at 18,000 feet https://t.co/3PvjQStLub https://t.co/ItaynA8sm3" / X Flightradar24 on X: "Quite unusual to track a hot air balloon at 18,000 feet https://t.co/3PvjQStLub https://t.co/ItaynA8sm3" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSlqj4yU8AAUc2M.jpg)
Flightradar24 on X: "Quite unusual to track a hot air balloon at 18,000 feet https://t.co/3PvjQStLub https://t.co/ItaynA8sm3" / X
![David Blaine straps himself of a bunch of balloons, parachutes from 25,000 feet | Flightradar24 Blog David Blaine straps himself of a bunch of balloons, parachutes from 25,000 feet | Flightradar24 Blog](https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Blaine-Lift-Off.jpg)
David Blaine straps himself of a bunch of balloons, parachutes from 25,000 feet | Flightradar24 Blog
![David Blaine straps himself of a bunch of balloons, parachutes from 25,000 feet | Flightradar24 Blog David Blaine straps himself of a bunch of balloons, parachutes from 25,000 feet | Flightradar24 Blog](https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Bunch-of-helium-balloons-edit.jpg)
David Blaine straps himself of a bunch of balloons, parachutes from 25,000 feet | Flightradar24 Blog
![Flightradar responds to person mistaking trending balloon HBAL617 for Chinese spying balloon : r/flightradar24 Flightradar responds to person mistaking trending balloon HBAL617 for Chinese spying balloon : r/flightradar24](https://preview.redd.it/flightradar-responds-to-person-mistaking-trending-balloon-v0-mp5owka43zfa1.png?auto=webp&s=23a1c020f0dcbeafe4156e04e64e2e57481df583)
Flightradar responds to person mistaking trending balloon HBAL617 for Chinese spying balloon : r/flightradar24
![Flightradar24 on X: "To provide additional clarity about what balloons are and are not visible on Flightradar24, we've updated our database entry for N257TH. N257TH is a standard high altitude research balloon, Flightradar24 on X: "To provide additional clarity about what balloons are and are not visible on Flightradar24, we've updated our database entry for N257TH. N257TH is a standard high altitude research balloon,](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoFMjExWQAECZSO.jpg:large)
Flightradar24 on X: "To provide additional clarity about what balloons are and are not visible on Flightradar24, we've updated our database entry for N257TH. N257TH is a standard high altitude research balloon,
Flightradar24 on X: "3 x US Air Force Stratotankers have been spotted flying over Montana. Meanwhile there are reports in media about a Chinese spy balloon flying over Montana. https://t.co/i2BJi32IXG https://t.co/zxN1q97v1A" /
![David Blaine straps himself of a bunch of balloons, parachutes from 25,000 feet | Flightradar24 Blog David Blaine straps himself of a bunch of balloons, parachutes from 25,000 feet | Flightradar24 Blog](https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Blaine-Full-Flight-Path.jpg)