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Lasers are a hazard to pilots of all types of aircraft with strikes that occur at an alarming rate, which includes Middle Tennessee.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported 6,852 laser strikes in 2020 with a lower volume of flights last year compared to 6,136 laser strikes in 2019.
Tennessee had 197 laser strikes reported in 2020.
Nashville International Airport had 39 during this fiscal year that started July 1 through May 24. Nashville’s airport had 32 reports of laser strikes in the 2019-2020 fiscal year, BNA spokesperson Kym Gerlock said.
Laser strike arrests
Mt. Juliet police arrested a suspect on May 4, who was accused of pointing a high-intensity laser at a commercial airplane with 136 passengers. The suspect was also accused of shining a laser at a tractor-trailer driving on Interstate 40.