Frankfurt's international airport was shut down temporarily after a drone was spotted near the facility on Monday, German federal police said.
There are currently no departures and landings, police said in a tweet. Police said they were investigating the situation.
A pilot reported the drone over the southern part of the airport around 11:15 a.m. Police were searching the area with the support of a helicopter, the German news agency dpa reported.
Several flights were canceled or rerouted, among them a plane with the governor of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, who was returning from a visit in Israel.
Only a few weeks ago, Frankfurt airport had to be shut down for about an hour because of a drone sighting and in 2019, some 28 drone sightings were reported there, dpa wrote.
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