Southwest Airlines Flight Narrowly Avoids Hitting Business Jet At Chicago Midway Airport

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A Southwest Airlines flight avoided a "possible conflict with another aircraft" Tuesday morning before landing safely at Chicago Midway Airport, the airline said.

Southwest Airlines Flight 2504, which FlightAware says departed from Omaha, Nebraska at 8:26 a.m., had to perform a "precautionary go-around" to avoid the other aircraft that was entering the runway, the airline said in a statement emailed to USA TODAY.

"The Crew followed safety procedures and the flight landed without incident," Southwest Airlines' statement reads. "Nothing is more important to Southwest than the Safety of our Customers and Employees."

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the other involved aircraft was a business jet that "entered the runway without authorization" at the Chicago airport. The FAA said it is investigating the incident, which occurred around 9:50 a.m.

The Southwest Airlines flight from Omaha landed in Chicago at 10:10 a.m., FlightAware shows.

Videos posted online show the Southwest Airlines flight narrowly avoiding the aircraft as it entered the runway on Tuesday morning.

In the video, the Southwest Airlines flight is seen preparing to land on the runway before it abruptly flies back into the air. The smaller aircraft is seen rolling down the runway, which was in direct sight of the Southwest Airlines commercial plane.

According to the Pilot Institute, a "go-around is a maneuver performed to abort or reject a landing on the final approach or once the aircraft has already touched down."