Incident at Bangor International Airport, Avoid the Area

Incident at Bangor International Airport, Avoid the Area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

1.25.26

Contact: Bangor Police Sgt. Jeremy Brock

Telephone: 207-947-7384 ext. 5709

E-mail: [email protected]

Incident at Bangor International Airport, Avoid the Area

Bangor, ME (Jan. 25, 2026) - Emergency crews are responding to an incident involving an aircraft at Bangor International Airport that occurred at approximately 7:45 p.m. on Sunday.

The airport is closed and we ask that the public avoid the area. There have been flight cancellations and passengers are encouraged to contact their airlines for information regarding impacts to their travel plans.

At approximately 7:45 p.m. there was an incident involving a single aircraft that was departing from BGR. First responders are still on scene and are expected to be actively working the site for several more hours before any additional information is available.

An Emergency Operation Center has been established and we are unable to provide any additional information at this time but will send another email update by 8 a.m. Monday.