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Changi flights disrupted by reported drones and bad weather on 24 June 2019
Current state
Reported unauthorised drone activity and bad weather disrupted flights at Changi Airport on the night of 24 June 2019. This was a separate event from the night of 18–19 June.
Evidence states
| Drone presence | reported · sources [1], [2] |
|---|---|
| Impact | confirmed · sources [1], [2] |
| Attribution | none · sources none |
CNA reports about 18 delayed flights and seven diversions for 24 June, attributing disruption jointly to drone activity and bad weather. It does not isolate a drone-only share. The ministry’s later 55 delays and eight diversions combine two nights and must not be assigned to this night alone.
The transport ministry reply and the defence-minister interview are distinct original statements, with partly shared government and airport reporting behind their operational figures. Neither provides independent technical identification for this specific night.
Claims
2 sources · 2 original statements. Sources that repeat the same statement count once.
| Claim and source passage | Original source | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| The ministry’s combined June count is background, not this night’s total. “55 flights delays and 8 diversions” [1] | Singapore Ministry of Transport (relayed) | context: Short literal passage read on the public source page; reported drone presence is not technical identification. |
| CNA gives an approximate delayed-flight count for the later night. “18 or so departing and arriving flights were delayed” [2] | CNA / TODAY operational reporting (relayed) | supports: Short literal passage read on the public source page; reported drone presence is not technical identification. |
Earlier matching archive records
Published archive records only, not all real-world incidents or a common cause.
30 days: 1
90 days: 1
As of: 2026-10-16T02:26:41+00:00
Not established
No device count, model or operator established. No assertion that the whole airport closed, that all disruption was caused by drones, or that general drone prosecutions concerned this event. Source publication dates are later than the explicitly described local 24 June event. This shares one archiveEntity with the separate 18–19 June dossier; do not merge or double-count their flights.
No operator or responsible organisation established by the reviewed sources.
Chronology
- 24 Jun 2019: Reported unauthorised drone activity and bad weather disrupted flights at Changi Airport on the night of 24 June 2019. This was a separate event from the night of 18–19 June. [1]
Sources
- Singapore Ministry of Transport: parliamentary reply on the two June nights (2019-07-08, source family: singapore-mot)
https://www.mot.gov.sg/news-resources/newsroom/oral-reply-by-senior-minister-of-state-for-transport-dr-lam-pin-min-to-parliamentary-questions-on-counter-uas-measures/ - CNA / TODAY: interview and separate 24 June disruption (2019-06-30, source family: mediacorp)
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/changi-airport-drone-incursions-getting-top-level-attention-minister-warns-punitive-action-5704076
How to cite
DroneLedger. “Changi flights disrupted by reported drones and bad weather on 24 June 2019.” Dossier changi-airport-drone-weather-disruption-2019-06-24, revision 1, updated 16 Oct 2026. https://droneincidents.com/incident/changi-airport-drone-weather-disruption-2019-06-24/v1/
Editorial changes
- Revision 1 (2026-10-16): Curated dossier created after checking the cited sources line by line.
Evidence states: confirmed = established by the cited evidence; reported = stated by a source, not independently established; inconclusive; debunked; unknown. A claim by a party to a conflict remains a claim. Methodology: https://droneincidents.com/methodology/