"Jim Macklin" wrote in
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I don't think you understand the complexity of the airspace
around DFW, with arrival gates, departure corridors,
multiple runways.

It is not a 1 minute or a two minute exercise to "clear the
airspace" neither does a 10° heading change create legal
separation in one minute.

Oh, come on! Didn't you see "Pushing Tin"?



Seriously, though, based on the "10 miles north of Bonham" that was described
in the WFAA report (assuming that was accurate), the emergency was called
about 70 NM out.

At 450 Kts, that's about 10 minutes before the plane is within range. And
presumably, once they get below 10,000', they'll slow down to 250 Kts
allowing even more time.

Plenty of time to vector even dozens of planes out of the way safely.