Ground Stop At San Diego Airport Over

A ground stop at San Diego International Airport was lifted Wednesday afternoon, according to the airport’s Twitter account.

The airport had halted arrivals since the late morning, when police began a search for a suspect with a rifle holed up in a Bankers Hill apartment.

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A full ground stop was in effect for about a half-hour, according to the airport’s Rebecca Bloomfield. Aircraft departures were allowed to resume around 11 a.m., she said.

The beginning of Runway 27, normally used for departures and landings, is across Interstate 5 and a couple of city blocks from the scene where a man was believed to have fired shots from a rifle, prompting a police SWAT team response.

The location on Brant Street is under the flight path for arriving aircraft, so they have either been diverted or sent into holding patterns, Ian Gregor of the FAA told City News Service.

Gregory said flights heading to San Diego from the western U.S. that haven’t left yet were being held on the ground at their departing airport.

Bloomfield said passengers traveling via Lindbergh Field should check with their airline on the status of their flight.

City News Service contributed to this report