Flights to and from Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. were put on a temporary hold Tuesday after a bomb threat was made against a United Airlines flight ... and you can listen to the air traffic controller warning the pilot.

Check out the clip -- the air traffic controller informs the cockpit they've got an "unconfirmed bomb report" and mandates they land on a runway away from the main airport structure.

United States Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said on X the flight landed safely at DCA and passengers were evacuated so law enforcement could carry out a full search of the aircraft.

Reagan confirmed runways opened back up less than 2 hours after the UA flight landed and Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority police investigated with multiple partners.

The FAA

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