Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport makes TSA’s Top 10 list of most unusual finds at checkpoints in 2024

TSA officers removed this utility knife/tool that was removed from inside a man's hiking shoe. (TSA photo)

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport made it into the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Top 10 List of most unusual items detected at airport security checkpoints in 2024. TSA released the list in a 3-minute on-line video it posted on the agency's Twitter account.

What was the item from the airport that ranked as #9 on the Top 10 list? Read on . . .

On Oct. 11, 2024, a man entered the walk through metal detector at the security checkpoint at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport and his shoes triggered an alarm. Upon closer inspection, TSA officers removed a utility knife in its canvas case from inside the man's hiking shoe.

When asked about the knife, the man claimed that he didn't realize that the utility knife was in his shoe. Keep in mind, this was quite a bulky item that was folded in its case, which made it even bulkier.

The man surrendered his utility knife/tool to TSA and after he was no longer in possession of the item, he was permitted to catch his flight to Charlotte International Airport.

For more information on what you can and cannot bring through a TSA security checkpoint, visit www.tsa.gov.