A Delta flight bound for Atlanta was diverted to St. Louis, apparently after a rapid descent

ST. LOUIS – A Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta from Wyoming made an unexpected landing Saturday morning in St. Louis.

Roger Lotz, public information officer at Lambert International Airport, confirms that Delta diverted the flight to St. Louis.

FlightAware, a flight technology tracking service, reports that the flight left Jackson Hole, Wyoming, around 8:05 a.m. MDT and arrived in St. Louis around 11:41 a.m. CT, although its intended destination was about an hour’s drive away in Atlanta.

According to FlightAware log data, the flight began an unplanned descent around 11 a.m. near northeast Missouri. In less than 10 minutes, the plane dropped from its maximum altitude of 41,000 feet to less than 10,000 feet.

At some point, according to FlightAware data, the flight changed direction and landed at Lambert Airport.

According to FlightAware, the plane is expected to depart St. Louis around 4 p.m. CT on Saturday and head to its initial destination in Atlanta around 6:04 p.m. ET.

FOX 2 has reached out to a Delta Air Lines spokesperson to confirm further information about the flight and its landing in St. Louis.

This is a developing story. FOX 2 will update the article as new information becomes available.