Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 213; Flight Crew Total 17404; Flight Crew Type 1418
Situational Awareness
Conflict Airborne Conflict
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach
Human Factors; Procedure
While shooting the 09R RNAV approach; ATC directed us to abort the approach and go around for drone activity near the landing runway. We executed the missed approach; entered holding until the airport was clear of the drone activity. Also; during our base turn to final; prior to our go around; we came within 1/2 mile of a Para glider at our same altitude near the VUSAG waypoint.
B777 Captain reported ATC assigned missed approach due to drone activity near the landing runway.