Boeing 747 Dreamlifter lands at wrong airport
- 9 years ago
Originally published on November 22, 2013
A jumbo Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo plane landed at the wrong airport late on Wednesday.
The plane was originally scheduled to fly from New York JFK Airport to the McConnell. Air Force Base, but instead it landed at the Col. James Jabara Airport near Wichita by accident.
"A Dreamlifter bound for McConnell Air Force base in Wichita safely landed this evening at nearby Col. James Jabara Airport instead. We are working to determine next steps and will have additional information in the morning," Boeing said in a statement to the media.
The Jabara Airport is not equipped to handle an aircraft the size of the Dreamlifter, which is one of the world's largest cargo planes. No damage was caused to the airfield or the plane, and no one was injured.
It looks like the pilots mixed up the airports, according to air traffic control recordings.
The Dreamlifter was given clearance to land at McConnell AFB but instead landed about 9 miles north at Jabara around 9:20pm CT on Wednesday night.
There was initial concern that the airport's 6,100-foot runway would not be long enough for the Dreamlifter to take off from the airport. The Dreamlifter is supposed to need a runway 9,199 feet long to take off at maximum takeoff weight, and 7,000 feet to land at maximum landing weight.
The plane is scheduled to leave Jabara at 1pm ET.
A jumbo Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo plane landed at the wrong airport late on Wednesday.
The plane was originally scheduled to fly from New York JFK Airport to the McConnell. Air Force Base, but instead it landed at the Col. James Jabara Airport near Wichita by accident.
"A Dreamlifter bound for McConnell Air Force base in Wichita safely landed this evening at nearby Col. James Jabara Airport instead. We are working to determine next steps and will have additional information in the morning," Boeing said in a statement to the media.
The Jabara Airport is not equipped to handle an aircraft the size of the Dreamlifter, which is one of the world's largest cargo planes. No damage was caused to the airfield or the plane, and no one was injured.
It looks like the pilots mixed up the airports, according to air traffic control recordings.
The Dreamlifter was given clearance to land at McConnell AFB but instead landed about 9 miles north at Jabara around 9:20pm CT on Wednesday night.
There was initial concern that the airport's 6,100-foot runway would not be long enough for the Dreamlifter to take off from the airport. The Dreamlifter is supposed to need a runway 9,199 feet long to take off at maximum takeoff weight, and 7,000 feet to land at maximum landing weight.
The plane is scheduled to leave Jabara at 1pm ET.