Not for the first time, CNN has it wrong. The South one with the short runway is the civilian field, the military field with the long runway being the North.
CNN quotes a russian official saying the accident happened on the outskirts of Pechersk, a town just north of the Northern military field. If this statement is true (as it appears to be), then the accident happened while the a/c was circling the field following go-around, not during approach.
Last edited by andrasz; 10th Apr 2010 at 11:18.