Southwest lands at wrong airport
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Southwest Airlines Plane Lands At Wrong Airport, Almost Careens Off Cliff - Forbes
The flight, Southwest Airlines 4013, which left from Chicago’s Midway airport this afternoon was originally scheduled to fly to Dallas with a stop in Branson, Missouri (BKG) but instead, the aircraft touched down at Taney County Airport (PLK), 8.6 miles away from its intermediate stop. According to airportguide.com, PLK’s runway is about half the length of BKG’s at 3738 feet versus 7140 feet.
Southwest Airlines Plane Lands At Wrong Airport, Almost Careens Off Cliff - Forbes
The flight, Southwest Airlines 4013, which left from Chicago’s Midway airport this afternoon was originally scheduled to fly to Dallas with a stop in Branson, Missouri (BKG) but instead, the aircraft touched down at Taney County Airport (PLK), 8.6 miles away from its intermediate stop. According to airportguide.com, PLK’s runway is about half the length of BKG’s at 3738 feet versus 7140 feet.
