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Boeing cargo aircraft lands at the wrong airport, and now it cannot take off

Wichita, USA - The runway of the facility is too short

A Boeing cargo aircraft landed at Jabara Airport, Kansas during the night between Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 November 2013: the weird aspect of this fact is that it was supposed to land at McConnell Air Force Base, which is located about 13 km north of the small facility. The aircraft is a Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter: it is a modified 747/400, produced in just four examples, which is utilized...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1156633
Rome, Italy, 11/21/2013 11:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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