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2012-08-09, 10:30 AM

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United Commuter Plane Lands at Wrong Airport in West Virginia (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nycaviation/~3/ccW58DIa-A8/)

Pilot error appeared to be to blame when a plane flying a new route on behalf of United Airlines landed at the wrong airport Tuesday night.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nycaviation/~4/ccW58DIa-A8
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moose135

2012-08-09, 11:17 AM

There's more than one airport in West Virginia??? :wink:

Vidiot

2012-08-10, 07:16 PM

I'm amazed that there's scheduled service for a 30-mile distance with an interstate highway connecting the two towns. I understand the need for EAS, but this seems ridiculous.

(Also: I'm no pilot, but one would think they'd see their mistake when you consider that they were heading for Runway 3 at CKB and instead landed on Runway 5 at 4G7.)