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Cargo plane overruns runway after landing in Miami, grounding all airport traffic

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

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  • A Boeing 767-300 cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  • The FAA said the information remained preliminary, while the airport closed all runways and taxiways and halted air traffic.
  • Miami International Airport urged passengers to check their flight status with airlines before going to the airport.

A Prime Air Boeing 767-300 overran a diagonal runway at Miami International Airport after landing, leaving the aircraft disabled at the airport’s northwest end.

The plane had departed from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Federal Aviation Administration described the information as preliminary.

The incident led authorities to close all runways and taxiways at Miami International Airport. A full ground stop took effect, halting flights and controlling traffic into the airport.

The airport appealed to passengers on X to check their flight status with their airline before setting out for the airport. The FAA often uses such ground stops to manage airport traffic, including during unfavorable weather conditions.

Prime Air Flight 7598 overran Miami International Airport’s diagonal runway at approximately 2 p.m. today, leaving the aircraft disabled at the northwest end of the airport. All MIA runways and taxiways are currently closed, and a full ground stop is in effect.

· Miami International AirportThe airport described the incident and announced the runway closures and ground stop on X.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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