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Branson, missouri and the pilot was cleared to land by the tower. instead, he somehow landed here, seven miles away at the much smaller taney county airport. runways face a similar direction. but branson s runway is more than 7,000 feet long and has an overrun zone in case planes go off the runway. the runway at taney is some 3,000 feet shorter and there are steep dropoffs at either end. that s why the pilot slammed on the brakes. the plane cominging to a screeching halt just 300 feet before it would have plunged right over the edge here. this could have been bad. this is a runway never intended to take a plane like a 737. it is made out of asphalt, not concrete. it s much shorter. the pilot tried to calm panicked passengers. people know we re here. we will be taking care of you just as soon as we can. thanks again for your patience. again, i apologize. a similar incident in ....
Was cleared to land by the tower. instead, he somehow landed here, seven miles away at the much smaller taney county airport. runways face a similar direction. but branson s runway is more than 7,000 feet long and has an overrun zone in case planes go off the runway. the runway at taney is some 3,000 feet shorter and there are steep dropoffs at either end. that s why the pilot slammed on the brakes. the plane coming to a screeching halt just 300 feet before it would have plunged right over the edge here. this could have been bad. this is a runway never intended to take a heavy airplane like a 737. it is made out of asphalt, not concrete. it s much shorter. the pilot tried to calm panicked passengers. people know we re here. we will be taking care of you just as soon as we can. thanks again for your patience. again, i apologize. a similar incident in november when a cargo jet landed at a tiny airport in wichita, kansas. ....