Commuter Flight Lands at Wrong Airport

Stephen Pope

Thursday, August 09, 2012 at 08:46 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

A Silver Airways Saab 340 flight mistakenly landed at Fairmont Municipal Airport (4G7), a much smaller airport with a significantly shorter runway, instead of its intended destination, North Central West Virginia Airport (KCKB), just five miles away.
The incident occurred during Silver Airways' first week of service to KCKB, with the wrong runway measuring 3,194 feet compared to the intended 7,000 feet.
The 11 passengers were transported by ground to KCKB, and the airline plans to offload fuel and remove seats from the aircraft to allow it to depart the weight-restricted shorter runway.

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A Saab 340 operated by Silver Airways on a scheduled flight to North Central West Virginia Airport (KCKB) on Tuesday night mistakenly landed at a much smaller airport in Fairmont, West Virginia (4G7), less than five miles away.

The landing by the United Express-coded turboprop happened during Silver Airway’s first week of service to KCKB. Fairmont Municipal Airport’s runway is 3,194 feet versus 7,000 feet at the intended destination.