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DHL 737 crashes short of Vilnius runway

Fear of Landing

The flight departed normally from Leipzig Halle Airport at 02:08 UTC (03:08 local), operating as flight QY5690/BCS18D. The airport has a single north-south asphalt runway (01/19) of 2,515 metres (8,250 feet). The runway elevation is 646 feet above mean sea level. km south of the city centre. Descend to altitude 4,000 feet.

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What Are NOTAMs? Notices to Air Missions Explained

Pilot Institute

An airport has closed a runway/taxiway/apron for maintenance. He landed on a closed turf runway, causing the aircraft to nose over. In their example, runway 04L/22R is closed at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). RWY 04L/22R tells us the subject is runway (RWY) 04L/22R. a closed runway has been reopened).

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The black boxes on board Air India Express Flight 1344 have been retrieved

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Photo by Franz from Wikimedia Commons The Civil Aviation Ministry's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has retrieved the wrecked Air India Express Flight 1344's black box and the cockpit voice recorder on Saturday. Flight 1344 departed from Dubai at 10:00 UTC.

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Mid-Air Collision over the Potomac

Fear of Landing

Flight 5342 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Wichita, Kansas on final approach for runway 33 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). , The collision took place at 20:48 local time (01:48 UTC) and has been reported at less than 200 feet altitude. There were no survivors. Request visual separation.