Dreamlifter lands at wrong airport and can't take off

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So you're telling me they can't empty it and get it off in 6000 ft? Min fuel to go 5 mins to the correct airport. Really?
 
z987k said:
So you're telling me they can't empty it and get it off in 6000 ft? Min fuel to go 5 mins to the correct airport. Really?
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Yes, that is exactly what they will have to do.

However since it carries large bulky cargo, unloading it will take quite some time.
 
where was ATC when this was going on ? .....................like no one in the ICT Tracon or McConnell Tower noticed this ?!!! Boy is there gonna be a lot of "LUCY YOU GOT SOME SPLAINN TO DO"
 
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Eh, it's been done.

http://tbo.com/list/military-news/a...airport-landing-on-fatigue-human-error-614036

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jtrain609 said:
The difference being that you can basically use my back yard as a runway with a C-17 :)
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If they take out the cargo, and put minimum fuel on there is no reason they can't take off from a 6000 foot runway.

Loaded down with cargo and fuel is an entirely different story.
 
Here's a great excerpt from the local news:

"Audio from LiveATC.net says McConnell AFB gave the plane clearance to land, but the pilot landed at Jabara Airport. Jabara is 9 miles north of McConnell. You can hear the Dreamlifter pilots talking to the McConnell's tower controller saying, "Ahh, yes sire, we just landed at the other airport." That was at 9:20 p.m. Wednesday.

ATC recording shows the pilots thought they were at Beech Field, not McConnell. Coordinates show they actually landed at Jabara. Flight Aware reports Atlas Air Dreamlifter pilots have flown to McConnell at least 26 times since August 23, 2010.

The Dreamlifter is a 747 with a cargo hold custom enlarged to carry large parts for the 787 Dreamliner. It is 65,000 cubic feet. Boeing says Dreamlifter's cargo hold is the largest in the world, by volume.

A Dreamlifter is supposed to need a runway 9,199 feet long to take off at maximum takeoff weight, and 7,000 feet to land at maximum landing weight. The runway length at Jabara is 6,101 feet."

So they were aiming from McConnell, THOUGHT they landed accidently at Beech but were actually at Jabara? Wow......this is a soup sandwich!
 
McConnell is lit up by like a Christmas tree; no way!

Jabara runway length is HALF that of McConnell (12,000 vs 6,000') 50' less in width. I MIGHT understand landing Beech instead of McConnell because of runway length but Jabara?
 
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