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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Summer Woolley

Plane stopped by concrete safety zone at end of Virginia airport runway

No injuries were reported after a commercial regional jet overshot the designated touch down zone at a Virginia airport amid heavy rain Wednesday night, but was stopped in a safety area at the end of the runway, officials said. Delays continue at the airport Thursday morning.

CommuteAir Flight 4339 “landed long” as it arrived at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport around 10pm, according to a Federal Aviation Administration statement.

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