Traffic & Transit
Morristown Airport Closes Because Of Plane Incident
A plane ran off the runway and the New Jersey airport was closed, officials said.
MORRISTOWN – A plane ran off a runway at Morristown Airport on Saturday, closing the facility down for several hours.
A King Air aircraft went off the end of the runway and ended up in the grassy safety area, officials said.
The Morristown Police Department reports that there are no injuries to passenger or crew, but the airport remained closed at 3:15 p.m. Most of it was reopened soon after.
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Airport back OPEN but RWY 5-23 remains closed. Aircraft arriving and departing RWY 13-31. An estimated reopening time for RWY 5-23 will be issued as soon as more information becomes available.
— Morristown Airport (@MMUAirport) January 4, 2020
The airport announced that the facility was closed because of the incident around 12:30 p.m.
This is a developing story. Patch will have more information as it comes in.
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UPDATE: The airport said that Morristown police reported no injuries to the plane's crew or passengers. https://t.co/qFWevdDB4o
— News12NJ (@News12NJ) January 4, 2020
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