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Southwest Lands at Wrong Airport

WHOOPS!

Flying from Chicago to Missouri.

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Matt York/AP,Matt York

Close your eyes, pteromerhanophobic readers! A Southwest Airlines flight that was supposed to land at Branson Airport in Missouri landed at a different airport seven miles away with only half as much runway. FAA officials are investigating the incident, and the airline has not issued a reason as to why the plane went to the wrong airport. "The landing was really abrupt and the pilot applied the brakes really strongly," said Scott Schieffer, a passenger on the flight.

Read it at Associated Press