Springfield News-Leader, Valerie Mosley / AP
Southwest Airlines Flight 4013 sits at the M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport in Hollister, Mo., Monday, Jan. 13, 2014. The plane was supposed to land at the nearby Branson Airport on Sunday evening, but instead landed at Clark Airport, also known as Taney County Airport, which has a much shorter runway than at Branson, about 7 miles away.
Published Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 | 8:55 a.m.
Updated Monday, Jan. 13, 2014 | 1:36 p.m.
BRANSON, Mo. — The Southwest Airlines jet that landed at the wrong Missouri airport is now heading back into service.
The Boeing 737 took off around 3 p.m. Monday from M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport in Taney County. Southwest spokeswoman Michelle Agnew says the jet will travel to Tulsa, Okla., for fueling, then return to service.
Southwest Airlines Flight 4013 was traveling from Chicago Midway Airport bound for Branson Airport Sunday night. It landed instead at the smaller airport, 7 miles away.
No one was hurt but a passenger described the landing as abrupt. The runway at M. Graham Clark airport is a little more than half as long as the Branson Airport.
Southwest says the pilot and first officer were removed from flying pending an investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
Associated Press transportation reporter Joan Lowy in Washington contributed to this report.
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