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Fire reported on board plane at XNA

Fire reported on board plane at XNA
JOINS US LIVE NOW FROM THE AIRPORT WITH THE LATEST. THE C-130 PLANE MADE ITS EMERGENCY LANDING AROU ND 2:30 THIS AFTERNOO N. IT LANDED HERE ON THE RUNWAY AT THE REGIONAL JET CENT ER AT X-N-A WHICH IS JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE MAIN TERMINAL. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS VIDEO - WE WERE HERE WHEN THE PLANE HAD TO BE TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. A SPOKESPERSON FOR X-N-A SAYS THE TWO PILOTS ON BOARD THE MILITARY PLANE REPORTED THE FIRE ON BOARD. SHE SAYS NO ONE WAS INJUD RE AND NO PASSENGERS OR OTH ER CREW MEMBERS WERE ON THE PLANE EXCEPT FOR THE TWO PILOTS. AMERICAN PILOTS FLEW C-130S IN THE VIETNAM WA THE GULF WAR, AND THE INVASIONS OF AFGHANIAN ST AND IRAQ. THE SPOKESPERSON SAYS SHE STILL DOES NOT KNOW HOW THE FIRE STARTED...A ND WE ALSO DON'T KNOW HOW LAR GE THE FIRE WAS ON THE PLANE. ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT 'S WEBSITE, AT LEAST 10 FLIGHTS WERE DIVERTED THIS AFTERNOON. WE WILL BRING YOU THE LATEST UPDATES AS SOON AS WGEE T
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Fire reported on board plane at XNA
A fire was reported on board an airplane at the Northwest Arkansas National Airport Monday afternoon, Alex English, airport spokesperson, told 40/29.At 2:23 p.m., an alert was issued about a fire on a C-130.Two pilots were on board, but no crew and no passengers.The plane landed at about 2:30 at the Regional Jet Center to the north of XNA. English said no one was hurt. She did not know the cause of the fire as of 4 p.m.According to XNA's website, at least ten flights were either delayed or diverted because of the emergency landing.The runway was opened back up to commercial flights around 4 p.m.C-130The C-130 is a military transport aircraft built by Lockheed Martin. It has been produced in various forms since the 1950s, according to the company website.American pilots flew C-130s in the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.XNAThe Northwest Arkansas National Airport, usually known as XNA, offers an average of 50 flights a day to locations across the country, according to the airport website.Once known as Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, it changed its name in 2019.

A fire was reported on board an airplane at the Northwest Arkansas National Airport Monday afternoon, Alex English, airport spokesperson, told 40/29.

At 2:23 p.m., an alert was issued about a fire on a C-130.

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Two pilots were on board, but no crew and no passengers.

The plane landed at about 2:30 at the Regional Jet Center to the north of XNA.

English said no one was hurt. She did not know the cause of the fire as of 4 p.m.

According to XNA's website, at least ten flights were either delayed or diverted because of the emergency landing.

The runway was opened back up to commercial flights around 4 p.m.

C-130

The C-130 is a military transport aircraft built by Lockheed Martin. It has been produced in various forms since the 1950s, according to the company website.

American pilots flew C-130s in the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

XNA

The Northwest Arkansas National Airport, usually known as XNA, offers an average of 50 flights a day to locations across the country, according to the airport website.

Once known as Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, it changed its name in 2019.