Plane Lands On Highway

The Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur will remain closed till June 25 in view of the maintenance work on the Indian Air Force airstrip on the highway used for emergency landings of fighter planes, officials said.

A pilot recently made an emergency landing on a busy highway in the United States and a video from a camera placed on the wing captured the incredible moment.

Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the country's first emergency landing strip for IAF planes on the national highway in Rajasthan's Barmer today.

A pilot facing engine failure was forced to make an emergency landing on a highway in California, US. A picture posted by Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue on Twitter shows the small plane parked on the freeway. No casualties were reported in the incident.

Sixteen planes of the Indian Air Force performed breathtaking landings and touch-and-go manoeuvres on a stretch of the Lucknow-Agra Expressway today. A 35,000 kg C-130J Super Hercules aircraft landed first with Garud Special Forces commandos to secure the landing zone as part of the drill. Fighter jets including top-of-the-line Sukhoi 30s and Mirag...

The central government is developing roads in far-flung areas in such a way that aeroplanes would be able to land on some of them, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said.

Union Road Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the government was working on a scheme under which highways in far-flung areas can be used for aircraft landings and take-offs, and airports can be made where none exist.

Fighter jets will soon be landing at select highways in the country if the Indian Air Force has its way.

A small airplane with engine trouble struck a pickup truck during an emergency landing on a Nevada highway Saturday morning, authorities said.

A wealthy businessman who landed his private plane on a highway in central India this week had been flying without a licence, reports said Thursday.

A four-seater private plane made an emergency landing on a busy highway at Betul, 200 km from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh today.

A passenger airliner careered off the runway at Russia's third-busiest airport and partly onto a highway while landing on Saturday, broke into pieces and caught fire, killing at least four people.

A small plane has made an emergency landing in traffic on a highway median in the Sacramento area.

Authorities say a small plane carrying four people has made an emergency landing on a southern California freeway. The California Highway Patrol says there were no injuries as the Cessna set down at 11:35 pm on Sunday on Interstate 15 in Escondido.

The Florida Highway Patrol says a small, private plane developed engine trouble over Jacksonville and made an emergency landing on an interstate highway.

The Purvanchal Expressway in Sultanpur will remain closed till June 25 in view of the maintenance work on the Indian Air Force airstrip on the highway used for emergency landings of fighter planes, officials said.

A pilot recently made an emergency landing on a busy highway in the United States and a video from a camera placed on the wing captured the incredible moment.

Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari inaugurated the country's first emergency landing strip for IAF planes on the national highway in Rajasthan's Barmer today.

A pilot facing engine failure was forced to make an emergency landing on a highway in California, US. A picture posted by Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue on Twitter shows the small plane parked on the freeway. No casualties were reported in the incident.

Sixteen planes of the Indian Air Force performed breathtaking landings and touch-and-go manoeuvres on a stretch of the Lucknow-Agra Expressway today. A 35,000 kg C-130J Super Hercules aircraft landed first with Garud Special Forces commandos to secure the landing zone as part of the drill. Fighter jets including top-of-the-line Sukhoi 30s and Mirag...

The central government is developing roads in far-flung areas in such a way that aeroplanes would be able to land on some of them, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari today said.

Union Road Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the government was working on a scheme under which highways in far-flung areas can be used for aircraft landings and take-offs, and airports can be made where none exist.

Fighter jets will soon be landing at select highways in the country if the Indian Air Force has its way.

A small airplane with engine trouble struck a pickup truck during an emergency landing on a Nevada highway Saturday morning, authorities said.

A wealthy businessman who landed his private plane on a highway in central India this week had been flying without a licence, reports said Thursday.

A four-seater private plane made an emergency landing on a busy highway at Betul, 200 km from Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh today.

A passenger airliner careered off the runway at Russia's third-busiest airport and partly onto a highway while landing on Saturday, broke into pieces and caught fire, killing at least four people.

A small plane has made an emergency landing in traffic on a highway median in the Sacramento area.

Authorities say a small plane carrying four people has made an emergency landing on a southern California freeway. The California Highway Patrol says there were no injuries as the Cessna set down at 11:35 pm on Sunday on Interstate 15 in Escondido.

The Florida Highway Patrol says a small, private plane developed engine trouble over Jacksonville and made an emergency landing on an interstate highway.