Notable Runway Mishaps
Two Decades of Aviation Incidents
2006
Comair Flight 5191 took off from wrong runway in Kentucky, resulting in 49 fatalities.
2007
Runway incursions at LAX and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
2016
Runway incursion at Hopkins International Airport in Cleveland, Ohio.
2020
Southwest Flight 1392 struck a person on the runway at Austin-Bergstrom Airport.
2025
A Learjet veered off runway and crashed into a parked Gulfstream in Arizona.
Safety Trend
Over the last two decades, fatal aviation accidents have decreased by 60%