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Aircraft makes safe emergency landing at Charlotte airportCharlotte NC

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), 5501 Josh Birmingham Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28208

According to the dispatch call, fire and rescue crews responded to an aircraft that was burning fuel and prepared for an emergency landing at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The plane switched to a different runway and landed safely without further incident.

Audio|Heard on: Mecklenburg NC Fire-Tac Group Calls
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00:50
Transcript:
00:00
Just an update, the aircraft is still burning fuel at this time.
00:04
Ten four, command.
00:07
Command alarm.
00:08
Command, go ahead.
00:15
The alert aircraft has now switched runways.
00:18
The emergency is now coming in on runway 18R.
00:23
45 will be contacting you once they are in their standby locations.
00:27
Ten four, command.
00:30
Blaze five to one, Blaze four or five will now have airport command.
00:36
Alarm copies, Blaze four or five with command.
00:40
Commander alarm, the emergency aircraft is two minutes out.
00:44
Say more commands.
00:47
Commander alarm, the emergency aircraft has landed safely.

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Location mentioned:
Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), 5501 Josh Birmingham Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28208

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Incident Timeline

  1. Ongoing monitoring
  2. Update: Aircraft still burning fuel
  3. Aircraft burning fuel for 15 minutes
  4. Emergency aircraft delay announced

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