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S. Korean Airport Closed After U.S. F-16s Land

March 17, 1999 (by Lieven Dewitte) - Two U.S. F-16s made an unscheduled landing at a South Korean airport Thursday around 10. 15GMT, nearly running into a protective wall at the end of the runway. A Defense Ministry official said the airport was occasionally used by both Korean and U.S. military planes. But he said he did not know why the planes had made the unscheduled stop. Airport officials said the fighter pilots seemed unharmed. The airport was closed after the landing. Four flights had to be rerouted while 15 others, all domestic, were cancelled.

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