Thu, Nov 21, 2013, 10:08 AM Boeing Dreamlifter cargo plane Boeing A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, one of the largest cargo planes in the world, mistakenly landed at a tiny Kansas Airport last night.

The 747-400 landed at McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita some time after 2 p.m. ET Thursday after spending the first part of the day on the runway at Col. James Jabara Airport, where it had ...

Jabara’s 6,101 feet long, 100 feet wide runway was toward the low end of what Boeing recommends for the 747. It’s intended destination, McConnell, is almost twice as long at 12,000 feet.

Boeing 747 Dreamlifter jumbo jet mistakenly lands in small Kansas airfield, Colonel James Jabara airport Jabara’s runway is just 6,101 feet long, much shorter than is ideal for an aircraft of ...